Topic: Sustainable water management in agriculture
Type: Experimental
Short description: Within the project "IrriGate - towards a better management of gravity-fed irrigation", funded by Regione Lombardia, we have been setting up a new automated system for the remote control of water for the irrigation of rice fields. The study site is located in the south of the city of Milan. The aim of this work is to assess the performance of this system in terms of hydraulic efficiency, economic sustainability and technical scalability to other domains where more traditional techniques are still prevalent. Full-time job. Only students with one exam left towards graduation will be considered.
Required skills: good knowledge of English and MS Office (especially MS Excel). Experience with programming languages (e.g. Matlab and R) considered a plus.
Fieldwork location: Brandezzate (Fondazione Ca Granda), Via Ripamonti, Milan, Italy.
Duration: From April 2021 to November 2021
Supervisor(s): Daniele Masseroni - Claudio Gandolfi
Topic: Sustainable stormwater management in urban settings
Type: Experimental
Short description: Within the projects "Monalisa - mathematical models and nature-based solutions for improving combined sewer overflows management and reuse” and "QuoVirus - Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in water bodies receiving waste/stormwater discharge from urban settings", funded by the University of Milan and Fondazione Cariplo, we have been conducting a campaign to monitor the chemical, physical and microbial quality of the wastewater and stormwater that end into the irrigation network surrounding the city of Milan. The aim of this work is to support the research team in the monitoring and sampling campaign, as well as to investigate potential links between the water chemical-physical-microbial properties and the hydrological characteristics of the irrigation network. Full-time job. Only students with one exam left towards graduation will be considered.
Required skills: good knowledge of English and MS Office (especially MS Excel). Experience with fieldwork preferred. Team player and fully available for fieldwork activities.
Fieldwork location: Sedriano and Gaggiano (nearby Milan, Italy).
Duration: From March 2021 to November 2021
Supervisor(s): Daniele Masseroni
