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Cássio Rampinelli

Cássio Rampinelli

PhD Student

Clarkson University

Biography

I am a Civil Engineer with M.Sc. in Environmental Technology and Water Resources from the University of Brasília, Brazil and a specialization in Water Resources from the Geosciences Institute at the University of Brasília. I am currently working on my Ph.D. at Clarkson University, USA, under Professor Tyler Smith , focusing on uncertainty analysis in hydrologic modeling. From October 2012 to August 2018, I worked as an infrastructure analyst in the National Secretariat of Protection and Civil Defense at the Ministry of National Integration, when I took a license to pursue my Ph.D. One of the main activities of my previous job consisted of analyzing recovering actions in areas affected by natural disasters such as floods, landslides, and droughts.

My past work experience was at ENGEVIX Engineering S.A., a traditional engineering company in Brazil that provides services in several sectors such as Energy, Oil and Gas, Chemical and Petrochemical and Infrastructure. In this company, I worked as a civil engineer for around 5 years in all phases of designing hydroelectric power plants (Inventory, Feasibility Study, Basic and Detailed Design). The focus of the work consisted of developing hydraulic, hydrologic and reservoir sedimentation studies for designing the main hydraulic structures, such as spillways, intakes, and river diversion structures.

I also worked as an assistant professor at the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering for IESB and IESPLAN, two private Brazilian colleges located in Brasília, Brazil.

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Interests
  • Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling
  • Groundwater modeling
  • Uncertainty Analysis
  • Regionalization
  • Optimization and Sensitivity Analysis
  • Sediment Transport
  • Coastal Erosion and Protection
Education
  • Ph.D. in Water Resources Engineering, 2018-Present

    Clarkson University, NY, USA

  • Specialization in Water Resources, 2018

    Geosciencies Institute, UnB, DF, Brazil

  • M.Sc.Environmental Technology and Water Resources, 2015-2016

    University of Brasília, DF, Brazil

  • B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, 2003-2008

    University of Brasília, UnB, DF, Brazil

Honors and Awards

Fellowship granted by Clarkson University, USA
Teaching and Research Assistant
National Civil Defense Medal
National Civil Defense Medal with Commendation in recognition of activities benefiting National Civil Defense.
Featured publication in the X- National Meeting on Sedimentation Engineering
Undergraduate Outstanding Student Merit Award
Second Semester of 2008

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