Bryan Karney

Bryan W. Karney, Ph.D., P.Eng. is a Professor of Civil Engineer at the University of Toronto, where he has worked since 1987. He is currently chair of the Division of Environmental Engineering and Energy Systems. Dr. Karney has spoken and written widely on subjects related to water, energy, environment, hydrology, climate change, engineering education and ethics. He was an Associate Editor for the Journal of Hydraulic Engineering for the ASCE from 1993 to 2005.  Prof. Karney was selected "Professor of the Year" in Civil Engineering in 2000 and 2003 and won  the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering Teaching Award in 2001-02. He was one of the top 10 finalists in TVO's "Best Lecturer" competition in 2007.  Bryan has published three books, including the Comprehensive Water Distribution Systems Analysis Handbook for Engineers and Planners (2nd Edition, MWH Press) as well as over 200 papers and scientific contributions on topics ranging from water hammer, energy system performance, life cycle analysis, hydrology, flows of frazil ice and engineering education. Bryan is a principle of Hydratek & Associates Inc. and has participated of conducted over 100 projects dealing with pipelines and transients.