- Vit Klemes
Vit Klemes, born 1932 in
Czechoslovakia . Canadianhydrologist of Czech origin. He received a Civil Engineering degree (Ing) from theTechnical University in Brno (Moravia ), a CSc degree (a local equivalent of PhD) in hydrology and water resources from the Slovak Technical University inBratislava (Slovakia) and a DrSc degree from theCzech Technical University inPrague (Bohemia ). Following the Soviet-led invasion ofCzechoslovakia , Dr. Klemes and his family came toCanada in September 1968. Here he obtained a position of associate professor at theUniversity of Toronto , first in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and later in the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Engineering. In 1972 he was appointed researchhydrologist at theNational Hydrology Research Institute of Environment Canada , a position he held for 17 years; after the institute's move fromOttawa toSaskatoon , he also served as its chief scientist. From 1990 to 1999 he was a water resources consultant inVictoria, British Columbia , where he and his wife now live in retirement.During his career Dr. Klemes has authored about 150 scientific and technical publications, lectured extensively on all five continents, was visiting professor at the California Institute of Technology (
CalTech ), the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Monash University inMelbourne , Agricultural University (BOKU) inVienna , the University of Karlsruhe, and in 1994 was appointed Invited Professor at Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique of Universite duQuebec .In 1987 he was elected President of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) and his work has been recognized by a number of awards; among other, he received a Gold Medal from the Slovak Academy of Sciences (1993), the International Hydrology Prize from the IAHS (1994), the Ray K. Linsley Award from the American Institute of Hydrology (1995) and the
Ven Te Chow Award from the American Society of Civil Engineering (1998)Publications
[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1412017890 An Imperfect Fit - Advanced democracy and human nature by Vit Klemes]
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