Dr. Kinzli, P.E., is a Full Teaching Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. Prior to joining the School of Mines Dr. Kinzli taught for 7 years at Florida Gulf Coast University. Dr. Kinzli received his B.S.(2003), M.S.(2005), and Ph.D.(2010) in civil engineering from Colorado State University. Dr. Kinzli also received an M.S.(2008) in fish, wildlife, and conservation biology from Colorado State University. Dr. Kinzli is the ASCE student chapter faculty advisor and has served as an ASCE ExCEEd mentor. His research interests include open channel hydraulics, river mechanics, stream rehabilitation, agricultural water use, fisheries biology, and ecological restoration.