Mrs. Kaisa Västilä

Aalto University, Finnish Environment Institute

Senior researcher

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About

Water Researcher, DSc (Tech.), working on environmental hydraulics, nature-based solutions, and agricultural water management.

Career Type:

Scientist/Researcher/Academic

Organization Type:

Universities and Academia

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Major Achievements:

Committee Name
Working Group on Nature Based Solutions
Committee on Ecohydraulics
Committee on Experimental Methods and Instrumentation
Committee on Fluvial Hydraulics
Committee on Education and Professional Development
Working Group on Remote Sensing

Title	Year
Effects of Scale on Vegetation-Induced Drag in Floodplain Flows: Insights from Flume Experiments	2026
Impacts of Implementing Extensive Natural Flood Management Measures on Catchment-Scale Suspended Sediment and Phosphorus Loads	2026
Experimenting with Riparian Vegetation Management to Enhance the Hydraulic and Ecological Functioning of Modified Agricultural Brooks	2024
Floodplain Flow Resistance in Case of a Sparse Mixture of Plants at Low Relative Submergences	2020
Large-Scale Experiments for Vegetated Flows with Different Types of Vegetation Patch Layouts	2020
Comparative Analysis of Lateral Shear Layers Induced by Flexible and Rigid Vegetation in a Partly Vegetated Channel	2019
Flume Investigations Using Natural-Like Vegetation with a View on Fine Sediment Processes	2019
Measurement of Lateral and Wake Flows Associated with Stream-Scale Willow Patches	2019
Experimental Investigation of Turbulent Flow Structure in a Partially Vegetated Channel With Natural-Like Flexible Plant Stands	2018
Flume Measurement of Suspended Sediment Concentrations Using High-Accuracy Turbidity Sensors in Vegetated Flows	2018
Heat and Mass Transport Under Complex Natural Conditions – Review	2018
Effect of Floodplain Vegetation on Flow and Transport of Cohesive Particles in an Environmental Two-Stage Channel	2015
Vegetation Characteristics and Floodplain Topography from Terrestrial Laser Scanning for Hydraulic Analyses	2015
Foliage and Stem Drag: Comparison Between Four Riparian Species	2012

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IAHR Awards	Date