Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), USACE, United States
Dr. Stanford Gibson is the sediment specialist at the Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) where he has worked for twenty years. He is responsible for implementing the sediment transport capabilities in the Corps of Engineers’ 1D open channel hydraulics model, HEC-RAS. Dr. Gibson also regularly applies these capabilities in support of ecosystem restoration, flood risk management, reservoir, and navigation projects. Dr. Gibson has a Phd in Hydraulic Engineering from UC Davis, and graduate degrees in Geotechnical Engineering, Restoration Ecology, and Theology. Stanford was the 2020 USACE, Flood and Coastal Researcher of the Year, the employee of the year at HEC and Institute of Water Resources Employee in 2018, a 2018 Fulbright Specialist, and was the 2017 USACE practitioner of the year in the hydrology, hydraulics and coastal Community of Practice. Dr. Gibson won the ASCE Hans Albert Einstein Award in 2024 and hosts a River Mechanics podcast.
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Introducing HEC-RAS 2025: Improved Work Flow and New Capabilities of the HEC-RAS Rewrite
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)
