Ms. Katelyn Kirby

University of Ottawa; National Research Council Canada

PhD Candidate

My Profile

About

I am an environmental engineering student and studying at the University of Ottawa and a professional engineer. My primary research interests include riverine hydrokinetic energy, remote sensing of the river environment, and field data collection techniques.

Career Type:

Student

Organization Type:

Universities and Academia

Expertise Fields/Interests:

Remote Sensing of Environment, Rivers, Hydrokinetic Energy, River Hydraulics, Hydrodynamic Modelling, GIS

Major Achievements:

Technical Committees

Committee Name
Committee on Fluvial Hydraulics
Committee on Education and Professional Development
Committee on Climate Change Adaptation
Committee on Experimental Methods and Instrumentation
Committee on Fluid Mechanics
Committee on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems
Committee on Hydraulic Structures
Committee on Coastal and Maritime Hydraulics
Committee on Flood Risk Management
Committee on Groundwater Hydraulics and Management
Committee on Ice Research and Engineering
IAHR-Hohai Co-Committee on Higher Education and E-learning
Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
Working Group on Nature Based Solutions
Working Group on Remote Sensing

IAHR Position

Committee Name	Position	Start Date	End Date
Working Group on Remote Sensing	Member	2025-07-16	Now

My Papers and Presentations

Title	Year
A High-Resolution National Database of River Widths from Remote Sensing and Cloud-Based Image Processing	2025
Exploring the Sensitivity of Microplastic Accumulation Zones in Rivers Using High-Performance Particle Transport Modelling	2025
Investigation into the Influence of Flow Variation on Estimated Available Riverine Hydrokinetic Energy by Modelling a Reach of the Rouge River, Quebec, Canada	2022

My Videos

Title	Year

IAHR Awards

IAHR Awards	Date
John F. Kennedy Student Paper Competition	2025