Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Assistant Professor, Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
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| Dr. Leslie Hopkinson earned her Ph.D. degree in Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech specializing in natural resources management and ecological engineering. She has taught courses in freshman engineering, hydrology, nonpoint source pollution, and stream classification. Dr. Hopkinson's research focus is in surface hydrology, environmental hydraulics, streambank stability, vegetation fluid interactions, and watershed management. | |
| Education | |
| » | Ph.D., Virginia Tech, 2009 |
| » | B.S., Louisiana State University, 2004 |
| Research Interests | |
| » | Environmental Hydraulics |
| » | River Mechanics and Sediment Transport |
| » | Surface Hydrology |
| » | Streambank Stability |
| » | Vegetation-fluid Interactions |
| » | Ecological Engineering |
| Teaching Interests | |
| » | Engineering Hydrology |
| » | Fluid Mechanics |
| » | Open Channel Flow |
| » | Sediment Transport |
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