Dr. Steve Bruneau
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Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Dr. Steve Bruneau
A graduate of Memorial University’s civil engineering program in 1987, Dr. Steve Bruneau worked in the structural steel and construction business before heading to the University of Western Ontario’s Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel. There he worked on wind related studies most notable of which are the topsides wind analysis for the Hibernia production platform and the pedestrian level wind analysis for the Sears Tower in Chicago. Further studies in fluids led to an M.E.Sc. in industrial aeronautics and hydrodynamics.
In 1992 Dr. Bruneau returned to Newfoundland to work at C-CORE on the iceberg design load work for the Terra Nova floating production system. This work prompted his PhD studies in ice loads, but not long after start-up, ice issues at the Confederation Bridge in P.E.I. took centre stage and eventually became the final theme of his doctoral thesis in 1996. Subsequent work at C-CORE involved de-icing systems for microwave antennas, and various iceberg engineering and management undertakings.
The protection of seabed systems from icebergs led Dr. Bruneau to North Atlantic Pipeline Partners in 1998 as regional manager of operations.
Recently, as a consultant Dr. Bruneau worked in construction related activities for Voisey’s Bay Nickel.
Dr. Bruneau joined the Faculty of Engineering in January and intends to focus his research and development work in niche areas of ice, wind, hydro and energy disciplines as they relate to development in Newfoundland and Labrador.