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The purpose of this website is to disseminate information about Ecohydraulics. Current and upcoming events are presented in the items below and in the website blog posts. The other areas of the website offer static content that educate about the ideas and methods used in ecohydraulics, as we as our community is organized and operated. If you have content you would like to see added to the website, let us know.
News & Stories
Weighted Usable Habitat Area in the Past and Today
This blog post is going to be a bit less waggish than my previous one on slugs, but I hope you will still find it an interesting read. Weighted Usable habitat Area (WUA) was introduced in Bovee (1986) and further elaborated in Stalnaker et al. (1995) to assess the availability and quality of aquatic habitats. […]
Opportunity: Tenure-Track-Professorship (W1) “Urban Water Management”
This is a message from KIT’s Institute for Water and Environment (IWU), which is offering an exciting Junior Professorship on Urban Water Management. Job description We are looking for an inspiring early-career scientist in the field of urban water management. The tenure-track professorship is embedded in the research and teaching activities of the Institute for […]
Slug
October 2017, Davis, California. Forests are burning not far away, and it is still hot outside, almost 90 degrees. Wait a minute, ninety degrees? No wonder forests are burning. True, this is just another anecdote about vintage unit systems, also known as the “U.S. customary system”, but there is a lot more to discover. Did […]
2025
2024 had many highlights for the Ecohydraulics community like ISE in Quebec or the new metrics of the Ecohydraulics Journal with an ever increasing number of high-quality articles. Thanks to everyone contributing – the LOC in Quebec, conference attendees, Ecohydraulics Authors, and the many people who keep the community vibrant. Importantly, there is the Early […]
Opportunity: PHD student on ice in stream at Center for Ecohydraulics Research
This is a message from Prof. Daniele Tonina who is offering an exciting PhD opportunity in ice formation at the Center for Ecohydraulics Research, University of Idaho: We are looking for 1 energetic and dynamic PhD student interested in investigating the formation and transport of ice in mountain streams starting on January 2025. Ice formation […]
Collection of Ecohydraulics book now on line
Today, I am sharing a message from Prof. Michele Mossa, PhD, Chair of IAHR Committee on Ecohydraulics – I can only recommend exploring his library collection on Ecohydraulics: Dear Friends, Hope that this message finds you well. As I mentioned about one year ago, I have managed to secure a significant budget to purchase books […]
News: Apply for Hosting the 2028 International Symposium on Ecohydraulics (ISE) as Local Organizing Committee (LOC)
International Symposium on Ecohydraulics (ISE) Launched in 1994, the International Symposia on Ecohydraulics aims to provide a platform for scientists and engineers worldwide to discuss cutting-edge scientific progress, compare and evaluate state-of-the-art technical methods, and recommend them to the end-users. A complete list of past ISE conferences is provided on the IAHR website. Aspiring future […]