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Dr. Diego Tonolla

Dr. Diego Tonolla

ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
Institute of Natural Resource Sciences
Grüentalstrasse 14
8820 Wädenswil

+41 (0) 58 934 52 41
diego.tonolla@zhaw.ch

Work at ZHAW

Position

Deputy Head Ecohydrology

Focus

  • Ecological consequences of hydropower on rivers as well as evaluation of restoration measures, especially concerning hydropeaking
  • Spatial and temporal analysis of temperature distribution in aquatic ecosystems, especially using thermal infrared (TIR)
  • Spatial analysis of flow and bedload dynamic using passive (hydrophones) and active (ADP) acoustic measurements
  • Ecology of streams, rivers and floodplains, hydromorphology
  • Restoration and conservation of streams, rivers and floodplains

Teaching

Lecturer (Bachelor & Master)

Experience

  • Senior researcher and lecturer, deputy head reserach group ecohydrology
    ZHAW-IUNR
    01 / 2019 - today
  • Reseracher and lecturer, deputy head research group ecohydrology
    ZHAW-IUNR
    04 / 2015 - 12 / 2018
  • Faculty Affiliate
    Flathead Lake Biological Station (FLBS), Montana, USA
    05 / 2013 - 12 / 2015
  • Guest scientist
    Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Department of Shallow Lakes and Lowland Rivers, Berlin, Germany
    03 / 2012 - 12 / 2015
  • Researcher and project leader for a program focused on mitigating negative ecological impacts due to hydropeaking
    Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Water Division
    03 / 2012 - 03 / 2015
  • Scientific research assistant
    Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Department of Shallow Lakes and Lowland Rivers, Berlin, Germany
    01 / 2009 - 12 / 2011
  • Scientific research assistant
    Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Department of Aquatic Ecology
    11 / 2005 - 12 / 2008
  • nternship for the analysis of biodiversity in big, old chestnut trees
    WSL, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape
    08 / 2003 - 11 / 2003

Education and Continuing education

Education

  • Doctor of Natural Sciences (Dr. rer. nat.) / Watercourses
    Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), & Freie Universität Berlin (FUB) & Eawag
    02 / 2007 - 06 / 2011
  • Diploma (equivalent to a M. Sc.) in Environmental Sciences / Environmental Sciences
    Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ)
    10 / 2000 - 11 / 2005

Continuing Education

  • CAS in "University Didactics"
    Zurich University of Teacher Education (PHZH)
    04 / 2019
  • CAS in River Restoration
    College of Engineering and Architecture, Fribourg
    06 / 2013

Network

Membership of networks

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-1172-0033

Awards

Social media

Projects

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed
Other publications
Oral conference contributions and abstracts

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW