Dr. Felipe De Barros

Professor

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Biography

Dr. De Barros is a Professor in the Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Southern California. He earned his Doctoral Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 2009. He also holds a Master's Degree and Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr. De Barros serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal Hydrology and the Hydrological Sciences Journal. His research expertise includes stochastic groundwater hydrology and environmental fluid mechanics. He develops integrated models for simulating and predicting large scale hydrogeological systems, focusing on uncertainty capture and accurate prediction of system behavior. His research interests encompass flow and transport in heterogeneous aquifers, uncertainty quantification, probabilistic risk analysis, and the development of hybrid numerical and analytical methods.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Southern California

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in engineering or related science
Application Checklist
  • Official transcripts
  • GRE General scores
  • TOEFL scores (International)
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Personal Statement
Specialization Notes

Requires general GRE for all graduate degrees.