DAVIDE VETTORI Department of Environmental, Land and Infrastructure Engineering Politecnico di Torino Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy [email protected]; +39 0110905667 http://www.diati.polito.it/personale/scheda/(nominativo)/davide.vettori ORCID: 0000-0001-5121-4197

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My work focuses on environmental fluid mechanics and the interactions between flow and biota. I am an experimentalist at heart and conduct experiments both in laboratories and in the field combining techniques developed in fluid mechanics and solid mechanics. My recent interests embrace several topics, with focus on: turbulence and related phenomena, flow-biota interactions, hydrodynamics of deformable bodies, bio- morphodynamics of riverine and coastal environments, plant biomechanics and adaptation of biota in response to environmental stresses.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Nov 2019 Research Fellow active Department of Environmental, Land and Infrastructure Engineering Politecnico di Torino (Italy). Mentors: Prof. L. Ridolfi, Dr. C. Manes

Sep 2019 Visiting Researcher Oct 2019 Geography and Environment, Loughborough University (UK)

Feb 2017 Research Associate Aug 2019 Geography and Environment, Loughborough University (UK). Mentor: Prof. S. Rice

Jun 2019 Visiting Researcher Leichtweiß-Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources, Technische Universität Braunschweig (Germany)

EDUCATION

Mar 2013 Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering (Ph.D.), University of Aberdeen (UK) Nov 2016 Thesis title: Hydrodynamic performance of seaweed farms: an experimental study at seaweed blade scale Supervisors: Prof. V. Nikora, Prof. P. Mitchell, Prof. P. Davies

Oct 2009 M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering, Università degli Studi di Padova (Italy), Apr 2012 with marks 110/110

Sep 2006 B.Sc. in Environmental Engineering, Università degli Studi di Padova (Italy), Oct 2009 with marks 100/110

1 FUNDING & AWARDS

Fellowships • Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship Title: Assessing the value of eelgrass in nature-based coastal defence European Commission, 2021, EUR 183,473.28

Awards • Santander Mobility award to promote networking and collaborative activities Santander UK Plc, 2018 • MDPI/Water Journal Best Oral Presentation Award 6th IAHR Europe Congress: “No frames no borders”, Warsaw, Poland, 2021 (held online)

Scholarships • Northern Research Partnership Ph.D. Scholarship Title: Hydrodynamic performance of seaweed farms and their optimisation in bio-fuel aquaculture: An experimental study Northern Research Partnership, 2012, GBP 52,570 • Erasmus Scholarship to conduct my M.Sc. thesis at the University of Aberdeen, 2011

MENTORING EXPERIENCE

I co-supervised four B.Eng./M.Eng. thesis from March 2014 to April 2016 at the University of Aberdeen.

MENTORING & TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching assistant, Loughborough University, UK, 2017-2018: o Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, (30+ students), B.Sc. in “Geography”. o Geographical Research: Design and Practice, (30+ students), B.Sc. in “Geography”. Teaching assistant, University of Aberdeen, UK, 2014-2016: o Fluid mechanics (100+ students), M.Eng. in “Civil Engineering”, “Mechanical Engineering” and “Petroleum Engineering”. o Fluid mechanics and thermodynamics (100+ students), M.Eng. in “Civil Engineering”, “Chemical Engineering”, “Mechanical Engineering” and “Petroleum Engineering”. o Group design project (10+ students), M.Eng. in “Civil Engineering”. o Renewable energy (wind, marine and hydro) (30+ students), M.Sc. in “Renewable Energy Engineering”.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

I have reviewed manuscripts for: Acta Geophysica, Advances in Water Resources, Aquacultural Engineering, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, Journal of Ecohydraulics, Journal of Hydrology, Water Resources Research. A partial list of reviews performed is available at the URL: https://publons.com/a/3435827/

2 POSITIONS OF RESPONSABILITY

o Joint-coordinator of the seminar series of the Fluid Mechanics Research Group, University of Aberdeen (Oct 2014 - Jan 2016), and of the departmental seminar series “Talks in Eco-Hydro Research”, Politecnico di Torino (since Mar 2020).

o Co-organiser of the special session “Advances in ecohydraulic modelling: metrics and approaches towards genuinely integrated models” at the 12th International Symposium of Ecohydraulics, Tokyo, Japan.

o Organiser of the session “Effects of environmental stressors on the aquatic biosphere: crossing the boundaries of geomorphology, ecology, engineering, hydrology and biogeochemistry in a changing world” at EGU General Assembly 2019, Vienna, Austria.

PRESENTATIONS

Invited talks Surface Waters seminars, EAWAG, Switzerland, 2020

Departmental talks Dept. of Geography seminar series, Loughborough University, UK, 2017 Dept. of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering seminar series, Politecnico di Torino, Italy, 2018 Talks in Eco-hydro Research, Politecnico di Torino, Italy, 2020

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Vettori D., Rice S. Evaluating the performance of reconfiguration descriptors for aquatic plants. 6th IAHR Europe Congress: “No frames no borders”, Warsaw, Poland, 2021 (held online). Vettori D., Niewerth S., Aberle J., Rice S. Evidence of a link between physiology and hydrodynamics in aquatic plants. 13th International Symposium of Ecohydraulics, Lyon, France, 2020 (held online). Vettori D., Middelboe A., Rice S. Effects of short-term low irradiance on health status and biomechanics of Zostera marina. EGU General Assembly 2019, Vienna, Austria, 2019. Vettori D., Rice S. The effects of abiotic factors on plant health and biomechanics: a mesocosm study on Potamogeton crispus. 12th International Symposium of Ecohydraulics, Tokyo, Japan, 2018. Vettori D., Nikora V. Assessing the hydrodynamic performance of vegetation physical models: an experimental study of seaweed blades. 5th IAHR Europe Congress: “New challenges in hydraulic research and engineering”, Trento, Italy, 2018. Biggs H., Nikora V., Papadopoulos K., Vettori D., Gibbins C., Kucher M. Flow-vegetation interactions: a field study on Ranunculus penicillatus at the large patch scale. 11th International Symposium of Ecohydraulics, Melbourne, Australia, 2016.

3 PUBLICATIONS

Manuscripts under review • Vettori D., Niewerth S., Aberle J., Rice S. A link between plant stress and hydrodynamics? Indications from a freshwater macrophyte. Water Resources Research. • Peruzzi C., Vettori D., Poggi D., Blondeaux P., Ridolfi L., Manes C. On the influence of collinear surface waves on turbulence in smooth-bed open-channel flows. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. First authored publications 1. Vettori D., Marjoribanks T. I. (in press) Temporal variability and within-plant heterogeneity in blade biomechanics regulate flow-seagrass interactions of Zostera marina. Water Resources Research. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020WR027747 2. Vettori D., Rice S. P. (2020). Implications of environmental conditions for health status and biomechanics of freshwater macrophytes in hydraulic laboratories. Journal of Ecoydraulics 5(1), 71-83. https://doi.org/10.1080/24705357.2019.1669496 3. Vettori D., Nikora V., Biggs H. (2020). Implications of hyposaline stress for seaweed morphology and biomechanics. Aquatic Botany 162, 103188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2019.103188 4. Vettori D., Nikora V. (2020). Hydrodynamic performance of vegetation surrogates in hydraulic studies: a comparative analysis of seaweed blades and their physical models. Journal of Hydraulic Research 58(2), 248-261. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221686.2018.1562999 5. Vettori D., Nikora V. (2019). Flow-seaweed interactions of Saccharina latissima at a blade scale: turbulence, drag force, and blade dynamics. Aquatic Sciences 81:61. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027- 019-0656-x 6. Vettori D., Nikora V. (2018). Flow–seaweed interactions: a laboratory study using blade models. Environmental Fluid Mechanics 18(3), 611-636. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10652-017-9556-6 7. Vettori D., Nikora V. (2017). Morphological and mechanical properties of blades of Saccharina latissima. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 196, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2017.06.033 Additional publications 8. Biggs H. J., Nikora V. I., Gibbins C. N., Cameron S. M., Papadopoulos K., Stewart M., Fraser S., Vettori D., Savio M., O’Hare M. T., Kucher M., Hicks D. M. (2019). Flow interactions with an aquatic macrophyte: a field study using stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). Journal of Ecoydraulics 4(2), 113-130. https://doi.org/10.1080/24705357.2019.1606677

QUALIFICATIONS

Jul 2012 Licensed as a Professional Engineer (“Esame di Stato”) Jan 2019 Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

MEMBERSHIPS

British Society for Geomorphology, International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research

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