**Karl-Erich Lindenschmidt**

Karl-Erich Lindenschmidt is a professor at the University of Saskatchewan. His main research areas are (i) river ice monitoring and modelling and (ii) surface water quality modelling. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Manitoba. He went on to take a Master of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany.

Karl worked in Europe for 16 years at several consultancies and research facilities. Before his appointment at the University of Saskatchewan in 2012, Karl was with Manitoba Water Stewardship for three years as a Hydrologic Modelling Research Engineer where he developed river ice monitoring and modelling capabilities for the Red and Dauphin rivers. He is currently developing ice-jam flood hazard and risk methodologies for many rivers across Canada and Alaska.
