Dr. Alain Pietroniro

Professor

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Biography

Alain Pietroniro is an internationally recognized expert in hydrology and sustainable water systems, with decades of experience in water resources engineering. As a full Professor in Civil Engineering at the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering, Dr. Pietroniro's research is centered on the improvement, development, and evaluation of hydrologic models, as well as understanding the sensitivity of water resources to climate variability and change. He served as the Executive Director of the National Hydrological Service at Meteorological Service Canada from 2006 to 2020, overseeing the management of 2300 hydrometric stations across Canada. His responsibilities included managing engineering services related to hydrometric measurements and governance programs. Dr. Pietroniro has published over 100 refereed scientific journal papers and contributed to various other scholarly works. His research also includes developing innovative frameworks for linking hydrological and atmospheric models using geomatics and isotopic techniques to enhance water resources modeling. He is a registered professional engineer in Saskatchewan.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

— Present

University of Calgary • Calgary, AB, Canada

Full Professor in Civil Engineering at the Schulich School of Engineering, focusing on hydrology and water resource management.

Courses

Engineering Hydrology

Requirements for University of Calgary

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:97
GRE General
Verbal
Required:150
Quantitative
Required:159
Analytical Writing
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:5.5
Prerequisites
4-year Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent 3rd or 4th year course in Theory of Computation 3rd or 4th year course in Software Engineering 3rd or 4th year course in Systems (OS, Compilers, Networking) 3rd or 4th year course in Application (AI, Graphics, Databases)
Application Checklist
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  • Two Letters of Reference
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science Master's program. GRE scores are expected for international students.