Advancing River Hydraulics Through Research, Fieldwork, and Hands-On Tutorials 

Hi, I’m Javad, and I’m a PhD student at North Dakota State University.

On this site, I share my research, background, and hands-on tutorials in River Hydraulics from years of experiments and fieldwork, whether you're a fellow researcher, student, or just curious about river systems — welcome! 

River ice and its impact on hydrodynamics is one of the key topics I’m currently exploring as a graduate research assistant. It’s a complex and demanding area of study, and our team has spent years developing the expertise needed to collect accurate, high-quality data under the extreme conditions of northern winters. On this site, I’ve shared some of the insights and techniques we've gained — I hope they prove helpful in your own research journey. 

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) offer a powerful way to study surface flow features in remote or hard-to-access regions. However, leveraging UAVs for hydrodynamic research comes with significant challenges. In one of my ongoing projects, I focus on addressing these obstacles — including filtering out artificial velocities caused by UAV motion and wind, and precisely aligning aerial imagery with the underlying topography. Our goal is to refine these methods to make high-resolution surface flow analysis more accurate and accessible