W.A.T.E.R. stands  for Workshop on Advanced measurement Techniques and Experimental Research. It is is a Summer School started in 2016 by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (www.vub.be) and the IAHR Experimental Methods and Instrumentation Committee (EMI) (www.iahr.org).

The 8th edition will be held in the Manufacture des Tabacs – Laboratoire ICube from July 1 to July 5, 2024. This Summer School is focused on experimental methods applied in different hydraulics fields. It combines theoretical sessions and hands-on measurement exercises in the laboratory. It is aimed at PhD and Master students as well as practitioners who are willing to get training in advanced hydraulic measurement techniques.

Course certificate will be awarded with 5 ECTS.

Rui Aleixo (IBW, Poland)
Marie Burckbuchler (Ubertone, France)
Isabelle Charpentier (CNRS, France)
Margaret Chen (VUB, Belgium)
Rui Ferreira (IST, Portugal)
Anne Pallarès (UHA, France)
Nils Ruther (TUM, Germany)
Philippe Schmitt (CNRS, France)

• Acoustics velocity for the lab: UVP monostatic, and ADVP bistatic
• PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry)
• SSC (Suspended Sediment Concentration): acoustic and optical
• Tracers experiment, Dilution
• Hydraulic energy
• PTV (Particle Tracking Velocity)
• Water level measurement
• Water quality measurements