Rate My Professor Davide Wüthrich

Davide Wüthrich is an Assistant Professor at Delft University of Technology in the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Department of Hydraulic Engineering, specializing in hydraulic structures and environmental fluid mechanics. He earned a B.Sc. in civil engineering from Politecnico di Torino in Italy, followed by an M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). His doctoral thesis investigated the resilience of hydraulic infrastructure, establishing connections between building geometry, wave hydrodynamic properties, and impact loads. Before joining TU Delft in 2021, Wüthrich participated in research and consulting projects across Switzerland, Canada, Japan, and Australia, and he holds the position of Honorary Lecturer at The University of Queensland. His career includes applied work on disaster prevention, post-flood forensic surveys, hydropower rehabilitation, and prototype measurements. Currently, his research centers on flood protection measures, air-water flow properties in highly unsteady flows, and the effects of floating debris on flood risk management. Wüthrich teaches courses such as Hydraulic Structures, River Engineering, and Offshore Research Project.