Faculty and Staff
Faculty
Daniele Tonina, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor | Co-Director, Center for Ecohydraulics Research
Center for Ecohydraulics Research
208-364-6194
Campus: Boise
Courses: Environmental Hydrodynamics, Aquatic Habitat Modeling, Sedimentation Engineering
Areas of Expertise: Hydrologic Engineering and Ecohydraulics
Elowyn Yager, Ph.D., P.G.
Professor | Co-Director, Center for Ecohydraulics Research
Center for Ecohydraulics Research
208-364-4996
Campus: Boise
Courses: Green Engineering of Riverine Systems, CER Keystone Course, Reading, Writing & Communicating Scientific Content, River Restoration, Fluvial Geomorphology & River Mechanics
Areas of Expertise: Fluvial Geomorphology and Ecohydraulics
Ralph Budwig, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering
Center for Ecohydraulics Research
Campus: Boise
Courses: Fluid Mechanics, HVAC Systems, Fluid Dynamics, Experimental Methods in Fluid Dynamics
Areas of Expertise: Experimental/theoretical fluid dynamics and turbulence; Optical, acoustic, and thermal measurements techniques; Experimental methods; Laboratory pedagogy
Gianluca Blois, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
208-364-4689
Campus: Boise
Courses: HVAC Systems, Fluid Dynamics, Experimental Methods in Fluid Dynamics
Areas of Expertise: Environmental, geophysical, and biological systems with emphasis on complex
boundaries and interfaces
Andy Tranmer, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor
Center for Ecohydraulics Research
208-364-6165
Campus: Boise
Areas of Expertise: Hydrology, Water resources, Numerical and physical modeling, Fluvial geomorphology, Sediment transport, Channel evolution, River restoration
Staff
Katherine (Katie) Adler, Ph.D.
PostDoctoral Fellow
Center for Ecohydraulics Research
Campus: Boise
Areas of Expertise: Environmental fluid mechanics, Experimental fluid dynamics and turbulence
