Steven Weijs
Department of Civil Engineering
University of British Columbia
Canada
Biography
Steven Weijs' research aims to analyse the streams of information that play a role when understanding, modelling, predicting, and managing flows of water. Managing water flows through rivers, lakes, aquifers, plants, and manmade systems are essential for safety, agriculture, hydropower and ecology. To manage these water flows, we need to understand and predict them, and therefore information is needed. This information comes from observations (through the naked eye, various sensors, satellites) and from knowledge of the physical processes. Steven analyses the various pathways in which hydrological information reaches these informed decisions to answer questions like: What observations contribute most to improved predictions for hydropower operations?; What information is lost when using simplified models to describe the complex reality?; What model complexity is justified by the data?
Research Interest
Civil Engineering
