Christos Katopodis, Co-Editor in Chief, Journal of Ecohydraulics

Christos (Chris) Katopodis is a Professional Civil Engineer, International Consultant, Adjunct Professor (1995-2014) and President of Katopodis Ecohydraulics Ltd. Katopodis Ecohydraulics Ltd. was established in 2010, is a sole proprietor company, and has its Head Office in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  The company develops integrated and innovative solutions which transcend relevant disciplines by bridging water related engineering and ecology, or ecohydraulics. Katopodis Ecohydraulics Ltd. applies worldwide experience and research to consulting services: a) expert advice on planning and design to address and mitigate environmental concerns, protect, pass or exclude fish, provide e-flow regimes, assess or advance new technologies, develop guidelines, and enhance or restore habitat and river health; b) advice on regulatory issues, environmental assessments and mitigation options, particularly for fish and fish habitat; c) research advice, workshops and short training courses. Consulting assignments, workshops, training, and research activities include hydroelectric, oil and gas, and water management projects for industry, other consultants, government agencies or universities in Canada, USA, Europe (several countries), Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, S. Africa, S. Korea, Brazil and China.

Chris Katopodis is an expert on ecohydraulics and has a strong background in inter- and trans-disciplinary work integrating hydraulics, hydrology, river morphodynamics and ice dynamics with environmental and ecological aspects, including habitat suitability, migrations, swimming ability and behaviour of aquatic biota, especially fish. He has extensive experience with fish passage, e-flow regimes (i.e. ecological, in-stream or environmental flows), and river restoration projects. He has the expertise and demonstrated ability to effectively integrate engineering and science to develop effective ecohydraulic solutions.  He has worked on numerous projects throughout Canada and several other countries for over 40 years.  He has teamed-up with consultants, academic institutions, and government agencies in Canada, USA, and other countries. He pioneered several ecohydraulic concepts and results from his research are used worldwide: devised innovative fish passage design methods, including “stream simulation” and nature-like concepts; initiated studies with ecohydraulic flumes for fish swimming and behaviour; spearheaded efforts to develop the widely used model (www.river2d.ualberta.ca), which includes habitat simulation for ice-free and ice-affected conditions.  He worked at the Freshwater Institute, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada from 1975-2010.

The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) awarded him the grade of Fellow (2012) for career achievements, contributions and leadership as well as the Camille Dagenais Award (2007) for outstanding contributions to the development and practice of hydrotechnical engineering in Canada.  Along with consultants, he received an Award of Excellence by the Consulting Engineers of Alberta (2008) and a team Government of Canada Distinction Award for instream flow and water intake work for oilsands projects (2007).  He is a member of: IAHR, ASCE, AFS, CSCE, and APEGM.  He has a M.Sc. (C.E.), University of Alberta (1982) and a B.Sc. (C.E.), University of Manitoba (1974).

Adjunct professor: U. of Alberta (C.E., 1995-2014); U. of Manitoba (C.E.) & Waterloo (Biology; 1995-2000).  He organized many symposia, workshops, seminars and training courses, in many countries. Reviews manuscripts for numerous scientific and engineering journals and research proposals for many agencies.  He was appointed by the IAHR in 2015 Co-Editor in Chief of the new IAHR Journal of Ecohydraulics to be launched in 2016.  He served as Guest-Editor for 3 special issues for different journals, and has contributed more than 180 publications with over 70 in the primary literature.  He presented invited lectures or workshops, served on expert panels and evaluation teams, or as external examiner for MSc or PhD Theses, many times in Canada and in over 20 countries, most recently in Norway (May 2015, May 2012), The Netherlands (Feb 2015, May 2014, March 2011), China (May 2014, Apr. 2013), Hellenic Republic (2013; Apr. 2012 & Nov. 2011), USA (March & June 2011), Germany (Apr. 2011 & May 2010), Spain (July 2010), S. Korea (Sept. 2010), and Portugal (March 2010).