Dr. Sara Porchetta

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Sara Porchetta joined TU Delft as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geoscience and Remote Sensing in February 2024. She completed her Ph.D. on the effects of air-sea interaction on offshore wind energy at KU Leuven in 2021, collaborating with the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics. During her Ph.D., she worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on the online coupled modeling of energy system expansion in numerical weather prediction models. Her research focuses on enhancing the understanding of air-sea interactions, refining numerical models, and analyzing the impacts of weather on offshore wind turbines. Additionally, she investigates the long-term climatic effects of wind farms and the interplay between wind, air, and sea.

Research Interests

Courses

Climate Physics Climate Remote Sensing

Requirements for Delft University of Technology

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:154
Quantitative
Required:159
Analytical Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:4
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in a related field Sufficient credits in key subjects (Mathematics, Physics, Discipline-specific)
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate
  • Academic transcript
  • English language certificate
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Motivation letter
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Identity document (Passport)
  • GRE General Test results (for international diplomas)
Specialization Notes

Requirements apply generally across engineering and science master programs. Specific tracks like Architecture require a digital portfolio.