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Faisal Alsultan is a Ph.D. student in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University. He earned his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia and his M.S. degree from Colorado State University. His research focuses on the effects of bed roughness on wave propagation and mechanism in open channels, with particular emphasis on how roughness influences wave attenuation, energy dissipation, and flow dynamics. His work combines fundamental hydraulic theory with numerical and physical methods to improve understanding of wave roughness interactions in open channel flows. 

Brooke is investigating how to estimate discharge in rivers using antidune bedform characteristics. Antidunes form in near critical flow conditions typically in steep-sloped areas where sites are ungauged and can be dangerous to access. Making assumptions about the flow’s Froude number and wave celerity will be used to make accurate estimates of discharge when antidunes are present. A deeper investigation into the relationship between wave celerity and flow velocity in the upper regime will support more accurate discharge predictions in mobile bed environments. 

Lesli Key is analyzing the use of water injection dredging in reservoirs for the purpose of sediment management. She obtained a bachelor's degree in Biological Engineering with a minor in Environmental Science from the University of Missouri. After graduation she worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District in the River Engineering section. A major project is ongoing at Tuttle Creek reservoir in Manhattan, Kansas. Lesli is examining data to optimize dredge rates and working to obtain sediment continuity on the Big Blue River.