Russell Smith is a hydrologist with over 21 years of experience in consulting, research, and teaching.

Russell has spent his career focused on understanding and assessing the impacts of climate change, land-use development, streamflow regulation, and natural disturbance on runoff processes and watershed condition. Many of his projects involve extensive hydrological and meteorological monitoring coupled with statistical and numerical hydrologic response modelling.

Other emphases include cumulative effects, risk evaluation, mitigation, and adaptive management strategies.