Experience

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering

EPFL

Director of the Laboratory of Sustainable River Engineering, Energy, and Morphodynamics (STREEM) within EPFL’s Institute of Civil Engineering.

Research Scientist

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Led research on hydropower technology and sustainability in the Water Resources Science and Engineering group.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Education

PhD in Civil, Environmental and Geo-Engineering

University of Minnesota

Physical modeling at St. Anthony Falls Laboratory focused on the interaction between hydrokinetic turbines, erodible bathymetry, and river morphodynamics.

MS in Environmental Engineering

University of Trento

BS in Environmental Engineering

University of Trento

Awards
Best Dissertation Award in Physical Sciences and Engineering
University of Minnesota Graduate School ∙ 2020
Recognition for doctoral research on hydrokinetic turbines and river morphodynamics.