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Steven Sandi

(He/Him)

Lecturer, Civil Engineering

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Engineering

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  • Lecturer, Civil Engineering
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Engineering
  • +61 3 522 73458 (Work)
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

BIO

My expertise lies in developing numerical models to understand and predict the response of wetland systems to environmental change.
 
I combine two-dimensional flood modelling with field and remotely sensed data to simulate interactions among hydrodynamics, sediment processes and vegetation in freshwater wetlands, saltmarshes and mangroves. 
 
These models support the assessment of climate variability, management interventions and anthropogenic pressures

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Lecturer, Civil Engineering
    Deakin University, School of Engineering

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Lecturer
    Deakin University, School of Engineering, Geelong, Australia6 Mar 2023 - present
  • Associate Lecturer
    The University of Newcastle, School of Engineering, Newcastle, Australia1 Jan 2019 - 27 Feb 2023
  • Research Associate
    The University of Newcastle, School of Engineering, Australia5 Mar 2018 - 31 Dec 2018

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • PhD Candidate
    The University of Newcastle, School of Engineering, Australia5 Jun 2013 - 30 Dec 2017
  • Teaching Assistant
    The University of Newcastle, School of Engineering, Australia1 Mar 2014 - 30 Nov 2017
  • Civil Engineer
    Costa Rica’s National Commission for Risk Prevention and Emergency Management (CNE), San Jose, Costa Rica1 Jun 2012 - 1 Apr 2013

DEGREES

  • PhD Environmental Engineering
    University of Newcastle Australia, Newcastle, Australia3 Jun 2013 - 15 Jun 2018
  • Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering
    University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica1 Mar 2007 - 1 Dec 2012

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Graduate Certificate of Higher Education (Learning and Teaching)
    Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Australia1 Oct 2023 - 28 Feb 2025

LANGUAGES

  • Spanish - Latin American
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Computational modelling and simulation in earth sciences
  • Carbon sequestration science
  • Engineering education
  • Ecohydrology
  • Water resources engineering

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • School of Engineering