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.