Faculty and Staff
Dr. Christopher I. Thornton, Ph.D, P.E
Associate Professor, Hydraulics Lab Director
Hydraulics, River Mechanics, Erosion and Sedimentation
Email: Christopher.Thornton@colostate.edu
Phone: (970) 491-8394
Dr. Robert Ettema, Ph.D, P.E, FASCE
Professor
Hydraulics, Hydraulic Structures, River Mechanics, Cold Regions Engineering
Email: Robert.Ettema@colostate.edu
Phone: (970) 491-8099
Jeff Ellis
Laboratory Manager
Hydraulics and Water Management
Email: Jeff.Ellis@colostate.edu
Dr. Karan Venayagamoorthy
Professor
Borland Professor of Fluid Mechanics
Environmental Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulics, Computational Fluid Mechanics
Email: vskaran@colostate.edu
Phone: (970) 491-1915
Dr. Pierre Y. Julien, Ph.D
Professor
River Mechanics, Erosion and Sedimentation, Hydraulics, Geosciences
Email: Pierre.Julien@colostate.edu
Phone: (970) 491-8450
Dr. Kristin Bunte, Ph.D
Research Scientist
Gravel-bed streams, Bedload Transport Sampling and Analyses, Bed Material Sampling and Analyses, Fluvial Geomorphology
Email: kristin.bunte@colostate.edu
Dr. Steven R. Abt, Ph.D, P.E
Professor Emeritus
Hydraulic Research
Email: steven.abt@colostate.edu
Phone: (970) 491-8203