Hubert Chanson

Hubert Chanson is Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Queensland, where he has been since 1990, having previously enjoyed an industrial career for six years. His main field of expertise is environmental fluid mechanics and hydraulic engineering, both in terms of theoretical fundamentals, physical and numerical modelling. He leads a group of 5-10 researchers, largely targeting flows around hydraulic structures, two-phase (gas-liquid and solid-liquid) free-surface flows, turbulence in steady and unsteady open channel flows, using computation, lab-scale experiments, field work and analysis. He has published over 1,250 peer reviewed publications including two dozen of books. He serves on the editorial boards of International Journal of Multiphase Flow, Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, and Environmental Fluid Mechanics, the latter of which he is currently a senior Editor. He chaired the Organisation of the 34th IAHR World Congress in June 2011 and of the 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference in December 2020, both held in Brisbane, Australia. Industrial Two-Phase Flows; Estuarine processes; Mixing and dispersion in rivers and estuaries; Engineering heritage; Non-Newtonian fluid dynamics; Open Channel Flow and Hydraulic Engineering; Hydraulic structures; Air entrainment in hydraulic structures and industrial applications; Tidal bores

[2026] Closure to “Hydrodynamics of a Broad-Crested Weir with Rounded Edges” [2026] Prototype spillway experience during large floods: extraordinary high Reynolds number overflow events [2026] Self-aeration and surface turbulence at a large dam spillway with a smooth converging chute [2026] Integrating numerical modelling with image-based experimental approaches on a highly turbulent breaking bore [2026] Hydrodynamics of a broad-crested weir with rounded edges [2026] Turbulence characterisation of low velocity zone in box culvert: application to upstream fish passage [2026] Erratum for “Hydrodynamics of a broad-crested weir with rounded edges” [2026] THE HYDRAULICS OF STEPPED CHUTES AND SPILLWAYS [2026] Characterisation of free-surface turbulence in hydraulic jump roller at low inflow Frou