About

Dr. Ismail Albayrak is a Senior Scientist and Lecturer at the Laborator y of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW) of ETH Zurich since 2011. He received his MSc. in hydraulic engineering from Istanbul Technical University in 2003 and his PhD in the field of environmental hydraulics at the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) in 2008.

Career Type:

Scientist/Researcher/Academic

Organization Type:

Universities and Academia

Expertise Fields/Interests:

My principal research interests lie in the fields of Hydraulic Engineering and Research, Eco-​hydraulics, Etho-​hydraulics, Fluid Mechanics, Environmental Fluid Mechanics, River and lake Limnology, and Biomechanics with particular focus on: • Upstream and Downstream Fish Migrations • Hydro-​abrasion on hydraulic structures, bypass tunnels and turbines • Sediment transport i.e. bed-​load, suspended load in super-​critical open-​channel flow • Reservoir sedimentation • Fluid Mechanics, Environmental Fluid Mechanics, River and lake Limnology • Large and small scale turbulence structures in open-​channel flow • Hydraulic instrumentation and measurement techniques (ADV, ADVP, ADCP, Large & small scale PIV, stereoscopic and panoramic PIV, High-​speed imaging, PTV, Drag Force Measurement Techniques, Geophones)

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