Yonas Kinfu

Bechtel Corporation

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About

Yonas Kinfu is currently a Lead Hydrologic & Hydraulic Engineer with Bechtel. He obtained his PhD from the University of British Columbia (Canada) in Civil Engineering (Hydrotechnical) in 1999. His expertise includes hydrologic and hydraulic engineering and modeling, including flood hazard analysis, hydraulic transient analysis and hydrodynamic modeling of water quality in receiving waters such as rivers and coastal areas, and hydraulic structures. He is a member and past chair of the Computational Hydraulics Committee of EWRI/ASCE.

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Scientist/Researcher/Academic

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Companies and Enterprises

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His expertise includes hydrologic and hydraulic engineering and modeling, including flood hazard analysis, hydraulic transient analysis and hydrodynamic modeling of water quality in receiving waters such as rivers and coastal areas, and hydraulic structures.

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My Papers and Presentations

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The imperative for establishing a Water Institute of the Greater Horn of Africa	2022

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