Adina Moraru
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
Research
World of Wild Waters
TryggElv (Safe Rivers)
Publications
Poster presentations and public lectures are shown at the end of the "Media" tab.
2022
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Moraru, Adina.
(2022)
The role of soft data to understand flood dynamics in an ephemeral mountain river.
Proceedings of the 3rd IAHR Young Professionals Congress.
Chapter
2021
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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.
volum 13 (12).
Academic article
2020
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Moraru, Adina;
Perkis, Andrew;
Bruland, Oddbjørn;
Ruther, Nils.
(2020)
Optimization and visualization of numerical models of flash floods in steep Norwegian rivers.
Proceedings of the 1st IAHR Young Professionals congress (online, 17-18 November 2020).
Other
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Moraru, Adina;
Ruther, Nils;
Bruland, Oddbjørn.
(2020)
Current trends in the optimization of hydraulic flood simulations in ungauged steep rivers.
River Flow 2020 Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics (Delft, Netherlands, 7-10 July 2020).
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2019
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Moraru, Adina;
Bruland, Oddbjørn;
Perkis, Andrew;
Ruther, Nils.
(2019)
Visualizing hydrodynamic fluid simulations within an immersive experience as a scientific dissemination strategy.
MekIT’19 - 10th National Conference on Computational Mechanics (Trondheim, Norway, 3-4 June 2019).
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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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.
22nd Northern Research Basins Symposia/Workshop – Partners in Learning (Yellowknife, Canada, 18-24 August 2019).
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2018
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Furdada, Gloria;
Guinau, Marta;
Subiela, Guillem B.;
Moraru, Adina.
(2018)
Las cuencas de Portainé y Romadriu: susceptibilidad al cambio y factores de control antrópicos y naturales.
Geomorfología del Antropoceno. Efectos del cambio global sobre los procesos geomorfológicos.
Chapter
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Moraru, Adina;
Ruiz-Villanueva, Virginia;
Furdada, Gloria.
(2018)
Factors controlling streambank erosion and channel widening: implications for flood hazard.
Geomorfología del Antropoceno. Efectos del cambio global sobre los procesos geomorfológicos.
Chapter
2017
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Moraru, Adina.
(2017)
Streambank erosion and channel widening: implications for flood hazard.
2017.
Master thesis
Journal publications
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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.
volum 13 (12).
Academic article
Part of book/report
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Moraru, Adina.
(2022)
The role of soft data to understand flood dynamics in an ephemeral mountain river.
Proceedings of the 3rd IAHR Young Professionals Congress.
Chapter
-
Moraru, Adina;
Perkis, Andrew;
Bruland, Oddbjørn;
Ruther, Nils.
(2020)
Optimization and visualization of numerical models of flash floods in steep Norwegian rivers.
Proceedings of the 1st IAHR Young Professionals congress (online, 17-18 November 2020).
Other
-
Moraru, Adina;
Ruther, Nils;
Bruland, Oddbjørn.
(2020)
Current trends in the optimization of hydraulic flood simulations in ungauged steep rivers.
River Flow 2020 Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics (Delft, Netherlands, 7-10 July 2020).
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.
MekIT’19 - 10th National Conference on Computational Mechanics (Trondheim, Norway, 3-4 June 2019).
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.
22nd Northern Research Basins Symposia/Workshop – Partners in Learning (Yellowknife, Canada, 18-24 August 2019).
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Furdada, Gloria;
Guinau, Marta;
Subiela, Guillem B.;
Moraru, Adina.
(2018)
Las cuencas de Portainé y Romadriu: susceptibilidad al cambio y factores de control antrópicos y naturales.
Geomorfología del Antropoceno. Efectos del cambio global sobre los procesos geomorfológicos.
Chapter
-
Moraru, Adina;
Ruiz-Villanueva, Virginia;
Furdada, Gloria.
(2018)
Factors controlling streambank erosion and channel widening: implications for flood hazard.
Geomorfología del Antropoceno. Efectos del cambio global sobre los procesos geomorfológicos.
Chapter
Report
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Moraru, Adina.
(2017)
Streambank erosion and channel widening: implications for flood hazard.
2017.
Master 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
Coming soon: 22nd NRB conference – Canada
22nd Northern Research Basins conference (Yellowknife, Canada)
WoWW’s project leader interviewed by Lørn.Tech
Serious gaming and flood risk communication in Gemini.no
WoWW presented at IBM’s end-of-the-year seminar 2019
River Flow 2020
WoWW – new technology for better flood preparedness
Reconnaissance fieldtrips during late Autumn
1st IAHR Young Professionals congress
WoWW presented at UN World Water Day 2020
Flash flood depicted in new journal article
Editor’s choice awarded to flash flood journal article
NTNU Digital Transformation seminar 2022
39th IAHR World Congress (Granada, Spain)
3rd IAHR Young Professionals congress
IAHR Scandinavia Young Professionals Network YPN Adina Moraru
EGU General Assembly 2023
2023
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PosterMoraru, Adina. (2023) Reconstruction and optimal modelling of a flash flood in a steep Norwegian river using remotely sensed- and in-situ data. EGU General Assembly 2023 . Copernicus Meetings; Vienna. 2023-04-24 - 2023-04-28.
2022
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PosterMoraru, Adina. (2022) The role of soft data to understand flood dynamics in an ephemeral mountain river. 3rd IAHR Young Professionals congress (2022) . The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR); online. 2022-11-28 - 2022-12-02.
2020
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LectureMoraru, Adina. (2020) Serious gaming in the World of Wild Waters project and 3D visualization of floods. UN World Water Day 2020 . UNESCO; Oslo. 2020-11-24 - 2020-11-24.
2018
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PosterMoraru, Adina; Ruiz-Villanueva, Virginia; Furdada, Gloria. (2018) Factors controlling streambank erosion and channel widening: implications for flood hazard (poster). Proceedings from the XV Reunión Nacional de Geomorfología (Palma de Mallorca, Spain) . Spanish Society for Geomorphology; Palma de Mallorca. 2018-09-11 - 2018-09-14.