Virginia Smith, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Villanova University in Pennsylvania, USA. Her research programs in water resource engineering focus on sediment transport, and urban hydrology and hydraulics. Areas of emphasis include flood management, green stormwater infrastructure, fluvial morphology, and computational modeling. She is the winner the of the Early Career Award from the University Council on Water Resources (2020), the ASCE Excellence in Engineering Education Award (2021), the Meyer Award for Innovation (2023), and the Villanova University Award for Meritorious Teaching and Mentorship (2024).