Research, Training and Publications Committee Chair
Dr Reginald Leopold
PhD, MSc, MSc, BEng (Hons), PE (France), CEng, MCIWEM
Dr Reg Leopold is a Chartered Civil, Water and Environmental Engineer with over 30 years experience in the Consulting, Construction and Mining industries, having also served as Lecturer at Fourah Bay College (FBC), University of Sierra Leone, and as a Guest Lecturer at the Department of Civil Engineering of his Doctoral Alma Mater the University of Newcastle where his pioneering thesis on the development and application of Artificial Intelligence software to the design of Sustainable Water Supply Systems in Developing Countries, was also produced.
He has managed projects in West Africa, North Africa, France and the UK, including flagship joint-ventures in Water Supply & Sanitation, Environmental & Socio-Economic Impact Assessments, Air Quality and Noise, Rail, Roads, Highways &Transportation, and Marine (Aids-to-Navigation ) engineering.
Following his undergraduate BEng (Hons) studies at FBC, Reg proceeded to France where in Toulouse, he obtained with distinction an MSc in Water Treatment & Supply Engineering, and a subsequent MSc in Applied Ichthyology & Environmental Engineering from ENSA-INP and INSA-UPS, respectively.
Dr Leopold is an accredited Professional Engineer in France (La Fondation de l’Eau – Institut de l’Eau) and fully bilingual in French and English. He has provided pivotal advice to the sub-regional federation of engineering organisations whose membership is predominantly Francophone and Anglophone countries, on optional pathways leading to the development of a framework towards the harmonisation of engineering education, professional accreditation and international mobility, as considered in an article presented to UNESCO’s 7th Edition of Africa Engineering Week Conference in October 2021.