Hydrotechnical Engineering | UBC Civil Engineering

Photo Credit: B. Laval

Research Activities

Examples of current research are:

theoretical, numerical, laboratory and field investigations of the movement of nutrients and pollutants in lakes, inland and coastal waters;
flow instabilities, turbulence, and mixing in density stratified flows;
sediment transport in rivers and tailings ponds;
hydrologic modelling for flood control planning and management studies;
river restoration;
urban hydrology;
application of optimization techniques and decision analysis to hydraulic design, the operation of multi-purpose reservoirs, lake water and river quality problems, fishery management and the design of water resource systems;
development of basin planning methods;
hydrologic data gathering network design;
wave damping and diffraction and wave induced loading of structures.

For more information on Hydrotechnical Engineering studies, please contact Dr. Gregory Lawrence.

People

Dr. Michael Isaacson	Coastal and offshore hydrodynamics, with a particular emphasis on ocean waves and their effects on structures. Research Groups Hydrotechnical Engineering
Dr. Bernard Laval	Field and 3D numerical modeling techniques to describe the spatial and temporal variations of physical processes and their impacts on transport in lakes and coastal waters. Research Groups Environmental Fluid Mechanics Hydrotechnical Engineering Professor's Website http://efm.civil.ubc.ca/
Dr. Gregory A. Lawrence	Environmental fluid mechanics, hydraulics, hydrodynamic stability and mixing, physical limnology, water quality management. Research Groups Environmental Fluid Mechanics Hydrotechnical Engineering
Dr. Barbara J. Lence	Optimizing design and operational strategies of water resources projects; identifying reliable water quality management systems for natural and built environments in the face of uncertainty; adapting to climate change. Research Groups Hydrotechnical Engineering
Dr. Ziad Shawwash	Modeling and optimization of large-scale civil engineering systems; planning, design and operation of hydroelectric generating facilities; use of decision, policy and risk analysis techniques in water resource planning and management; use of artificial intelligence systems in water resource and hydroelectric systems. Research Groups Hydrotechnical Engineering
Dr. Steven Weijs	Water Resources Management, Mountain Hydrology, Catchment Hydrology, Flood Forecasting, Uncertainty, Information Theory, Control of Water Systems Research Groups Hydrotechnical Engineering
Dr. Noboru Yonemitsu	IR-NDT technologies, Turbulent Fluid Mechanics, Environmental Fluid Mechanics, Ecological Fluid Mechanics, Waste water treatment. Research Groups Hydrotechnical Engineering