Dr Davide Vettori he/him
Lecturer in Environmental Fluid Mechanics
Mission Priority Areas
My main research passion is to explore and understand how aquatic organisms interact with their surrounding flow, adapt to the stresses/pressure they experience, and shape the environment they live in to their advantage (both in terms of flow properties and sediments). In my research, I have worked with different biota, from bacteria to plants, and across spatial scales, mostly employing experimental and analytical approaches. My long-term goal is to use our understanding of flow-vegetation-sediment interactions to develop sound integrated approaches to Nature-based Solutions and contribute to climate change resilience. Conducting this research also enables me to work on more traditional engineering topics, particularly in the field of flow-structure interactions (biota are structures, after all!), namely, studying the mutual influences of flow properties and structures.
I am keen to develop collaborations with colleagues from relevant engineering disciplines (e.g. environmental engineering, solid mechanics), as well as microbiologists, ecologists, and geographers. Having recently joined the James Watt School of Engineering, I am open to new interdisciplinary research activities across a broad spectrum of topics, for example:
(i) manipulating flow properties to enhance water treatment;
(ii) effects of combined waves and currents on offshore structures;
(iii) 3 way interactions between coastal vegetation, flow, and sediments;
(iv) use of vegetation in Nature-based Solutions in riverine and coastal areas;
(v) seaweed farming.
Having studied/worked in different institutions across Europe, I have acquired some first-hand experience of EDI issues in academia. By joining DiveIn I hope to learn more about EDI best practices and to contribute to creating an holistic working environment.
