Jörg Imberger (born September 10, 1942) is an Australian civil engineer. Imberger studied civil engineering at the

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne (colloquially known as Melbourne University) is a public university, public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in the state ...

, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1963. He pursued further study in the subject at the

University of Western Australia University of Western Australia (UWA) is a public research university in the Australian state of Western Australia. The university's main campus is in Crawley, Western Australia, Crawley, a suburb in the City of Perth local government area. UW ...

, completing a master's degree in 1966. Imberger earned his doctorate in civil engineering with specialization in coastal engineering from the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...

in 1970. Imberger began teaching as an associate professor at Berkeley in 1976. He returned to Australia to assume the Winthrop Professorship at the University of Western Australia in 1979. After his retirement in 2015, Imberger accepted an adjunct professorship at the

University of Miami The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private university, private research university in Coral Gables, Florida, United States. , the university enrolled 19,852 students in two colleges and ten schools across over ...

. Over the course of his career, Imberger has received the

Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal The Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal is awarded by Engineers Australia. It has been awarded since 1923 when its first recipient was the Australian engineer William Henry Warren, Prof William Henry Warren. It is given annually to an Honorary F ...

(1995), the

Stockholm Water Prize The Stockholm Water Prize is an annual award that recognizes outstanding achievements in water related activities. Over the past three decades, Stockholm Water Prize Laureates have come from across the world and represented a wide range of profes ...

(2001), and the A.C. Redfield Lifetime Achievement Award (2007), among others. He became a member of the

Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an Australian honours and awards system, Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Monarch ...

in 1992, and a fellow of the

Australian Academy of Science The Australian Academy of Science was founded in 1954 by a group of distinguished Australians, including Australian Fellows of the Royal Society of London. The first president was Sir Mark Oliphant. The academy is modelled after the Royal Soci ...

in 1993. Imberger has been elected to an equivalent honor within the

Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) is an independent learned academy that helps Australians understand and use technology to solve complex problems. History The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences was foun ...

, as well as the Institute of Engineers, Australia,

American Geophysical Union The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of Earth, Atmospheric science, atmospheric, Oceanography, ocean, Hydrology, hydrologic, Astronomy, space, and Planetary science, planetary scientists and enthusiasts that ...

(2007), and

Royal Academy of Engineering The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) is the United Kingdom's national academy of engineering. The Academy was founded in June 1976 as the Fellowship of Engineering with support from Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who became the first senio ...

(2008). In 2006, he was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to and international leadership in the environmental fluid dynamics of lakes, reservoirs, estuaries, and coastal seas.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Imberger, Jorg 1942 births Living people Australian civil engineers Environmental engineers University of Western Australia alumni Academic staff of the University of Western Australia UC Berkeley College of Engineering alumni UC Berkeley College of Engineering faculty University of Melbourne alumni Members of the Order of Australia Foreign associates of the National Academy of Engineering Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science Fellows of the American Geophysical Union Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering Australian expatriates in the United States 20th-century Australian engineers 21st-century Australian engineers