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Terry W. Sturm

Professor

Affinity Group: Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources
Office: Mason 233
Swing Space: IPST 339
Phone: 404/894-2218
Email: terry.sturm@ce.gatech.edu

Biography

Dr. Terry W. Sturm received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Mechanics and Hydraulics from the University of Iowa at the Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research. He holds the rank of Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology where he teaches a graduate course sequence in open channel [Read More]

Research Interests

  • Hydraulic engineering
  • Open channel flow resistance
  • Compound channel hydraulics
  • Sediment transport
  • Erosion control at construction sites
  • Scour around bridge abutments
  • Cohesive sediment re-suspension

Education

  • Ph.D., Mechanics and Hydraulics, University of Iowa and Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, 1976.
  • M.S., Hydraulics and Water Resources, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, 1970.
  • B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, 1969 (Graduation with Highest Honors).