Essentials of Hydraulics for Civil and Environmental Professionals

Registration Date/Time:
10/27/2026 8:30am Central Time

Event Dates/Times:

• 10/27/2026  9:00am - 5:00pm Central Time
• 10/28/2026  9:00am - 5:00pm Central Time
• 10/29/2026  9:00am - 12:00pm Central Time

This is a HyFlex (in-person and online) taught course. Your registration is for one teaching platform only: in-person or online. Please be prepared to attend all days either in-person or online. Contact us before registering if you have any questions. 

Registration confirmation will guide students through accessing the Canvas course site. Students will create and log in to the Canvas course site with a NetID. Course assets such as participation certificates and course evaluations will be available to all students through the Canvas course site.

Online attendees will access course sessions via the Zoom web conferencing platform.

• Instructors

  David Perry

  Hydrologic Engineer

  David works on wet weather problems in wastewater collection system.  The hydrologic response of tributary areas caused by infiltration and inflow into the sewer pipes has been the consistent focus of his work for the last 20 years with Brown and Caldwell in Milwaukee.  This work involves     extensive rainfall and flow monitoring and a variety of software programs to support long range planning for sewer system improvement for decades to come.  Prior to this, David taught Civil Engineering at Santa Clara University.  He also has experience in large river modeling for dam safety studies and finite element analysis of underwater ocean cable hydrodynamics.

  David has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Hydrology) from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

  Adib Amini

  Program Director

  Adib Amini, Ph.D., PE, ENV SP, BCEE serves as Program Director in the College of Engineering’s Office of Interdisciplinary Professional Programs, with a focus on Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, and Sustainability. Dr. Amini also works with cities and industries as an engineering consultant, with experience in both drinking water and wastewater treatment. Dr. Amini has expertise in sustainability, engineering design, technology innovation, and renewable energy. Dr. Amini’s work has included the design of novel technologies, including on-site energy systems at facilities. He spearheaded the designs for the first wastewater treatment facilities in Iowa that are 100% powered by on-site renewable energy systems. Dr. Amini invented a novel system for ventilation of rated spaces, such as wastewater headworks buildings, for which he holds a provisional patent. Dr. Amini also has performed award-winning research in technology innovation and sustainability. Dr. Amini has spoken widely at conferences on topics related to water/wastewater treatment, sustainability, PFAS, on-site energy systems, and resilient infrastructure.

  Yiying Xiong

  Research Program Director

  Yiying Xiong, MBA, P.E., PMP, Fellow ASCE, is Associate Director at Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center at University of Wisconsin-Madison. With more than 22 years of experience in renewable energy and water resources sectors, she has led over 100 projects in 20 countries on 6 continents covering areas of dam safety, hydropower, pumped storage, fish passage, climate change, river forecasting, watershed management, food-energy-water nexus, bridge hydraulics, stormwater management, and bioenergy. Yiying holds a Master of Science in civil and environmental engineering from Marquette University, an M.B.A. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Bachelor of Engineering in hydraulic and hydropower engineering from Tsinghua University (China). 

• Program Director

  Adib Amini

This course is part of the Wastewater Systems Certificate. Course may be taken individually as well.