Finalists of the John F. Kennedy Student Paper Competition 2025
IAHR is thrilled to announce that a total of 89 papers have been submitted for the 16th IAHR John F. Kennedy Student Paper Competition!
The competition recognises conference papers from undergraduate and postgraduate students on the basis of written and oral presentations at the 41st IAHR World Congress in Singapore.
This high level of interest is indicative of the number of talented young water students making waves in hydraulics and water resources research across the world who are excited to share their progress. We thank all participants for applying.
An international panel of experts have now pre-selected 9 applicants papers. The cash prize, along with a commemorative certificate, will be awarded to the winner at the 41st IAHR World Congress Gala Closing Ceremony. The two runners-up of the Competition will also be announced!
Meet the Finalists!
Hongyi Li
Tongji University
China
University of Ottawa
Canada
Minjeong Kim
Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Korea
Mohamed Bey Zekkoub
EDF
France
Reshma Radhakrishnan
IIT Madras
India
Tapas Kumar Pradhan
University of Windsor
UK
Valeria García Múnera
University of Iowa
USA
Wang Peng
Huazhong University of Science and Technology and China Three Gorges Corporation
China
Tsinghua University
China
Finalists Papers
Hongyi Li: Experimental Study on Wave Deformations of an Ecological Reef-Type Submerged Breakwater on an Immobile Flatbed Under Regular Waves
Katelyn Kirby: A High-Resolution National Database of River Widths From Remote Sensing and Cloud-Based Image Processing
Minjeong Kim: A Study on the Performance Evaluation of Rainfall-Runoff
Mohamed Bey Zekkoub: Assessment of Sodium Polyacrylate's Environmental Fate in a River Reach Through-Experiments, Numerical Simulations and Analytical Modeling
Reshma Radhakrishnan: Experimental Investigation of Fluvial Urban Flood Flow Dynamics
Tapas Kumar Pradhan: Comparison of Flow Pattern Around Straight and T-Head Spur Dikes
Valeria García Múnera: A Physically Based Approach to Streamflow Temperature Modeling: The NLOST Model
Wang Peng: Integrated Decision Support System for Large-Scale Cascade Reservoirs Utilizing Rolling Prediction and Adaptive Optimization
Xinyi Zhou: Impact of Hydropower Development on Zooplankton Diversity and Community Assembly in the Lower Jinsha River
Jury
Coordinator: Michael Nones, Chair IAHR Committee on Education and Professional Development
Rui M.L. Ferreira, Past Chair IAHR Committee on Experimental Methods and Instrumentation
Eva Fenrich, Member IAHR Committee on Education and Professional Development
Moez Louati, Chair Africa Division and Past Chair IAHR Working Group on Transient Flows
Assad Shamseldin, Vice Chair Sustainable Development Goals Working Group
Ramesh Teegavarapu, Vice Chair Committee on Climate Change Adaptation
Marian Muste, representative of IIHR