Tim Fletcher

Professor Tim Fletcher is an ARC Laureate Professor of Urban Ecohydrology in the School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne. He completed his PhD at the University of Melbourne in 2000. Previously, he was Director of the Institute for Sustainable Water Resources at Monash University, Technology Project Leader in the Facility for Advancing Water Biofiltration (FAWB), and an invited professor at the National Institute of Applied Sciences in Lyon, France. Since May 2011, as an ARC Future Fellow, he has held the position of Professor of Urban Ecohydrology at the University of Melbourne, leading the Waterway Ecosystem Research Group (WERG) at the Burnley Campus.

Tim Fletcher's research focuses on urban ecohydrology and stormwater management to protect urban streams from degradation. He develops technologies including green infrastructure like biofiltration, infiltration, green roofs, and real-time control systems to manage stormwater, reduce flood risk, improve streamflow regimes, and provide supplementary water supplies. Internationally recognized for expertise in stormwater quality, treatment, and impacts, he has published over 250 peer-reviewed papers, amassing more than 29,000 citations. Notable works include “SUDS, LID, BMPs, WSUD and more – The evolution and application of terminology surrounding urban drainage” (Fletcher et al., 2015), “Understanding, management and modelling of urban hydrology and its consequences for receiving waters: A state of the art” (Fletcher et al., 2013), “Impediments and solutions to sustainable, watershed-scale urban stormwater management: lessons from Australia and the United States” (Roy et al., 2008), and “Stream restoration in urban catchments through redesigning stormwater systems: looking to the catchment to save the stream” (Walsh et al., 2005). His contributions include co-developing the MUSIC model for urban stormwater conceptualisation and leading the Little Stringybark Creek catchment-scale retrofit project. Fletcher has received the ARC Future Fellowship (2011) and ARC Laureate Fellowship (2023, $3.5 million), and co-chairs the Novatech conference.

Professional Email: tim.fletcher@unimelb.edu.au