Dr. Hassan Davani

Email

Primary Email: [email protected]

Phone/Fax

Primary Phone: 619-594-2275

Building/Location

Engineering - 421E
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, California 92182
Mail Code: 1324

Website Links

• https://www.hassanh2o.com/

Bio

Hassan Davani is an Associate Professor at the SDSU Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, who is an NSF CAREER Awardee, specialized in stormwater management and water resources engineering. He is the Primary Investigator of several federally funded research projects, including the National Science Foundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and U.S. Department of Transportation. He has over 30 peer-reviewed journal publications to date, and has collaborated internationally in UK, Germany, etc. more info can be found at https://www.hassanh2o.com/ 

Education

2009 - B.S. Civil Engineering, Power & Water University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

2012 - M.S. Civil Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2016 - Ph.D. Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Utah

Areas of Specialization

Hassan Davani is a member of the water resources engineering faculty in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at San Diego State University where he directs the Urban Water Group (UWG) and teaches courses on stormwater management, hydraulics, open channel design and hydromodification management. All his experience in academia and industry has focused on the application of advanced computational techniques to explore emerging climatic stressors and flooding challenges to the civil infrastructure. He serves as a member for two committees of the American Society of Civil Engineers: International Participation Committee, and Urban Water Resources Council. He is a licensed Civil Engineer at the State of California. 

Certifications

Licensed Professional Civil Engineer (PE) by the State of California

Human Subject Research (HSR) Certificate, Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)

Awards & Honors

2022 - NSF CAREER Award: Environmental Sustainability of Combined versus Separate Sewer Systems along the U.S. West Coast https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2239602 

2022 - Trailblazer, SDSU’s Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$), a campus-wide recognition for creating an inclusive environment in classes for students from low-income groups. These innovations are recognized by the Cool4Ed initiative at the CSU Chancellor's Office, which is supported by the State of California (AB 798), the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: https://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewSite.htm?id=9161456 

Courses

CIV E 444: Applied Hydraulics and Laboratory

CIV E 530: Open Channel Hydraulics

CIV E 639: Stormwater Management & Green Infrastructure

CIV E 730: Advanced Topics in Water Resources

See here for open educational materials: https://www.hassanh2o.com/courses 

Research

Stormwater Management, Green Infrastructure, Coastal Resilience, Climate Change, Sea-Level Rise, Life Cycle Assessment, Sustainable Development, Image Processing, Machine Learning, etc.

Directed Student Research

Directed student research at the Urban Water Lab can be found here: https://www.hassanh2o.com/my-team 

Grants

Some of the recent grants:

“Collaborative Research: Sustainable Water Infrastructure for Adapting to Coastal Climate Change”. National Science Foundation https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2113987

"NSF CAREER Award: Environmental Sustainability of Combined versus Separate Sewer Systems along the U.S. West Coast" National Science Foundation https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2239602  

"SCC-PG: Intelligent Flood Detection and Warning System to Assist Homeless Communities and Emergency Management Entities" National Science Foundation https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2244837 

“Missing the Main Load? Quantifying Marine Debris Loadings from Storm Drain and River Margin Sources in the San Diego River”, NOAA Marine Debris Research Program https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/funding-opportunities/noaa-marine-debris-program-awards-funding-5-new-projects-research-marine

“Evaluation of Transportation Safety against Flooding in Disadvantaged Communities”, Department of Transportation’s University Transportation Center (UTC) https://safed.vtti.vt.edu/projects/evaluation-of-transportation-safety-against-flooding-in-disadvantaged-communities/ 

“Quantifying the Effectiveness of Green Infrastructure in Removing Microplastics”, CSU Chancellor’s Office, CSU Council on Ocean Affairs, Science & Technology (COAST), 

“Statistical Analysis on Oil and Grease Monitoring Data to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Intermediate Devices”, Industrial Environmental Association Research and Education Foundation, 

Media

See the full list here: https://www.hassanh2o.com/ Some of the Media coverage is listed below:

FOX5 Morning News, By Shally Zomorodi, Published Aug 21, 2023, Hilary Storm Impacts Accross CA https://youtu.be/tu6EYuM8bKY 

ABC10, By Jeff Lasky, Published September 29, 2022, Experts warn that San Diego is not prepared for a major storm:  https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/experts-warn-that-san-diego-is-not-prepared-for-a-major-hurricane  

NBC7, By Joe Little, Published September 1, 2021, Looking to Keep Imperial Beach Above Water: https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/looking-to-keep-imperial-beach-above-water/2708004/  

NBC7, By Joe Little, By Joe Little, Published December 2, 2021, Researchers Work to Keep Imperial Beach Above Water, https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/researchers-work-to-keep-imperial-beach-above-water/2807605/ 

The San Diego Union-Tribune, By Tammy Murga, Published August 14, 2022.How can Imperial Beach residents participate in solutions against flooding? https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/south-county/story/2022-08-14/how-can-imperial-beach-residents-participate-in-solutions-against-flooding-this-group-wants-to-help 

Publications

See my Google Scholar page for an up-to-date list of my publications