Alice Sai Louie

Alice has a background in Engineering Geology having previously worked for a Geotechnical Engineering consultancy. She has returned to the University of Canterbury, where she previously gained a Bachelor of Science majoring in Geology and Geography followed by a Professional Master of Engineering Geology, to research her true passion: groundwater. Alice also did a stint studying Hydrology and Water Resources remotely at IHE Delft, but due to covid lockdowns returned to Ōtautahi to continue her studies.

Alice’s current research focuses on surface water – groundwater interaction in braided rivers, with an aim to gain insight into how groundwater velocity vectors from alluvial river systems vary spatially and temporally. Her research will utilise heat as a tracer using novel Active-Distributed Temperature Sensing (A-DTS) methods. This study is part of an MBIE Endeavour Fund research programme on braided river research. Alice is thrilled to have an excellent supervisory team comprising: Leanne Morgan, David Dempsey, Eddie Banks (Flinders University) and Scott Wilson (Lincoln Agritech).

In her spare time Alice enjoys spending time in the mountains, tramping, skiing and mountain biking and when not out adventuring enjoys gardening and reading.