Dr. Evan Variano

Biography

Evan Variano is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on environmental fluid dynamics, particularly the transport and mixing of environmental flows. Variano's expertise encompasses a variety of phenomena at different scales, investigating how these processes affect systems such as wetlands, rivers, and oceans. His work aims to restore and preserve natural systems through better understanding and control of fluid dynamics, including greenhouse gas emissions and sediment transport. Variano is developing advanced imaging techniques to study fluid phenomena, particularly turbulence and solute transport, both in laboratory and field settings. His research is driven by real-world engineering problems, often addressing the limitations of existing models and methodologies. He encourages prospective graduate students and researchers to engage with his work in Civil and Environmental Engineering.

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