Alonso Pizarro

Alonso Pizarro

Professor of Hydrology & Hydraulic Engineering

Universidad Diego Portales

Biography

Alonso Pizarro is a professor of hydrology & hydraulic engineering at Universidad Diego Portales. His research interests include hydrology, hydraulics, sediment transport, bridge scour, flood prediction, extreme flood events, stochastic processes in hydrology, environmental monitoring using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs), and remote sensing applications for fluvial monitoring. Alonso utilises advanced surveying and flow measurement techniques and laboratory experiments. He is proficient in advanced programming languages (Matlab and Python) and GIS software (QGIS), which he uses to manipulate and analyse complex datasets, regularly publishing research articles in leading international journals. Alonso has recently adopted open science practices, making available data, codes, and analyses.

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Interests
  • Hydrology
  • Stochastic processes in Hydrology
  • Fluvial Monitoring
  • UASs
  • Bridge Scour
Education
  • PhD in Cities and Landscapes (Water Management and Hydrology), 2019

    University of Basilicata

  • MSc in Civil Engineering, 2015

    University of Concepcion

  • BSc in Civil Engineering, 2012

    University of Concepcion

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(2022). Estimation of Chlorophyll-a Concentrations in Lanalhue Lake Using Sentinel-2 MSI Satellite Images. in Remote Sensing MDPI.

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(2022). VISION: VIdeo StabilisatION using automatic features selection for image velocimetry analysis in rivers. in SoftwareX.

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(2022). Influence of Dam Breach Parameter Statistical Definition on Resulting Rupture Maximum Discharge. in Water MDPI.

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(2022). Relative importance of parameters controlling scour at bridge piers using the new toolbox ScourAPP. in Computers & Geosciences.

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(2021). Unmanned Aerial Vehicles In Hydrology And Water Management -Applications, Challenges And Perspectives. WRR.

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