About

Full Professor of Hydraulics at the Department of Civil, Environmental, Land, Building Engineering and Chemistry (DICATECh) of the Polytechnic University of Bari and PhD in Hydraulic Engineering for the Environment and Land. EDUCATION 1996: PhD in Hydraulic Engineering for Environment and Land (cycle VIII, consortium with the University of Calabria), defending the thesis on "Non-buoyant Jets in Still and Wave Environment". Final exam chaired by Prof. Enrico Marchi at the Politecnico di Milano. 1992: Graduated cum laude in Civil Engineering, Hydraulics Section, at the Polytechnic University of Bari, defending the thesis on "Velocity laws and flow resistance in conduits with non-circular sections". EMPLOYMENT 2006: Full Professor of Hydraulics at the Polytechnic University of Bari. 2001-2006: Associate Professor of Hydraulics at the Polytechnic University of Bari. 1999-2001: Researcher of Hydraulics at the Polytechnic University of Bari. 1997-1999: Biennial fellowship for post-doctoral research in Hydraulics, Polytechnic University of Bari. SOME ACADEMIC ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 2020: Appointed expert member of the ministerial commission for the preparation of the National Research Plan - PNR 2021-2027 for the section "Knowledge and technological innovation and sustainable management of marine ecosystems". 2018: Elected representative of the teaching staff for Full Professors of the Area CUN 08 in the Academic Senate of the Polytechnic University of Bari. Since 2017: Deputy member of the Disciplinary Board of the Polytechnic University of Bari. Since 2015 - present: Scientific Director of the LIC - Coastal Engineering Laboratory of the Polytechnic University of Bari. 2014 - 2015: Coordinator of the first level degree of Civil and Environmental Engineering. 2014 - 2020: Coordinator of the PhD course in "Environmental and Building Risk and Development". Since July 2013 - present: Member of the Research Commission of the Civil, Environmental, Building Engineering and Chemistry (DICATECh) of the Polytechnic University of Bari. 2013-2019: Deputy Rector of the Polytechnic University of Bari for the Research and Technology Transfer. 2013 - present: Representative of the Polytechnic University of Bari in the Council of the National Consortium for Marine Sciences (Co.N.I.S.Ma.). 2011 - 2014: member of the Workgroup of the Interpolytechnic School of Doctorate (PhD of high qualification) of the Italian Polytechnic Universities (Turin, Milan and Bari) for the environmental area. 2009 - 2011: president of the IAHR Education and Professional Development Section (Intern. Ass. For Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research; www.iahr.org). 2012 - present: member of the National Council of the Italian Hydrotechnique Association. 2011 - 2015: member of IAHR council. 2007 - 2009: secretary of the IAHR Education and Professional Development Section. 2007 - present: person in charge of the Coastal and Maritime Hydraulics of National Consortium of Italian Universities for the Sea Sciences (www.conisma.it). 2007 - 2009: member of Rector's workgroup for the new engineering courses. 2007 - 2010: president of the Apulian Section of the Italian Association of Hydrotechnique. 2006 - 2009: member of Rector's workgroup of the project Arianna for students' orientation (Ministry of Research for the Polytechnic University of Bari). 2006: Deputy Director of the Dpt. of Env. Eng. and Sustainable Development, Polytechnic University of Bari. 2006 - 2009: Head of the Board of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2nd Eng. Faculty, Polytechnic University of Bari. 2005 - present: Member of the Fluid Mechanics Committee of IAHR.

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Scientist/Researcher/Academic

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Universities and Academia

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Author of several papers and books, reviewer and editor of several international journals, his main research topics are related to maritime, river and environmental hydraulics, about wave mechanics, sea currents, erosion processes and problems of the diffusion of pollutants in water bodies. He is responsible for several national and international research projects. Further information is available on the website www.michelemossa.it/en.

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