Matthias Kramer

Dr. Matthias Kramer is a Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering in the School of Engineering and Technology at UNSW Canberra, University of New South Wales. With a background in Environmental Engineering, he previously held positions at the University of Queensland, the University of Stuttgart, and as Bung Professor in the Hydraulic Engineering Section at FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences. His research focuses on open-channel hydrodynamics, including multiphase air-water flows, air-entrainment processes, hydraulic structures, flow measurement instrumentation such as phase-detection probes and remote sensing, energy dissipation, mass transfer, and plastic pollution transport in fluvial systems. Key fields of research include Water Resources Engineering, Turbulent Flows, Fluid Physics, and Civil Engineering. He supervises PhD candidates in these areas.

Kramer has produced 43 journal articles, 1 book chapter, 31 conference papers, 5 reports, 1 thesis/dissertation, 1 working paper, and 7 preprints, with over 1,500 citations on Google Scholar. Notable publications are 'Learning from natural sediments to tackle microplastics challenges: A multidisciplinary perspective' (2022), 'Groundwater vulnerability assessment: A review including new statistical and hybrid methods' (2022), 'Pumps as turbines for efficient energy recovery in water supply networks' (2018), 'Turbulent free-surface in self-aerated flows: superposition of entrapped and entrained air' (Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2024), 'Unravelling the structure of self-aerated flows' (Journal of Hydraulic Research, 2026), and 'Surface Detachment and Bed Entrainment of Fluvial Plastics' (Water Resources Research, 2025). Awards include DFG research fellowship, UNSW Rector Funded Visiting Fellowship, Open Fund Research from State Key Laboratory at Sichuan University, Research Infrastructure Scheme grant, substantial merit-based startup grant, and establishment award from UNSW Canberra. He serves on the Editorial Panel of ICE Water Management, as executive member of the Australian Fluid Mechanics Society Canberra Chapter, member of IAHR, and reviewer for journals like Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. Kramer teaches ZEIT2602 Hydraulic Engineering, ZEIT4604 Hydrology and Environmental Engineering Practice, and ZEIT2603 Civil Engineering Materials.

Professional Email: m.kramer@adfa.edu.au