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.
2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
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.
The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)
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
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CRC Press
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.
International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE)
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.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2018
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Moraru, Adina ;
Ruiz-Villanueva, Virginia;
Furdada, Gloria.
(2018)
Factors controlling streambank erosion and channel widening: implications for flood hazard.
Chapter
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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
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Moraru, Adina .
(2017)
Streambank erosion and channel widening: implications for flood hazard.
Deposit Digital de la Univesitat de Barcelona
Masters thesis
Journal publications
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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
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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
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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
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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
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. Copernicus Meetings EGU General Assembly 2023 , 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. The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) 3rd IAHR Young Professionals congress (2022) , 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. UNESCO UN World Water Day 2020 , 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). 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