About Us
The Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management (IWW) tackles a wide range of teaching and research challenges related to water-related topics. Problems are solved using an engineering-based approach and often through an interdisciplinary lens. In its research focus areas of “Human-Water Interaction,” “Energy and Environment,” and “Flood Forecasting and Early Warning,” the IWW conducts national and international research projects in the fields of flood risk management, heavy rainfall, and nature-based solutions. Furthermore, the IWW is active in coastal protection and tsunami research. To this end, the IWW employs analytical approaches, experimental modeling, numerical simulations, and in-situ investigations as scientific methods. In recent years, approaches based on artificial intelligence and machine learning have also been increasingly utilized.
Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Professor Holger Schüttrumpf, has been working for more than 25 years in fields such as flood protection, water resources management, coastal engineering, and structural hydraulic engineering on experimental and numerical research projects characterized by a highly interdisciplinary approach and inter- and transdisciplinary working groups.
Our Goals in KAHR 2.0
The IWW’s goal in the KAHR2.0 project is to provide the municipalities and citizens affected by the July floods with scientifically sound support in analyzing the event and evaluating potential flood protection measures and land-use adjustments. To this end, specific proposals for measures in focus areas of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate will be evaluated and thoroughly analyzed, and their applicability to other regions, such as the Ruhr, will be assessed. In addition to specific proposals for measures and the analysis of their impacts, recommendations will also be developed to improve flood prevention with regard to climate change-related factors, bridge clogging, and protection goals differentiated by land use.
Through a project office managed by the IWW, communication within the KAHR 2.0 project will be coordinated, and advisory services will be provided to municipalities, counties, and state organizations.
Our Team
- Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Schüttrumpf
- Dr.-Ing. Stefanie Stenger-Wolf, M.Sc.
- Dr. rer. nat. Elisa Classen
- Lisa Burghardt, M.Sc. RWTH
- Jannis Wilkens, M.Sc. RWTH
Contact Information
Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Schüttrumpf
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Str. 17
52074 Aachen
Phone: +49 241 80 25263
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