In questa sezione sono riportati gli eventi promossi o sponsorizzati dal Centro H2CU in ordine crolologico.
2008
An Introduction to Lattice Boltzmann Methods for complex flow simulations March, 3-8 2008
The one-week course will be held at: The Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Piazzale Aldo Moro 7, Rome, Italy.
The lattice Boltzmann method is a highly innovative approach to fluid dynamics, which is based on the solution of a minimal Boltzmann kinetic equation, rather than on the discretization of the Navier- Stokes equations of continuum mechanics. This minimal Boltzmann equation, known as Lattice Boltzmann equation (LBe), was developed in the late 80's and early 90's, in response to the major drawbacks of its ancestor, the Lattice Gas Cellular Automata method. Ever since, LBE research has known a burgeoning growth, which has led to an extremely elegant and computationally efficient approach to the most complex problems in fluid dynamics.
These range from low-Reynolds single and multiphase flows in highly heterogeneous (porous) media, all the way to fully turbulent flows in complex geometries of direct industrial relevance, such as real-life cars and airplanes.
In hindsight, the most fundamental asset of LBe rests with its mesoscopic nature, lying in between the atomistic and continuum descriptions of fluid flows. This allows LBe to combine the best of the two worlds: the geometrical flexibility of atomistic methods with the large-scale resolution of continuum methods.
Objectives
The objective of this course is to present the theory and the applications of the lattice Boltzmann method for fluid dynamics. Besides the theoretical explanation of the method, the course will feature several hours of practice which will permit the students to develop their own warm-up computer code to simulate fluid dynamics with the lattice Boltzmann models.
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2007
GIS Terrain Analysis for Hydro-geomorphic applications
Columbia University - Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering- New York, USA August 27th – 31st , 2007
Terrain analysis is a fundamental preliminary step for the majority of hydrologic and geomorphic applications. As a result, a growing number of commercial and experimental GIS-based software have been developed in recent times. In this context, this course is designed to teach participants about theoretical and practical aspects of state-of-the-art terrain analysis tools. The following syllabus describes the activities and topics that will be developed during the week. The course is arranged with four morning lectures, focusing on theory and background, and four afternoon labs. Students will be taught how to use available commercial software and the new experimental tools. Throughout the course, students will use their new skills to develop a ‘hands-on’ terrain analysis project to be conducted in small teams.
Pace University Course: Web Design for Nonprofit Organizations CIS 102W, 3 credits
This is a discipline-based course that affects an exciting and new learning experience for students, in implementing and enhancing actual Web sites that benefit local non-profit agencies. The students are introduced in class to the methods of designing Web sites in a non-profit paradigm and are involved in developing, implementing and enhancing the sites in the field, in teams that include clientele of the agencies.
Web assisted
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, August 2-23
9:00am - 12:30pm
$2130 Tuition
$84 General Institution Fee
New York City Housing Costs are still being determined but I estimate that students enrolling in 3 credits will be charge $370/week.
University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy February, 5-9,2007
CIS 102W, 3 credits
This is a discipline-based course that affects an exciting and new learning experience for students, in implementing and enhancing actual Web sites that benefit local non-profit agencies. The students are introduced in class to the methods of designing Web sites in a non-profit paradigm and are involved in developing, implementing and enhancing the sites in the field, in teams that include clientele of the agencies.
Web assisted Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, August 2-23 9:00am - 12:30pm $2130 Tuition $84 General Institution Fee New York City Housing Costs are still being determined but I estimate that students enrolling in 3 credits will be charge $370/week.
Time series analysis is an essential tool to understand hydrological phenomena and their potential for change due to climate variations or land surface characteristics. With the advent of powerful statistical packages (such as S-plus and R), the use of time series analysis techniques is increasingly feasible in hydrological studies. Nevertheless, their use must be based on solid theoretical foundations which include both univariate and multivariate stochastic processes theory and synthetic time series generation. This one-week winter school will focus on the statistical theory and applications of time series analysis. The course will provide the theoretical and applied knowledge for conducting hydrological simulations using time series approaches with a particular emphasis on extreme events across climate regimes
more info: http://www.unitus.it/agraria/interna.asp?idPag=2895
International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics 
Era dal 1954 che l’Italia aspettava di poter organizzare l’Assemblea Generale dello IUGG - l’International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics – in programma ogni 4 anni. Un avvenimento che si realizzerà finalmente nel 2007, grazie alla decisione presa dalla 23° Assemblea dello IUGG, appena conclusasi a Sapporo (Giappone), che ha privilegiato il nostro Paese rispetto all’Australia. “E’ una scelta che fa onore all’Italia e al CNR, che rappresenta il nostro Paese nell’ambito di questo organismo – afferma Lucio Ubertini, direttore dell’Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica del CNR e Presidente del Comitato Italiano IUGG – e che riconosce il nostro ruolo preminente in questo settore”.
L’incontro rappresenta un evento di straordinaria rilevanza internazionale, dal momento che raccoglie tutti i paesi del mondo e soprattutto le più importanti associazioni scientifiche che si occupano di fenomeni naturali quali alluvioni, frane, maremoti, terremoti o eruzioni vulcaniche. Un risultato molto importante, al quale hanno contribuito in maniera determinante sia Lucio Ubertini sia la nostra diplomazia, che ha validamente supportato la candidatura italiana.
more info: http://www.iugg2007perugia.it/
2006
Giornata di Studio “Metodi statistici e matematici per le analisi dele serie idrologiche”
Giornata di Studio “Metodi statistici e matematici per le analisi dele serie idrologiche”
Università degli Studi della Tuscia
Viterbo 26 Maggio 2006
Organizzato da:
-Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza” - Centro H2CU
Università della Tuscia
Università di Napoli Federico II
Istituto per la Protezione Idrogeologica IRPI-CNR
Gruppo Nazionale per la Difesa dalle Catastrofi Idrogeologiche - GNDCI
14 contributi
Circa 50-60 partecipanti tra Ricercatori e studenti
CNR-MIT Summer School
Landscape form and processes: models and applications in watershed analysis
CNR-MIT Summer School
Landscape form and processes: models and applications in watershed analysis
University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
June, 26-30,2006
Instructors: Erkan Istanbulluoglu, Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln ,
Assistant Instructor: Fernando Nardi,Post-Doc, University of Rome "La Sapienza",
Organizers:
Prof. Rafael Bras, MIT, Cambridge, MA;
Prof. Lucio Ubertini, University of Rome "La Sapienza", H2CU Center,
Prof. Salvatore Grimaldi, University of Tuscia, Viterbo & H2CU Center;
Prof. Enrique Vivoni, New Mexico Tech, MSEC Socorro, NM,
Prof. Marco Pica, University of Tuscia, Viterbo;
Eng. Andrea Petroselli, University of Tuscia, Viterbo.
Corso breve di 30 ore
23 partecipanti americani di diverso background culturale
2005
First European Fuel Cell Technology and Applications Conference
The First European Fuel Cell Technology and Applications Conference, organised by the Honors Center of Italian Universities and sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Italy’s Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l’Energia e l’Ambiente (ENEA), has brought together fuel cell developers, scientists, academics, policy deciders, as well as end-users and industry representatives, giving particular emphasis to operational experiences and applications.
more info: http://www.asmeconferences.org/efc05/ E' possibile consultare On line tutte le presentazioni
Giornata di presentazione del Centro Interuniversitario di Formazione e Ricerca (H2CU)
presso la Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America,
30 novembre 2004, Columbia University New York
CNR-MIT Short Course on Recent advances in Hydrologic Sciences
25-27 luglio 2005, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
3rd CNR-Princeton Workshop, New Frontiers in Hydrology, 18 - 20 Maggio 2005, Princeton University
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