Ship-friendly fish

Posted by Sebastian Schwindt on Aug 03, 2024 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

When we first went to the Rhine to explore potential field sites for a new research project (funded by the German DFG), we had planned for many contingencies: accessibility, wildlife including mosquitoes, indigenous uprisings, weather, and so on. When we arrived at one of our first sites, I was reminded of my childhood, when my […]

Impact Factor And The Journal of Ecohydraulics

Posted by Sebastian Schwindt on Jul 01, 2024 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

  The impact factor, introduced by Eugene Garfield in 1972, is a measure of the influence of scientific journals. It evaluates the influence of a scientific journal by measuring the average number of citations its articles receive over a given period of time, typically two years. It is calculated by dividing the number of citations […]

Labyrinth Weirs- friend or foe?

Posted by admin on Jun 21, 2024 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

A few days ago I posted to LinkedIn and it turns out that my post went onto the new Ecohydraulics LinkedIn group there. My post generated some interest and animal response, so I thought I would make a blog post here to go into the issue in more depth. I just happen to be in […]

Ethohydraulics

Posted by Sebastian Schwindt on Jun 09, 2024 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Ethohydraulics, to my knowledge, was first introduced by Beate Adam and Boris Lehmann in their 2011 book, “Ethohydraulik” (in German). In 2022, Lehmann et al. released an updated version of the book, “translated with DeepL”, under the title, “Ethohydraulics: A Method for Nature-Compatible Hydraulic Engineering“. Having been familiar with the term “Ecohydraulics” for more than […]

Highlights from the 15th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics and Fish Passage 2024

Posted by Sebastian Schwindt on May 14, 2024 in Conferences | 0 comments

The International Symposium on Ecohydraulics (ISE) and Fish Passage 2024 left attendees inspired by excellent talks, abundant networking opportunities, and innovative new research. Held in Québec City, Canada, the symposium brought together scientists, engineers, and practitioners to discuss the latest developments in ecohydraulics and fish passage.  The symposium began with impactful keynote addresses from Steve […]

Spring 2021 update

Posted by admin on Apr 09, 2021 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

It is April 2021, spring for the northern hemisphere. My last update about the ecohydraulics community was in November and it sure has been a busy period between then and now. The Ecohydraulics community has been well served scientifically by a suite of major events during which we have had several sessions: ISE2020 web series, [...]

Community update

Posted by admin on Nov 24, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

IAHR Ecohydraulics Technical Committee Community Forum Agenda 2020-2022 Meeting on 24 November 2020 Agenda items in black text   This document presents the agenda for the Ecohydraulics community forum held on 24 November 2020 (depending on time zone). Bullets indicate announcements and other information. Red text indicates meeting notes and comments from the discussion.   [...]

Election Lessons

Posted by admin on Jun 16, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

We have now concluded LT elections for 2020 and it helps to reflect on the process and outcome. First, we have coalesced into a community with a list of members, and it is an exciting scope. The IAHR Ecohydraulics TC has a total of 1341 members, all eligible to vote. The voting list consists of […]

Candidate statements

Posted by admin on May 26, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

The IAHR Ecohydraulics Technical Committee elections are in the final stages of preparation, scheduled to run from June 1-15 so everybody has plenty of time to vote.  It is very exciting, because we ended up with 9 LT candidates and 3 Vice Chair candidates, so we’re going to have a real, meaningful election. I’m excited […]

Elections time

Posted by admin on Apr 09, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

It is spring 2020 in the northern hemisphere and we are in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a time when the whole world can come together with the virtues of compassion and sacrifice to help each other. The spirit of that good will should extend to the scientific community, so we can […]