The IIHR Advisory Board offers guidance on IIHR research foci and operations.

Advisory Board Members

Rafael Bras

Rafael L. Bras, (2022–26)

K. Harrison Brown Family Chair and Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

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David A. Drazen, (2022–26)

Technical Director, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division

Martin Irvine

Martin Irvine (2022–26)

Deputy Director and head of Undersea Systems Office, Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University 

Theresa Modrick Hansen

Theresa Modrick Hansen, (2025–29)

CEO, Hydrologic Research Center

Catherine Kling

Catherine Kling (2025–29)

Tisch University Professor of Environmental, Energy and Resource Economics, Cornell University

Yong Lai

Yong Lai, (2024–28)

Specialist Hydraulic Engineer, Bureau of Reclamation

Andy McCoy

Andrew McCoy, (2024–28)

Computational Fluid Dynamics Practice Lead, HDR, Inc.

Michelle Scherer

Michelle Scherer, (2024–28)

Dean of College of Engineering, Michigan Tech

Martin Teal

Martin Teal, (2023–27)

President, WEST Consultants Inc.

Dan Wright

Daniel Wright, (2024–28)

Arno Lenz Memorial Professor of Water Resources Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Ex Officio Members

Ann McKenna

Ann McKenna

Dean, College of Engineering, University of Iowa

Larry Weber

Larry Weber

Director, IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering
Edwin B. Green Chair in Hydraulics
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director, Center for Hydrologic Development
Interim Director, Iowa Flood Center
Troy Lyons

Troy Lyons

Associate Director, IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering

Teresa Gaffey

Teresa Gaffey

Director of Finance and Business Operations, IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering and Iowa Flood Center