Univ.-Prof. Paolo Reggiani, Ph.D.
Biography
Paolo Reggiani, Ph.D., holds the Chair of Water Resources Management and Climate Impact Research at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Siegen, Germany. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from the Centre for Water Research at the University of Western Australia in 1999. Prior to joining the University of Siegen, he held the position of Senior Water Resources Specialist at Deltares (2008-2014) in Delft, The Netherlands.
Positions Held
- Full Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Siegen, Germany (since 2014).
- Senior Water Resources Specialist at Deltares, Delft, The Netherlands (2008-2014).
- Senior Hydrologist at WL | Delft Hydraulics, Delft, The Netherlands (2002-2007).
- Marie Curie Research Fellow at the Laboratoire d’Étude des Transferts en Hydrologie et Environnement, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France (2000-2001).
- Invited researcher at the TU Delft, The Netherlands (1996-1997).
- Hydrologist at CSIRO Land and Water, Floreat Park, Western Australia (1999-2000).
Selected Consultancy Projects
- Hydrodynamic flood risk modelling of the La Mojana Region, Colombia; Fondo de Adaptación.
- Support to the Niger River Basin Authority, Niamey, Niger; Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit.
- Supporting Investments in Water-Related Disaster Risk Management in Indonesia; Asian Development Bank.
- Flood Risk Assessment in the Southern Caucasus; World Bank.
- Development of the operational Flood Forecasting System for the Po River; Azienda Regionale Protezione Ambiente Emilia Romagna.
- Water resources assessment study for the Nicaragua Canal locking operations; SBE Engineering, Antwerp & HKND, Hong Kong.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) “with Distinction” from the University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia (1995-1999).
- Masters in Environmental Engineering, Università degli Studi di Trento, Trento, Italy, (1988-1994).