PhD Thesis Defended

The day has finally arrived. On Friday, I defended my thesis and received my PhD in Engineering from the University of Buenos Aires.

I have uploaded the thesis presentation to YouTube for any hydraulics colleagues who might find it interesting.

With that same goal in mind, I will be presenting it at the Latin American Hydraulics Congress next month.

I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank everyone who has supported and encouraged me during these eight years of work.

First and foremost, my supervisor, Dr. Ángel Menéndez, who went above and beyond the call of duty to carry out this project, faithful to the role of true mentor he has played for many years. To my monitoring committee, made up of Dr. Guillermo Marshal and Dr. Alejandro Otero, who also served as one of the jurors. To the other three judges, Drs. Fabián Bombardelli, Andrés Rodríguez, and Carlos Marcelo García, who, along with Alejandro, took the time to carefully read and evaluate the thesis. To my colleagues, especially Dr. Pablo García, who constantly advised and guided me throughout this journey.

And on a personal level, I can’t help but thank my family: my wife Fernanda; my daughters Cata, Sofi, Luci, and Emilia; my parents, sisters, grandmother, brothers-in-law, nephews, and parents-in-law. All of them, like many of my friends, shared in my small sacrifices and offered me constant help and encouragement; true members of a team and honorary co-authors.

Finally, I thank God for placing all these willing people in my path. Because I have nothing that I haven’t received. And because He didn’t let me give up when things seemed impossibly difficult.

Thesis is available here:

Badano, 2021. Assessment of scale effects on hydraulic structures by means of numerical modelling.