Dr. John (Jay) Doering is a licensed professional engineer and the Associate Vice-President of Partnerships at the University of Manitoba with expertise in water resources engineering. His research, graduate teaching, and graduate student training have focused on three areas of experimental research: 1) coastal processes (hydraulics); 2) physical hydraulic models; and 3) frazil ice processes in cold freshwater environments. He is often called upon by the media as the top expert in his field, having given countless flood infrastructure and flood forecasting interviews over the past 20+ years. Following the devastating 1997 Red River flood, he was the first member appointed by then Premier Gary Doer to the Technical Advisory Committee of the Manitoba Floodway Expansion Authority (MFEA) as well as the Advisory Board of the MFEA.