Dr. Marta Zaniolo

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Marta Zaniolo joined Duke University as an Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering in January 2024. Her research addresses critical water sustainability challenges with a focus on ensuring reliable and affordable access to water resources amid scarcity, competing demands, and a changing climate. By integrating hydrology and water resources modeling with machine learning and data mining techniques, she aims to enable informed decision-making for both large-scale and localized water use. Zaniolo holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering, as well as a Ph.D. in Information Technology, all from Politecnico di Milano. Before her appointment at Duke, she was a postdoctoral researcher in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Stanford University where she worked from 2020 to 2023. Her academic work emphasizes the synthesis of innovative modeling approaches to tackle contemporary water management issues, contributing to the fields of environmental science and engineering.

Research Interests

Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher

2020-01-01 — 2023-01-01

Stanford University • Stanford, CA

Conducted research in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department focusing on water sustainability and management.

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)