Biografie
Education
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA. Civil and Environmental Engineering. 1989
Masters of Engineering. University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA. Civil and Environmental Engineering. 1984
B.S. Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, USA. Environmental Science and Ecology-double major, Chemistry-minor. Mathematics-specialization. 1978
University Faculty
Lucerne University of Applied Science and Art (Hochschule Luzern) CH, Engineering & Architecture, Compence Center for Aerospace, Biomedical Sciece and Technology (ABSaT)
Ohio State University, USA, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Massachusetts, USA, Center for Marine Technology
Insititutes & Researcher
University of Southern California, USA, Ocean Physics Group
Institut de Ciencias del Mar, Spain, Oceanography
Centre Estiudis Avancats, Spain, Oceanography
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA, Oceanography
Research Interests
- Interdisciplinary Engineering
- Biophysical coupling in nature and bioreactors
- Fluid mechanics of aquatic processes
- Algal biofuels and biomass production
- Biomaterials and processes
- Sustainability and Ecological engineering
- Ecological restoration, Ecoservices & the built environment
- Geo-Bio-energy & Renewable energy systems
- Humanitarian engineering
- Global climate change and CO2 sequestration
- Mass and Energy flows in Recycling processes
- Numerical and GIS modeling
- AutoCAD, GPS and mapping methods
- Monitoring sensor arrays, networks, and database mining
Theses Advisor
5 Ph.Ds, 8 Masters, 7 Bacherlors
Reserch Projects
22 projects, 3.3 M USD
Deployments
11 Cruises: Antarctica, North and South Atlantic, Pacific, Mediterranean Sea, Great Lakes, San Francisco Bay. Regions: Acumal (Yucatan), Denmark, Florida Keys, Hawai'i, Netherlands, Spain
Languages:
English (mother tongue), Spanish, Catalan, and German (B2 level)
P.E., Sr. Ecol.
P.E. - professional engineering license, Ohio, USA
Sr. Ecol. - professional certification as a senior ecologist, USA