Dr. Kelly Kibler
Associate Professor
Room: Engr II, 442H
Phone: (407) 823-4150
E-mail: Kelly.Kibler@ucf.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Water Resources Engineering
Minor degree: Transboundary Water Conflict Management & Transformation
Oregon State University, 2011
M.Sc. Forest Engineering- Hydrology
Oregon State University, 2007
B.Sc. Environmental Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003
TEACHING
Undergraduate
Engineering Fluid Mechanics (CWR 3201)
Hydrology (CWR 4120)
Graduate
Ecohydraulics (CWR 6007)
RESEARCH AREAS OF SPECIALTY
River and Estuary Ecohydraulics:
- Interaction of physical-biological systems
- Natural flow regimes and flow restoration
- Restoration- river, estuary, shoreline
- Physical aquatic habitat
- Design of infrastructure to support ecosystem services
Dams:
- Sustainable design and operation of small and diversion hydropower
- Hydrogeomorphic effects of dams
- Reservoir sediment management
- Dam/stream barrier removal
Extreme hydrological events:
- Flood risk-benefit assessment
- Forecasting rainfall-runoff and inundation
- Prediction in poorly gauged and transboundary river basins
- Ecology of extreme low flow events
Food, Energy, Water Nexus
- Food waste and the FEW nexus
