[2011-07-04] - Philippe Gourbesville, Grand prix d'hydrotechnique 2011
The Hydrotechnical Prize2011,Special Prizeof theSHFrewarding acareer devotedto hydraulics,was awarded toPhilippeGourbesville. Ph.Gourbesvilleis Director ofPolytech'Nice, Professor at Nice-Sophia University, Board Member of the Scientific Committee of the SHF, and of the jury of the Henri Milon prize .
The prize was awarded in recognition of all his work in the field of hydrology, hydraulics of free surface flows, and hydroinformatics systems development : numerical modeling, architecture simulation tools development, and collaborative working for virtual environments, Very involved in the scientific community and university, including European research programs, he is doing a lot for the renown of French R & D in the fields of water management and hydroinformatics,
An active memberof the SocietéHydrotechnique de France he co-organized and hostedseveral seminarsand conferences, includingSimHydro.