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The IIHR Advisory Board offers guidance on IIHR research foci and operations.
Advisory Board Members
Rafael L. Bras, (2022–26)
K. Harrison Brown Family Chair and Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
David A. Drazen, (2022–26)
Technical Director, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division
Martin Irvine (2022–26)
Deputy Director and head of Undersea Systems Office, Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University
Theresa Modrick Hansen, (2025–29)
CEO, Hydrologic Research Center
Catherine Kling (2025–29)
Tisch University Professor of Environmental, Energy and Resource Economics, Cornell University
Yong Lai, (2024–28)
Specialist Hydraulic Engineer, Bureau of Reclamation
Andrew McCoy, (2024–28)
Computational Fluid Dynamics Practice Lead, HDR, Inc.
Michelle Scherer, (2024–28)
Dean of College of Engineering, Michigan Tech
Martin Teal, (2023–27)
President, WEST Consultants Inc.
Daniel Wright, (2024–28)
Arno Lenz Memorial Professor of Water Resources Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ex Officio Members
Ann McKenna
Dean, College of Engineering, University of Iowa
Larry Weber
Troy Lyons
Associate Director, IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering
Teresa Gaffey
Director of Finance and Business Operations, IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering and Iowa Flood Center