Dr. James Sutherland

HR Wallingford

Technical Director in the Coasts and Estuaries Group

My Profile

About

James Sutherland is a Technical Director in the Coasts and Oceans group at HR Wallingford. He is an internationally known specialist in coastal & marine processes with 25 years’ post-doctoral experience of working and publishing on coastal management projects. His areas of expertise include sediment transport, scour around structures, coastal erosion, beach management and wave forces on maritime structures

Career Type:

Scientist/Researcher/Academic

Organization Type:

Companies and Enterprises

Expertise Fields/Interests:

His areas of expertise include sediment transport, scour around structures, coastal erosion, beach management and wave forces on maritime structures

Major Achievements:

Technical Committees

Committee Name
Committee on Coastal and Maritime Hydraulics
Committee on Climate Change Adaptation
Committee on Flood Risk Management
Committee on Experimental Methods and Instrumentation
Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
Working Group on Nature Based Solutions

IAHR Position

Committee Name	Position	Start Date	End Date
Committee on Coastal and Maritime Hydraulics	Past Chair	2020-07-06	Now
Committee on Coastal and Maritime Hydraulics	Chair	2017-08-17	2020-07-06
Committee on Coastal and Maritime Hydraulics	Vice Chair	2014-07-28	2017-08-17
Committee on Coastal and Maritime Hydraulics	Member	2012-01-17	2014-07-27
Hydrolink Editorial Board	Advisor	2012-01-01	Now
Committee on Experimental Methods and Instrumentation	Co-opted	2012-01-01	2015-08-06

My Papers and Presentations

Title	Year
Open Data From Physical Model Tests: Lessons Learned From Related Initiatives	2017
Laboratory Effects on Measuring Impact Loads on Rigid Coastal Structures	2014
Beachplan as an Open-MI Composition	2013
Foresight Study on the Physical Modelling of Wave and Ice Loads on Marine Structures	2013
Evaluating Scour at Marine Gravity Structures	2010

My Videos

Title	Year

IAHR Awards

IAHR Awards	Date