Dr. Ana Maria Ferreira da Silva

Queen's University

Professor

My Profile

About

Ana Maria da Silva (Past Chair of the Fluvial Hydraulics Committee, 2011-2013) is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering of Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada, where she divides her time primarily between teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in fluid dynamics, river mechanics and river engineering, and her research with a special focus on large-scale river morphology and morphodynamics. She has been actively involved in IAHR activities since the late 90's. She served as Chair (2009-2011) and Secretary (2005-2009) of the Fluvial Hydraulics Committee; and as Co-opted Council Member from 2007 to 2009.

Career Type:

Scientist/Researcher/Academic

Organization Type:

Universities and Academia

Expertise Fields/Interests:

large-scale river morphology and morphodynamics

Major Achievements:

Technical Committees

Committee Name
Committee on Fluvial Hydraulics
Committee on Fluid Mechanics
Committee on Ecohydraulics
Committee on Experimental Methods and Instrumentation
Committee on Education and Professional Development

IAHR Position

Committee Name	Position	Start Date	End Date
IAHR Council	Vice President	2023-09-01	Now
Committee on Education and Professional Development	Past Chair	2015-09-10	2019-09-01
Committee on Fluvial Hydraulics	Advisor	2012-01-01	2017-08-22
Committee on Fluvial Hydraulics	Past Chair	2012-01-01	2013-09-08

My Papers and Presentations

Title	Year
Sediment Transport in Meandering Streams: Insights Based on a Large Width-To-Depth Ratio Laboratory Experiment	2019
Quantification of Bed-Load Transport over Dunes	2018
Characterization of Surface and Hyporheic Flows Associated With a Gravel Bar	2017
A Laboratory Investigation of Wave-Driven Dune and Beach Morphology Change Under High Storm Surges	2015
Flow Characteristics over Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium Dunes	2015
Regime Channel Development and Time-Growth of Meander Loops	2015
Large-Scale Horizontal Coherent Structures in Deep Flows and Their Morphological Consequences	2014
A New Method to Immobilize Sand in Laboratory Channels: Method Development and Recent Applications	2013
A Predictive Equation for the Bed Development Time of Alluvial Meandering Streams	2013
River Self-Formation and Regime Channel Geometry in the Light of Thermodynamic Principles	2013
An Overview of Water Resources in Canada: Some Challenges and Opportunities in a Changing Climate	2010
Meandering Bed Development Time: A First Approach to the Problem Through Dimensional Considerations and Experiments	2010
On the Time of Development of the Bed of Alluvial Meandering Streams	2007
A Method for Computation of Regime Channel Defining Characteristics	1999
On the Steepness of Dunes and Determination of Alluvial Stream Friction Factor	1999

My Videos

Title	Year
5th IAHR Coffee Chat \| Tips and Tricks for Networking at Conferences	2023
[Oct.7] Brent Sleep & Ana Maria da Silva - Africa Online Summer School	2022

IAHR Awards

IAHR Awards	Date
Arthur Thomas Ippen Award	2005