Transcript PRESENTACION DE AVANCE ANTE COMITÉ DE AREA

The Hydraulic and Environmental
Engineering Department
Bonifacio Fernandez
PhD Colorado State University
Professor and Chair
Hydrology, Water Resources and
Hydrologic modeling
[email protected]
Carlos Bonilla
PhD U. of Wisconsin
Associate Professor
Soil Science and
Environmental Biophysics
[email protected]
Gonzalo Pizarro
PhD U. of Wisconsin
Associate Professor
Environmental Eng.
Corrosion and Biofilms
[email protected]
Pablo Pasten
PhD Northwestern U.
Associate Professor
Environmental Eng.
Biogeochemistry
[email protected]
Integrated areas: Water Resources,
Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics, Environmental
Engineering
Rodrigo Cienfuegos
Docteur, INP Grenoble
Assistant Professor
Coastal Eng., Fluid Mech
and Sediment Transport
[email protected]
Cristian Escauriaza
PhD U. of Minnesota
Assistant Professor
Fluid Mech, Fluvial Hydraulics
and Sediment Transport
[email protected]
Jose Muñoz
Docteur, U. de Grenoble
Professor
Hydrogeology and
Groundwater
[email protected]
Jorge Gironas
PhD Colorado State University
Assistant Professor
Water Resources, Hydrologic Sciences
Urban Hydrology
[email protected]
WATER RESOURCES
HYDROGEOLOGY, HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS:
Bonifacio Fernández, PhD
José F. Muñoz, PhD
Jorge Gironás, PhD
Carlos Bonilla, PhD
GRADUATE STUDENTS
PhD:
Jackelline González
Lina Castro
Maria Fernanda Hernández
MSc:
Paolo Maldonado
Marcelo Sepúlveda
Daniel Jaen
Javier Uribe
Esteban Briones
Victoria Flores
DESCRIPTION
We study the integrated water cycle and its interaction with natural and
human environments, with the purpose of developing and applying tools to
model and assess the spatial and temporal variability of water resources,
and use them in planning, design and managing operational systems and
infrastructure. Our main research areas include:
• Surface hydrology: Hydrologic processes in natural and urban
catchments, hydrologic-geomorphologic-ecologic interaction, spatial
variability in rainfall erosivity and water erosion processes
• Stochastic hydrology: Modeling and characterization of floods, droughts
and other extreme hydrologic events
• Hydrogeology: Groundwater and pollutant transport modeling,
geostatistical applications for groundwater, surface-subsurface interaction in
arid and semi-arid regions
RESOURCES
• Computer laboratories and equipments for fieldwork
• Research budget through grants
• Research agreement with governmental organizations and private
companies with interests in water resources
CONTACTS / COLLABORATORS
Colorado State U., U. of Arizona, U. of California-Santa Barbara, U. of
Colorado, U. of Reno, Texas A&M U., U. of Wisconsin-Madison,
Hydrosystem-inc (USA), Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées
(France)
PUBLICATIONS in the last 5 years:
• 19 peer reviewed articles (Journal of Hydrology, Hydrologic Science Journal, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Water
Environmental Research, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, Ground Water, Soil Science Society of America Journal,
Journal of Environmental Quality, among others)
• Several presentations in National and International Conferences
Other Works:
• Several studies for assessment of the spatial and temporal distribution and variability of water resources within the
altiplano region and the main river basins in Chile.
• Assessments of the main aquifers in northern Chile
• Forecasting models for hydropower plants
• Design and development of stormwater control devices and infrastructure
• Characterization of stormwater pollutants in Santiago
• Stormwater Management Model (SWMM) Applications Manual
FLUID MECHANICS AND HYDRAULICS
RIVER AND COASTAL ENGINEERING
PRINICIPAL INVESTIGATORS
Rodrigo Cienfuegos, PhD
Cristián Escauriaza, PhD
POST DOCS
Rafael Almar, PhD
GRADUATE STUDENTS
PhD:
Leandro Suárez
Mauricio Villagrán
MSc:
Juan Carlos Domínguez
Maricarmen Guerra
Nils Lindeen
Boris Rodríguez
Doménico Sciolla
Tomás Olivares
DESCRIPTION
We develop advanced tools for applications in hydraulic and coastal
engineering focusing on flow hydrodynamics, transport and mixing
processes at different scales in aquatic environments.
We carry out fluid dynamics research for a wide range of applications in
engineering analysis and design, sediment transport and erosion in fluvial
and coastal regions, transport and mixing of passive and active substances,
transport of slurries in industrial applications, and renewable energy.
Our group seeks to study and propose solutions for engineering applications
based on deep knowledge of the physical mechanisms that occur in nature.
RESOURCES
Numerical modeling of coastal and fluvial processes at different scales: from
a river reach and coastal embayment, to high resolution models of
turbulence-particle interactions in transport applications.
Hydrodynamic Laboratory with multiple flumes and modern instruments to
study and measure the dynamics of complex flowfields.
CONTACTS / COLLABORATORS
U. Minnesota (USA), Georgia Institute of Technology (USA), Seattle
University (USA), U. Grenoble (France), U. Bordeaux (France), Kangnung
University (Korea), UNAM (México), UTF Santa María (Chile), Instituto
Nacional de Hidráulica (Chile)
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Tidal flow field at Canal de Chacao (Chile)
Numerical simulation of a dam break over a complex topography
Stirring and Lagrangian mixing in chaotically advected flows
High resolution 3D models of turbulence interaction
with erosion and sedimentation processes.
PUBLICATIONS in the last 5 years
11 peer reviewed publications in fluid mechanics, river and coastal engineering (J. Fluid Mech., Phys. Fluids, Coastal
Eng., J. Hydraulic Eng., J. Waterw. Port Coast. Oc. Eng., among others)
34 articles/presentations in peer reviewed national and international conferences
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS:
Pablo Pastén, PhD
Gonzalo Pizarro, PhD
Carlos Bonilla, PhD
POSTDOCS:
Ignacio Vargas, PhD
POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS:
PhD Students:
Alejandra Vega
Manuel Bugueño
Marco Alsina
Eduardo Leiva
Paulina Rios
Paula Guerra
Euclides Deago
Consuelo Rámila
DESCRIPTION
Our group uses conceptual and quantitative models for understanding and
design physical, chemical and biological processes that control water quality.
This is highly integrated with laboratory experiments, pilot studies and in situ
characterization of natural and engineered systems. Our group integrates
professionals and students with diverse backgrounds: civil engineering,
agricultural engineering, chemistry, biology, biochemistry, and physics.
RESEARCH AREAS
• Innovative processes for arsenic removal
• Forecast, measurement, and control of water quality
• Microbial fuel cell modeling
• Ecology of microbial communities
• Mathematical biofilm modeling
• Remediation of acid drainage
• Corrosion and biocorrosion of metals
• Biogeochemistry
• Water quality modeling in watersheds
RESOURCES
• Laboratory instruments, including Epifluorescent Microscope, TXRF
Apparatus, etc.
• Research budget through grants: US$200.000/year
• Active collaboration with US Universities.
PUBLICATIONS in the last 5 years:
• 12 peer reviewed articles (Environmental Science and Technology, Journal of American Chemical Society, ACS Nano,
Applied Geochemistry, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering-ASCE, etc.)
• Several presentations in National and International Conferences
Other Works:
Several studies for assessment of the water quality in rivers.
Assessments of arsenic presence and treatment alternatives
Proposal for decision support models for water quality in Chilean watersheds
FONDEF project for developing new sorbent media for arsenic removal.