Biography
Education
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1989
Masters of Engineering. University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1984
B.S. Bowling Green State University, 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 and Architecture
Ohio State University, USA, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Massachusetts, USA, Center for Marine Technology
Researcher
Center for Aerospace, Bioscience and Medical Engineering
- Algal Biotechnology Research Group, CH
University of Southern California, USA, Ocean Physics Group
Institut de Ciències del Mar, Spain, Oceanography
Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes, Spain, Oceanography
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA, Oceanography
Research Interests
- Biophysical coupling in nature and bioreactors
- Fluid mechanics of aquatic processes
- Algal biofuels and biomass production
- Biomaterials and processes
- Sustainability and Ecological engineering
- Ecosystem restoration
- Ecoservices and the Built environment
- Geo-Bio-energy & Renewable energy systems
- Interdisciplinary science & engineering
- Global climate change and carbon dioxide 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 Doctorates, 8 Masters, 7 Bacherlors
Projects
22 projects, 7 International, 3.3 M USD
Deployments
15 Cruises: Antarctica, North and South Atlantic, Pacific, Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Great Lakes, San Francisco Bay. Other Regions: Akumal (Yucatan), Denmark, Florida Keys, Hawai'i, Netherlands, Spain
Services
Reveiwer: 15 Journals & 6 National Agencies, 8 Panels, 3 Executive, Boards, 9 Professional Societies
Languages:
English (mother tongue), Spanish, Catalan, German
Professional Accreditaton
P.E. - professional engineering license, Ohio, USA
Sr. Ecol. - professional certification as a senior ecologist, USA