Mark Thyer

Dr. Mark Thyer is an Associate Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Adelaide, affiliated with the School of Architecture and Civil Engineering under the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology. His research focuses on enhancing hydrological, environmental, and water resource models through physical-statistical approaches. He specializes in flood/drought risk assessment, predictive uncertainty quantification, and behavioral water use modeling for urban water management.

Dr. Thyer has over 17 years of research experience and is internationally recognized for his work on Bayesian approaches to quantify uncertainty in hydrological predictions. He has authored over 30 journal papers in top-tier water resources journals and secured research grants totaling over $5 million. His collaborations include institutions like CSIRO, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, and the Goyder Institute for Water Research.

Key contributions include leading the eWater CRC project to develop the Behavioral End-Use Stochastic Simulator (BESS) for household water use modeling, integrated into eWater’s Urban Developer tool. He also serves as an Associate Editor for the Australian Journal of Water Resources and reviews for top international journals and ARC grants.

His recent work emphasizes seamless subseasonal streamflow forecasting, probabilistic modeling of ephemeral catchments, and smart stormwater storage systems to mitigate urban flooding. He actively engages in consultancy for water authorities, including Hunter Water Corporation and the Wimmera Mallee Pipeline Project.