Dr. Andrés Vargas Luna

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

Associate Professor

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About

Associate Professor of the Hydraulic and Environmental group at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogota, Colombia). Professor Vargas main qualifications are in the area of River Morphodynamics, River Engineering and Catchment Hydrology. His research is focused on the study of river morphodynamics by combining different approaches such as data series and field data analysis, theoretical analyses, and numerical and physical modelling.

Career Type:

Scientist/Researcher/Academic

Organization Type:

Universities and Academia

Expertise Fields/Interests:

River Morphodynamics, river engineering and vegetated flows

Major Achievements:

Internal research proposal funding at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana - Vegetated flows research project

Technical Committees

Committee Name
Committee on Ecohydraulics
Committee on Fluvial Hydraulics
Working Group on Nature Based Solutions
Committee on Fluid Mechanics
Committee on Hydraulic Structures
Working Group on Reservoir Sedimentation

IAHR Position

Committee Name	Position	Start Date	End Date
JOE Editorial Board	Associate Editors	2023-09-01	Now
Committee on Ecohydraulics	Member	2023-03-03	Now
IAHR Delft Young Professionals Network (IAHR Delft YPN)	Webmaster	2014-05-20	2016-12-20

My Papers and Presentations

Title	Year
Improved Floodplain Vegetation Roughness for 1D Hydraulic Models	2020
Impact of flow variability and sediment characteristics on channel width evolution in laboratory streams	2019
Impact of Flow Variability and Sediment Characteristics on Channel Width Evolution	2018
Effect of Vegetation on Floods: The Case of the River Magra	2015
Laboratory Investigation on the Hydrodynamic Characterization of Artificial Grass	2015

My Videos

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IAHR Awards

IAHR Awards	Date