Dr. Wes Lauer works as a professor in the civil and environmental engineering and environmental science programs at Seattle University. His educational background includes degrees from the University of Minnesota (Ph.D., 2006), U.C. Berkeley (M.Eng., 1998), and Walla Walla University (B.S.E. in Civil Engineering, 1996).  Research interests focus on measurement and simulation of decadal-scale changes in channel and floodplain morphology along alluvial rivers.  The work has applications in flood management, geomorphic assessment of riparian habitat quality, and numerical modeling of hydraulic, hydrologic and geomorphic processes. He has also worked professionally as a consulting civil engineer and hydrologist.