Dr Geoff Vietz

Dr Geoff Vietz is a fluvial geomorphologist and stream management specialist with more than 20 years' of relevant experience. Geoff is the Director and Principal Scientist of Streamology Pty Ltd, a consulting company focused on bridging the divide between science and management to ensure novel and appropriate solutions are applied to waterway, wetland and water resources management. Geoff has been in technical and managerial roles on projects throughout Australia and internationally. His specialties include geomorphic investigations and environmental flow studies as they apply to both rural and urban environments, river rehabilitation, monitoring and evaluation, and strategic water resources management. He has extensive experience in waterway management and works programs through several major engineering and waterway consulting companies.

Geoff is a Senior Research Fellow at The University of Melbourne with the Waterway Ecosystem Research Group, and an Adjunct Fellow at Charles Sturt University. His research is focused on the geomorphology, ecohydraulics and management of waterways. He has authored and co-authored over 30 scientific papers, three book chapters, more than 50 technical reports and has been chief editor of the Australian Stream Management Conference proceedings since 2014.

Geoff is a Fellow of the Peter Cullen Water and Environment Trust and past-president of the River Basin Management Society and has lectured on fluvial geomorphology, hydrology, river rehabilitation and environmental flows. These, and other roles, are focused on knowledge transfer and strategic, yet pragmatic, approaches to achieve better management for catchment, waterway and water management.

When not engaged in business Geoff heads to the mountains with bikes, skis and the family.