About Helena dos Santos Nogueira

Dr. Helena Nogueira joined Deltares in 2014 as a member of the Hydraulic Engineering Unit working mostly in projects related to detailed hydrodynamics. She has a large experience in physical scale model research and measurement techniques, in particular in the characterisation of detailed flow fields near hydraulic structures. She is an expert in advanced measurement techniques for flow visualisation (Particle Image Velocimetry), an expertise used at Deltares in multiple R&D and commercial projects. At Deltares she has been mostly involved in projects related to the construction or replacement of hydraulic infrastructure, such as navigation locks, weirs and pumping stations. She has a M.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, with specialisation in Hydraulics.