Grantley Smith

I am Principal Engineer and Manager of the Water Research Laboratory (WRL) of the University of New South Wales. WRL is a leading international research and consulting laboratory utilising numerical modelling, physical modelling and field data collection to provide expert solutions in the areas of water, coastal and environmental engineering and groundwater. As Manager and Principal Engineer, I am responsible for all commercial and applied research projects, financial operations, ongoing professional development of staff and the maintenance and development of WRL's facilities and techniques

I am an expert in the fields of physical and numerical modelling of water. In my 24 years as a professional engineer, I have developed his skills on a broad range of projects providing assessment and solutions for water engineering and water resources investigations. I have particular expertise in the selection and application of appropriate numerical models to support design solutions, planning and management across the water spectrum. Numerical modelling projects have been undertaken using 1D, 2D and 3D hydrodynamic and water quality models.

I have specialist expertise in water resources management through a hands-on career investigating catchment processes. I am acknowledged by my peers as an expert in the application of numerical models to catchments and floodplains and was instrumental in the pioneering use of 2D hydrodynamic models for floodplain flow prediction and inundation mapping. My experience gained through direct participation in the evolution of floodplain modelling has provided me with an outstanding knowledge of the application and interpretation of appropriate numerical models to support environmental planning, management and forecasting for floodplains. I am a lead author and key contributor to reports supporting the revision of Australian Rainfall and Runoff, most recently contributing to guidelines for appropriate use of 2D numerical models to floodplains. I am also a co-contributor to guidelines setting safety criteria for people and vehicles in floods.

Grantley's CV is available here