Prof. Dr. Nils Rüther

Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Professor

My Profile

About

Researcher and teacher devoted to fluvial sediment transport and hydraulic structures. Discovering processes and modelling the future.

Career Type:

Scientist/Researcher/Academic

Organization Type:

Universities and Academia

Expertise Fields/Interests:

Sediment transport processes, river hydraulics, numerical modelling, catchement hydraulics, hydraulic structures, hydro power development

Major Achievements:

Technical Committees

Committee Name
Committee on Fluvial Hydraulics
Committee on Hydraulic Structures
Committee on Ecohydraulics
Committee on Experimental Methods and Instrumentation
Committee on Fluid Mechanics
Committee on Ice Research and Engineering
IAHR/IWA Joint Committee on Hydroinformatics

IAHR Position

Committee Name	Position	Start Date	End Date
Europe Division	Member	2022-02-08	Now
IAHR Scandinavia Young Professionals Network	YPN Advisor	2021-01-19	2023-02-08
JAWER Editorial Board	Associate Editors	2020-10-10	Now
Working Group on Reservoir Sedimentation	Member	2019-08-27	Now
Sustainable Development Goals Working Group	Member	2019-01-01	Now

My Papers and Presentations

Title	Year
Acoustic Measurements for Reservoir Sedimentation Analysis	2023
Temporal Analysis of the Braided River Index by Satellite Images	2023
Turbulence Implications on Suspended Sediment Concentration Assessment by Using the ADCP	2023
A Simple and Efficient Approach for Automatic Calibration of 2D-Hydraulic Models	2022
Comprehensive Analysis of the Bottom Tracking Features Measured by Adcps in Riverine Environments	2022
Flow Field Investigation by Means of ADCP for the Evaluation of Hydropower Propellers Installed at Open Channel	2022
Impact of Hydropeaking on Spawning Substrate of Fish	2022
Integration of Small-Scale Hydropower in Water Management: A Case Study from Shakimardan, Uzbekistan	2022
Investigating Velocity Fluctuation by Means of ADV at Compound Channel with Installed Hydropower Propeller Turbines	2022
Meso or Micro: A Comparative Analysis of Two Habitat Modelling Approaches	2022
Two-Dimensional (2D) Depth-Averaged Numerical Modeling of a Braided River Morphodynamics Upstream of a Dam Reservoir	2022
Acoustic sampling effects on bedload quantification using acoustic Doppler current profilers	2020
Laboratory Monitoring of Bedload Transport Rates Using Hydro-Acoustic Techniques (ADCP)	2019
Development of a Method for Suspended Sediment Transport Monitoring by Means of ADCP Measurements	2018
Evaluation of an Acoustic Doppler Technique for Bed-Load Transport Measurements in Sand-Bed Rivers	2018
Hydraulic Physical Model Production with Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Manufacturing Techniques	2018
Towards an Establishment of a Rating Curve for Suspended Sediment Transport by Means of ADCP Measurements	2018
Various Sediment Measurement Methods and Techniques as Basis for Habitat Quality Evaluation in the River Section of Hpp Schiffm"Uhle	2018
Combining Backscatter and Attenuation Measurements for Suspended Sediment Concentration Assessment	2017
3D Numerical Modelling of Near Bed Flow over an Artificial Gravel Bed	2015
PIV Measurements of Steady Flow over an Artificial Static Armor Layer	2013
Verifying a Photogrammetric Method to Quantify Grain Size Distribution of Developed Armor Layers	2013
Artificial Reproduction of the Surface Structure in a Gravel Bed	2012
Mean and Turbulent Flow Structures in Two Consecutive Meander Bends	2012
Modeling Bed Shear Stress on an Armored River Bed Due to Hydropower Peaking	2012
Three-Dimensional Numerical Morphological Modeling of Non-Uniform Sediment Transport and Bed Armoring Process	2012
Laboratory and Numerical Model Study on Sediment Transfer Processes in an Expanding River Reach	2009
Advances in 3D Modeling of Free-Forming Meander Formation from Initially Straight Alluvial Channels	2005
Three Dimensional Modeling of Sediment Transport in a Sharply Curved Meandering Channel	2005

My Videos

Title	Year
Fluvial Hydraulics and Reservoir Sedimentation Session of 2nd IAHR Young Professionals Congress	2021
Nils Ruther - Sediment transport measurements for sustainable reservoir management	2021

IAHR Awards

IAHR Awards	Date