Professor of Groundwater and Hydromechanics, ETH Zurich
Education
| 2002–2006 | Postdoctoral Fellow in Applied Mathematics, MIT. |
| 1998–2002 | Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering. University of Padova, Italy. Ph.D. thesis: ‘Internal waves in stratified rotating lakes’. Advisors: Luigi D’Alpaos and Jörg Imberger. |
| 1993–1998 | B. Eng., Civil Engineering, summa cum laude. University of Padova, Italy. Senior Thesis in Andrea Rinaldo’s group. |
Appointments
| 2015–to date | Professor Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, ETH Zurich, Switzerland |
| 2005-2015 | Assistant Professor & Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT Cambridge, MA. |
| Apr-Jun 2014 | Visiting Professor, ETH Zurich and EAWAG, Switzerland. |
| Nov 2013 | Visiting Professor, University Technology Sydney, Australia. |
| 2002–2005 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Mathematics, MIT, Cambridge, MA. |
| 2002 | Research Assistant, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. |
| 1999–2001 | Visiting Ph.D. student, Prof. Jörg Imberger’s group, Centre for Water Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. |
| 1998-2002 | Ph.D. student, Prof. Luigi D’Alpaos’ group, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Padova, Italy. |
| 1996–1997 | Visiting undergraduate student (Erasmus Project), University of Karlsruhe, Germany. (Course work with Profs. Jirka, Plate, Gudehus, Nestman) |
Honors and Awards
| 2020-2025 | Aquatic Symbiosis Initiative Investigator Award, Moore Foundation |
| 2017-2027 | Simons Collaboration on Principles of Microbial Ecosystems, Simons Foundation |
| 2016 | Golden Owl award for best teacher in the Department, ETH Zurich |
| 2013-2018 | Marine Microbial Initiative Investigator Award, Moore Foundation |
| 2012 | Maseeh Award for Teaching, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 2011 | Milton Van Dyke Award from Division of Fluid Dynamics, American Physical Society |
| 2010 | ASLO Lindeman Award for outstanding paper in aquatic sciences under age 35 |
| 2007–2009 | Doherty Professorship of Ocean Utilization |
| 2007–2012 | NSF CAREER grant (Biological Oceanography) |
| 2005–2007 | Winslow Career Development Chair |
| 2000 | Aldo Gini scholarship for graduate research at U. Western Australia |
| 1999 | Guglielmo Marin travel award for graduate research at U. Western Australia |
| 1997 | Aldo Gini scholarship for undergraduate studies at U. Karlsruhe, Germany |
| 1998 | Paolo Sarpi gold medal for the best School of Engineering student, University of Padova |