Academic Background
Master's Degree in Civil Engineering (Hydraulics) cum laude, University Roma Tre, Italy, 2001.
Ph.D. (Civil Engineering), University Roma Tre, Italy, 2005.
Visiting scholar at Oregon State University, USA, 2009.
Positions
Consultant, Italian Ministry for the Environment, 2017 -
Researcher, Engineering Department, University Roma Tre, 2011 - 2016
Research Fellow, Department of Civil Engineering, University Roma Tre, 2006-2011
Consultant hydrologist, 2004-2006
Ph.D. Student @ University Roma Tre, 2001-2004
Research Interests
Geomorphology-based Rainfall-Runoff modeling
Scaling of peak flows in natural catchments
Effects of spatial and temporal variability of rainfall
Heterogeneity of hillslope response due to variable drainage density
Channel drops in urban drainage systems
Teaching
Water Quality management, 2009 - 2017 (M.S. in Engineering for Natural Risk Assessment) University Roma Tre
Hydraulic Infrastructures (as teaching assistant), 2008 – 2015, (B.S. in Civil Engineering) University Roma Tre
Flood risk assessment and management (as teaching assistant), 2005 – 2009 (B.S. in Civil Engineering) University Roma Tre
Hydrology, Master on Hydraulic Risk Assessment and Mitigation, 2011-2018, Ceri Research center, University La Sapienza
Research Projects
Projects funded by the Italian Ministry for University and Research:
2011 Project of National Interest: Novel technologies for water resources management under hydro-climatic uncertainty
2008 Project of National Interest: Flow and solute transport modeling at the hillslope scale
2005 Project of National Interest: Drop dissipators for combined sewer systems
2004 Project of National Interest: Storm water pollution in the metropolitan area of Rome
Other Projects
2011 A physical model for lateral Combined Sewer Overflow: a case study from the town of Rome, funded by ACEA-ATO2
2008 Management of the outlet weir for the Bolsena lake, funded by Lazio Watersheds Authority
2003 Assessment of a hydro-meteorological flood forecasting chain, a case study for the Upper Tiber River, funded by Italian Technical Services
Professional & Service Activities
Member of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) and American Geophysical Union (AGU) since 2007
Member of the Italian board of engineers (Rome) since 2001
Reviewer for the following journals:
- Water Resources Research, Wiley, ISSN: 1944-7973
- Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Copernicus, ISSN: 1027-5606 (Print), 1607-7938 (Online)
- Journal of Hydrology, Elsevier, ISSN: 0022-1694
- Hydrological Sciences Journal, Taylor & Francis, ISSN: 0262-6667 (Print), 2150-3435 (Online)
- Advances in Water Resources, Elsevier, ISSN: 0309-1708
- Geology, GSA, ISSN: 0091-7613 (Print), 1943-2682 (Online)
- Geomorphology, Elsevier, ISSN: 0169-555X
- Mathematical Geosciences, Springer, ISSN: 1874-8961 (Print) 1874-8953 (Online)