Hassan Davani, PhD, PE
Associate Professor, Water Resources Engineering, San Diego State University
Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering
Feb 2025
Nov 2022
Jan 2019
Kian Bagheri
PhD Student
Developing computational hydrologic methods to assess the impacts of compound flooding in coastal communities.
Amir Adibfar
PhD Student
Anomaly detection in infrastructure monitoring systems and downscaling of future climatic conditions.
Jaeda Cook-Wallace
BS Student
Community engagement and outreach to promote sustainable and resilient management of stormwater systems.
Callum McRae
MS Student
Callum is interested in studying emerging impacts of Sea-Level Rise on urban water infrastructure.
Jacey Domingsil
BS Student
Green infrastructure design and development for decentralization of water systems in coastal regions.
Former Students
Yousef Sangsefidi
PhD
Data-supported modeling of climate change impacts on coastal water infrastructure systems for developing community-based adaptation strategies. Dissertation
Ryan McDowell
MS
Discovering novel techniques to remove emerging pollutants from the environment, e.g. Bioretention ability to remove Microplastics. Thesis.
Cheyenne Graves
MS
Stormwater monitoring and exploring advanced methods to monitor oil & grease pollution in stormwater. Thesis recording: HERE
Michael Violante
MS
Optimization of drainage infrastructure to minimize the risk of failure of the utility poles. His thesis defense recording is available at: HERE
Thomas Sun
MS
Designing green stormwater control techniques to maximize the environmental benefits. His study area was a tributary of the San Diego River.
Wynneth Requieron
MS
2-dimensional stormwater modeling to propose mitigation plans. Her study area is Sorrento Valley, San Diego, which is located in the flood plain.
Atalie Gomez
BS
The application of GIS for Sea-Level Rise inundation analyses. She also compiled data on community issues as a result of Sea-Level Rise.
Reyhaneh Rahimi
Visiting Scholar
Modeling the compound inundation impacts of coastal climate change through statistical downscaling
Joaquin Santos
BS
The application of GIS for Sea-Level Rise inundation analyses. He also studies groundwater rise as a result of Sea-Level Rise.
Undergraduate Research Teams
Atalie Gomez, Minrva Munoz, Jasmin Kazak, Hanadi Jarar
Miguel Lomeli, Raghad Hashim, Dylanne Fee
Nick Steffenino, Justin Sornberger
