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SUMMARY:ENAC Seminar Series by Dr Isabella Schalko
DTSTART:20230314T130000
DTEND:20230314T140000
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DESCRIPTION:Dr Isabella Schalko\n13:00 – 14:00 – Dr Isabella Schalko\
 nJunior Group Leader\, ETH Zurich and Research Affiliate\, MIT\, US\n\nH
 ydraulic engineering meets environmental fluid mechanics\nResearch for res
 ilient fluvial systems\n\nOne of the biggest challenges today is mitigatin
 g the effects of climate change on human society and ecosystems. Due to cl
 imate change\, the frequency of flash floods increases\, demanding a bette
 r understanding of transport processes in fluvial systems as well as innov
 ative measures and resilient hydraulic structures that mitigate flood rela
 ted hazards. At the same time\, many rivers worldwide and specifically in 
 densely populated countries such as Switzerland have been confined for eng
 ineering purposes and consequently exhibit morphological and ecological de
 gradation. The revised Swiss Water Protection Act demands the restoration 
 of 4\,000 eco-morphologically impaired river kilometers by 2090. The urgen
 cy of this topic is further emphasized by the declaration of the United Na
 tions decade on ecosystem restoration from 2021-2030. To contribute to the
 se efforts\, it is crucial to investigate the physical and ecological inte
 ractions for habitat creation in fluvial systems.\n\nIn this lecture\, I w
 ill present ongoing research efforts to reach a fundamental understanding 
 of transport processes in fluvial systems to make a positive impact on the
  environment. I will demonstrate how my research at the interface between 
 hydraulic engineering and environmental fluid mechanics contributes to the
  enhancement of ecological functions in fluvial systems and the mitigation
  of flood related hazards. Specifically\, I will present recent studies on
  (i) nature-based solutions for habitat creation\, and (ii) design of resi
 lient hydraulic structures in the presence of wood\, sediment\, and plasti
 cs.\n\n\nShort bio:\nDr. Isabella Schalko is a Junior Group Leader (SNSF A
 mbizione Fellow) at the Institute of Fluid Dynamics at ETH Zurich and a Re
 search Affiliate at the Nepf Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory at t
 he Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She received her PhD in 20
 18 from the Laboratory of Hydraulics\, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW) at E
 TH Zurich and was awarded the ETH Medal for her doctoral thesis. After com
 pleting her PhD\, Dr. Schalko was awarded an SNSF Early.Postoc Mobility Fe
 llowship to work as a Postdoc at the Nepf Environmental Fluid Mechanics La
 boratory at MIT. Prior to her SNSF Ambizione Fellowship\, she worked as a 
 Lecturer and Senior Research Assistant at VAW\, ETH Zurich.\n\nDr. Schalko
  is a hydraulic engineer with expertise in environmental fluid mechanics. 
 Her research aims to reach a fundamental understanding of transport proces
 ses in fluvial systems to make a positive impact on the environment. She i
 ntegrates physical modeling and field observations to study the interactio
 n between flow and (in)organic matter in fluvial systems. The goal is to d
 evelop models of the physical processes to improve the management of natur
 al resources and the design of hydraulic structures.
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