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Adina Moraru

Adina Moraru

PhD Candidate
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

adina.moraru@ntnu.no
Vassbygget, 409, Valgrinda, S.P. Andersens veg 5, 7031 Trondheim
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About

I graduated from the Univ. of Granada (Spain) with a BSc in Environmental Sciences and continued my studies with a pre-MSc in Geological Engineering and a joint MSc in Geological Hazards at the Univ. of Barcelona and Autonomous Univ. of Barcelona (Spain). My master’s thesis was carried out in the Institute of Environmental Sciences at the Univ. of Geneva (Switzerland) and focused on the study of geomorphic indicators controlling channel widening during flash floods affecting the uppermost areas of selected European rivers. After graduating I held the position of Managing Editor at the Earth Sciences international journal Geologica Acta. 

I am currently a PhD candidate at NTNU, working on the Optimization of Hydraulic Models for the Visualization of Flash Floods in Steep Rivers (Hydraulic Engineering & Hydroinformatics) within the World of Wild Waters (WoWW) project (under the umbrella of NTNU's Digital Transformation initiative). On the side of research, I actively participate in IAHR Scandinavia Young Professionals Network (founding member and acting president) and in GeoNorth/GeoNor (Nordic and Norwegian Group Members of IAG, respectively, as a Young Geomorphologists' National Representative).  

Supervised theses and open topics in the "Teaching" tab

Competencies

  • Flood
  • Flood risk management
  • Flooding
  • Geological Hazards
  • Geomorphology
  • Hydraulic Modelling
  • Hydraulics
  • Hydroinformatics
  • Machine Learning
  • Mountain rivers
  • Remote Sensing
  • Steep-terrain floods

Research

  • Hydraulic Engineering Research Group at NTNU

World of Wild Waters

Project that aims to improve holistically the communication flash flood and landslide hazards by implementing physics-based visualization of numerical modelling that provides a realistic risk perception. The goal is to trigger better decision-making.

TryggElv (Safe Rivers)

This project aims to automate the mapping of critical points in streams and steep waterways by combining the use of and knowledge of hydraulic modeling with information from GIS. This helps assessing the cost-benefit of flood prevention & management.

Publications

Poster presentations and public lectures are shown at the end of the "Media" tab. 

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2023

  • Moraru, Adina; Rüther, Nils; Bruland, Oddbjørn. (2023) Investigating optimal 2D hydrodynamic modeling of a recent flash flood in a steep Norwegian river using high-performance computing. Journal of Hydroinformatics
    Academic article
  • Ruiz-Villanueva, Virginia; Piégay, Herve; Scorpio, Vittoria; Bachmann, Annette; Brousse, Guillaume; Cavalli, Marco. (2023) River widening in mountain and foothill areas during floods: Insights from a meta-analysis of 51 European rivers. Science of the Total Environment
    Academic article

2022

  • Moraru, Adina. (2022) The role of soft data to understand flood dynamics in an ephemeral mountain river. The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)
    Chapter

2021

  • Moraru, Adina ; Pavlícek, Michal; Bruland, Oddbjørn; Ruther, Nils. (2021) The Story of a Steep River: Causes and Effects of the Flash Flood on 24 July 2017 in Western Norway. Water
    Academic article

2020

  • Moraru, Adina ; Perkis, Andrew; Bruland, Oddbjørn; Ruther, Nils. (2020) Optimization and visualization of numerical models of flash floods in steep Norwegian rivers. The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)
    Other
  • Moraru, Adina ; Ruther, Nils; Bruland, Oddbjørn. (2020) Current trends in the optimization of hydraulic flood simulations in ungauged steep rivers . CRC Press
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2019

  • Moraru, Adina ; Bruland, Oddbjørn; Perkis, Andrew; Ruther, Nils. (2019) Visualizing hydrodynamic fluid simulations within an immersive experience as a scientific dissemination strategy. International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Moraru, Adina ; Usman, Kh Rahat; Bruland, Oddbjørn; Alfredsen, Knut. (2019) River idealization for identification of critical locations in steep rivers using 2D hydrodynamic modelling and GIS.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2018

  • Moraru, Adina ; Ruiz-Villanueva, Virginia; Furdada, Gloria. (2018) Factors controlling streambank erosion and channel widening: implications for flood hazard.
    Chapter
  • Furdada, Gloria; Guinau, Marta; Subiela, Guillem B.; Moraru, Adina . (2018) The basins of Portainé and Romadriu: Sensitivity to change and anthropogenic and natural controlling factors.
    Chapter

2017

  • Moraru, Adina . (2017) Streambank erosion and channel widening: implications for flood hazard. Deposit Digital de la Univesitat de Barcelona
    Masters thesis

Journal publications

  • Moraru, Adina; Rüther, Nils; Bruland, Oddbjørn. (2023) Investigating optimal 2D hydrodynamic modeling of a recent flash flood in a steep Norwegian river using high-performance computing. Journal of Hydroinformatics
    Academic article
  • Ruiz-Villanueva, Virginia; Piégay, Herve; Scorpio, Vittoria; Bachmann, Annette; Brousse, Guillaume; Cavalli, Marco. (2023) River widening in mountain and foothill areas during floods: Insights from a meta-analysis of 51 European rivers. Science of the Total Environment
    Academic article
  • Moraru, Adina ; Pavlícek, Michal; Bruland, Oddbjørn; Ruther, Nils. (2021) The Story of a Steep River: Causes and Effects of the Flash Flood on 24 July 2017 in Western Norway. Water
    Academic article

Part of book/report

  • Moraru, Adina. (2022) The role of soft data to understand flood dynamics in an ephemeral mountain river. The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)
    Chapter
  • Moraru, Adina ; Perkis, Andrew; Bruland, Oddbjørn; Ruther, Nils. (2020) Optimization and visualization of numerical models of flash floods in steep Norwegian rivers. The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)
    Other
  • Moraru, Adina ; Ruther, Nils; Bruland, Oddbjørn. (2020) Current trends in the optimization of hydraulic flood simulations in ungauged steep rivers . CRC Press
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Moraru, Adina ; Bruland, Oddbjørn; Perkis, Andrew; Ruther, Nils. (2019) Visualizing hydrodynamic fluid simulations within an immersive experience as a scientific dissemination strategy. International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Moraru, Adina ; Usman, Kh Rahat; Bruland, Oddbjørn; Alfredsen, Knut. (2019) River idealization for identification of critical locations in steep rivers using 2D hydrodynamic modelling and GIS.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Moraru, Adina ; Ruiz-Villanueva, Virginia; Furdada, Gloria. (2018) Factors controlling streambank erosion and channel widening: implications for flood hazard.
    Chapter
  • Furdada, Gloria; Guinau, Marta; Subiela, Guillem B.; Moraru, Adina . (2018) The basins of Portainé and Romadriu: Sensitivity to change and anthropogenic and natural controlling factors.
    Chapter

Report

  • Moraru, Adina . (2017) Streambank erosion and channel widening: implications for flood hazard. Deposit Digital de la Univesitat de Barcelona
    Masters thesis

Teaching

- Guest lecturer in TVM4174 Hydroinformatics for Smart Water Systems (spring 2021, NTNU) - master level
- Lecturer in Scientific Writing (spring 2021, NTNU) - master level
- Guest lecturer in PSY3811 Experts in Teamwork: environmental communication and virtual reality (spring 2020, NTNU) - master level

Supervision

Supervised

K.R. Usman (2019). Safe Rivers - Identification of critical locations along steep watercourses during flood events. 119pp. MSc thesis (with O. Bruland, K. Alfredsen & K. Aurand from SWECO) 

K.M. Buvik (2020). Use of virtual reality for flood prevention and safety [in Norwegian]. 77pp. MSc thesis (with M. Isabwe and M. Konnestad from UiA, O. Bruland, S. Irshad, M. Pavlíček)

S.A. Erko (2020). Hydraulic model suitability for hydrodynamic analysis based on LiDAR data of steep rivers. 142pp. MSc thesis (with K. Alfredsen)

S.W. Son (2020). Optimization of hydraulic flood simulations in steep rivers using GPU and Machine Learning. 78pp. MSc thesis (with E. Bladé from UPC, and P. Salvo Rossi)

M. Vågen & R. Askevold (2022). Automated mapping and change detection of rivers and inland water bodies by semantic segmentation of SAR imagery using Deep Learning. 107pp. MSc thesis (with T.A. Myrvoll, K. Alfredsen and  O. Bruland)

 

Project/Master thesis proposals (2023/2024)*

1. Model resolution for the simplification of 2D flood simulations in steep rivers (with N. Rüther and O. Bruland)

2. Enhancing flood analysis in steep rivers with morphological and hydraulic parameters (with O. Bruland and K. Alfredsen)

*reach out for further details

Media

W.A.T.E.R. 2019 – Advanced hydraulic measurement techniques

Chronicle of the 4th Workshop on Advanced measurement Techniques and Experimental Research (W.A.T.E.R.) in Bologna, Italy in 2019. Photo credit: Massimo Guerrero

Coming soon: 22nd NRB conference – Canada

Announcement of congress participation on the official project's website. Sneak-peek into two conference papers. Photo credit: Hallgeir Vågenes

22nd Northern Research Basins conference (Yellowknife, Canada)

Chronicle of participation in the congress. Presentation of the use of design topographic and hydraulic characteristics for the identification of critical locations in rivers. Photo credit: Danny Yellowknife Outdoors Adventures

WoWW’s project leader interviewed by Lørn.Tech

Chronicle on dissemination radio interview for the project World of Wild Waters. Sketch credit: Lørn.Tech

Serious gaming and flood risk communication in Gemini.no

Highlights of magazine publication on scope of World of Wild Waters project. Photo credit: Anne Jørgensen Bruland

WoWW presented at IBM’s end-of-the-year seminar 2019

Chronicle of presentations of work packages 2 and 3 in the internal annual seminar. Photo credit: Vikas Thakur

River Flow 2020

Short chronicle on presentation in The Digital River masterclass (Adina's PhD research) and congress (optimization requirements and possibilities for hydraulic models). Figure credit: IWD, TU Dresden

WoWW – new technology for better flood preparedness

Summary of magazine article about collaborating projects World of Wild Waters and Safe Rivers. Cover image: Kommunal Teknikk

Reconnaissance fieldtrips during late Autumn

Chronicle of two fieldtrips (Oppdal and Stryn, Norway) in 2020 for hydraulic data recollection for model validation. Photo credit: Adina Moraru

1st IAHR Young Professionals congress

Short chonicle and recording of congress participation in 2020. Poster presentation on optimization of hydraulic flood models for their visualization. Banner credit: IAHR

WoWW presented at UN World Water Day 2020

Recorded presentation of the World of Wild Waters project for the United Nations World Water Day 2020. Banner credit: UNITED NATIONS

Flash flood depicted in new journal article

Chronicle on journal publication of geomorphologic analysis of a flash flood combined with remote sensing. Figure credit: Moraru et al. (2021)

Editor’s choice awarded to flash flood journal article

Announcement of "Editor's choice" awarded to journal manuscript (Moraru et al., 2021). Photo credit: public domain

NTNU Digital Transformation seminar 2022

Chronicle on annual seminar for the Digital Transformation Initiative at NTNU (founding the World of Wild Waters project) in 2022. Image credit: World of Wild Waters project

39th IAHR World Congress (Granada, Spain)

Chronicle of attendance to IAHR's world congress and Young Professionals Network assembly as IAHR Scandinavia YPN president in 2022. Photo credit: IAHR member

3rd IAHR Young Professionals congress

Short chronicle on the poster presentation titled “The role of soft data to understand flood dynamics in an ephemeral mountain river“, during the mentor-oriented congress organized by IAHR for young researchers. Banner credit: IAHR

IAHR Scandinavia Young Professionals Network YPN Adina Moraru

Video recording of the presentation of IAHR Scandinavia Young Professionals Network to HydroCen FME (Norwegian Research Centre for Hydropower Technology) during their Researchers Day in spring 2020.

EGU General Assembly 2023

Adina (National representative for Young Geomorphologists in the Nordic chapter of International Association of Geomorphology) presented her research at EGU in Vienna. She also met with other young geomorphologists representatives and IAG members.

2023

  • Poster
    Moraru, Adina . (2023) Reconstruction and optimal modelling of a flash flood in a steep Norwegian river using remotely sensed- and in-situ data. Copernicus Meetings EGU General Assembly 2023 , Vienna 2023-04-24 - 2023-04-28

2022

  • Poster
    Moraru, Adina. (2022) The role of soft data to understand flood dynamics in an ephemeral mountain river. The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) 3rd IAHR Young Professionals congress (2022) , online 2022-11-28 - 2022-12-02

2020

  • Lecture
    Moraru, Adina . (2020) Serious gaming in the World of Wild Waters project and 3D visualization of floods. UNESCO UN World Water Day 2020 , Oslo 2020-11-24 - 2020-11-24

2018

  • Poster
    Moraru, Adina ; Ruiz-Villanueva, Virginia; Furdada, Gloria. (2018) Factors controlling streambank erosion and channel widening: implications for flood hazard (poster). Spanish Society for Geomorphology Proceedings from the XV Reunión Nacional de Geomorfología (Palma de Mallorca, Spain) , Palma de Mallorca 2018-09-11 - 2018-09-14
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