Hydraulics, Hydrology & Hydroinformatics

Hydraulics, hydrology, and hydroinformatics provide the analytical foundation for understanding water movement in natural and built environments. Work in this area examines how water flows through rivers, channels, stormwater systems, and estuarine networks; how hydrologic and hydraulic processes interact across scales; and how computational and data-informed tools support analysis, planning, and design. These topics connect directly to other research areas, including urban stormwater, watershed processes, and estuarine and coastal dynamics, and contribute to integrated approaches such as the Green–Grey–Blue–Intelligent (GGBI) Framework.

Research Themes

  • Open-channel flow, river hydraulics, and environmental fluid mechanics
  • Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling of urban and natural watersheds
  • Stormwater system evaluation and performance assessment
  • Numerical modeling of flow, transport, and environmental processes
  • Hydroinformatics and environmental data analysis
  • Modeling-supported decision tools for planning and design
  • Interactions among hydrology, hydraulics, and multi-hazard resilience
  • Linkages between catchment processes and downstream estuarine/coastal dynamics

Selected Contributions

Representative areas of work include:

  • Hydrologic–hydraulic modeling of stormwater systems, river reaches, and watershed-scale processes
  • Development and application of models for evaluating flow, water levels, and environmental conditions in rivers and estuaries
  • Analysis of hydrologic responses to land use, rainfall patterns, and management practices
  • Integration of hydrologic and hydraulic modeling with green infrastructure and hybrid (green–grey–blue) systems
  • Use of environmental data and computational tools to support engineering design and planning
  • Contributions to interdisciplinary collaboration in watershed, estuarine, and coastal studies

Selected publications relating to hydraulics, hydrology, and modeling applications will be added here.

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