Christopher P. Konrad, Ph.D

Christopher Konrad is a research hydrologist with U.S. Geological Survey in Tacoma, Washington. His research focuses on hydrologic analysis of stream, river, and floodplains ecosystems and spans a range of topics including hydraulics and sediment transport, groundwater and surface water interactions, fluvial geomorphology, streamflow regimes, and hydrologic effects of land use.

Dr. Konrad served as the national River Science Coordinator for The Nature Conservancy and USGS from 2007 to 2011 working on the development and evaluation of ecological flow requirements for rivers. He has a BS degree in Biological Sciences from Stanford University and MS and PhD degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Washington.