Dr. D. (Davide) Wüthrich
Dr. D. (Davide) Wüthrich
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Davide Wüthrich is a civil engineer specialized in hydraulic structures and environmental fluid mechanics, currently Assistant Professor at TU Delft. He obtained a B.Sc. degree in civil engineering at Politecnico di Torino (Italy), followed by a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). He has actively participated in research and consulting projects in Switzerland, Canada, Japan and Australia, where he is Honorary Lecturer at The University of Queensland.
Research interests
His research interests lie within the broad domains of hydraulic engineering and environmental fluid mechanics. His Ph.D. thesis focused on the resilience of hydraulic infrastructure, showing a link between building geometry, wave’s hydrodynamic properties and impact loads. He was involved in multiple applied projects on disaster prevention, post-flood forensic surveys, hydropower rehabilitation and prototype measurements. Currently, his research focuses on flood protection measures, including investigation of air-water flow properties in highly unsteady flows, as well as the effect of floating debris on flood risk management.
Publications
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2024
Accumulation of floating particles at hydraulic structures
A. Magherini / C. Yan Toe / L.M. Stancanelli / D. Wüthrich / W.S.J. Uijttewaal
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2024
Comment on “Momentum and Energy Predict the Backwater Rise Generated by a Large Wood Jam” by Follett, E., Schalko, I. and Nepf, H.
Daan W. Poppema / Davide Wüthrich
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2024
Spatial Design Thinking in Coastal Defence Systems
Overtopping Dikes in Southend-On-Sea
Luca Iuorio / Davide Wüthrich / Djimin Teng / Fransje Hooimeijer -
2024
The maximum influence of wind on wave overtopping at seawalls with crest elements
Marcel R.A. van Gent / Ruben J. van der Bijl / Guido Wolters / Davide Wüthrich
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2023
A database and analysis of bridges clogged by floating debris during the 2021 floods
Daan Poppema / Loïc Bennet / Lisa Burghardt / Davide Wüthrich / Elena-Maria Klopries / Sébastien Erpicum
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Media
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2023-06-06
Davide Wüthrich in de media 2023
Appeared in: Algemeen Dagblad, Eindhovens Dagblad
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2022-10-21
Wat als de dam bij Cherson doorbreekt?
Appeared in: NOS Nieuws
Prizes
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2022
Coastal Engineering Journal Citation Award
The CEJ Citation Award recognizes an influential work that has provided significant scientific and engineering impacts to interdisciplinary fields. It is determined annually by the total number of citations on all journal papers over the past five years.
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2021
Coastal Engineering Journal Reviewer Award
The CEJ Reviewer Award recognizes reviewers who deliver outstanding scientific and editorial contribution to the journal. It is determined annually by the quality and the total number of completed reviews of submitted journal papers over the past year.
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2019
EPFL Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Distinction in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Awarded to the 8% best Ph.D. theses of each EPFL Doctoral Program (EDCE).
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2019
Jean Valembois Fluid Mechanics Award
Awarded by Société Hydrotechnique de France (SHF) to a Ph.D. thesis in the domain of uncompressible fluids for its industrial applications.
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2019
Nomination for 2019 EPFL Doctorate Award
PhD thesis was nominated by the jury for the 2019 EPFL Doctorate Award, whose purpose is to distinguish the work performed during an outstanding doctoral thesis at the EPFL The award honors a candidate who performed a remarkable thesis as to its originality, the impact of the results and presentation of the work.
Ancillary activities
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2024-02-08 - 2026-02-08