Stefano Basso

Stefano Basso is an Associate Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Geography and Social Anthropology. His research focuses on hydrology, environmental hazards, and the water-energy-ecosystems nexus. He has held roles including Senior Scientist at the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) and Research Group Leader at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Germany. His work emphasizes predicting extreme floods and understanding climate adaptation impacts.

Education and Career Highlights:

• PhD from Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology), 2016
• Visiting Research Scholar at Duke University, USA (2014–2015)
• Supervised multiple PhD candidates and postdocs, including recipients of prestigious awards.

Research Interests:

• Extreme flood prediction using hydrograph dynamics
• Landscape-based climate adaptation
• Hydropower and biodiversity interactions
• Solute and sediment fluxes in river basins

His methods link ordinary hydrologic data to extreme event analysis, with applications in Norway, Germany, and beyond.

Awards and Recognition:

• Water Resources Research Editors’ Choice Award (2020)
• 2020 Supervision Award, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

Grants and Advising:

• Main supervisor for PhD student Hsing-Jui Wang (Glory Foundation-funded)
• Co-supervisor for Larisa Tarasova (completed 2020)
• Recipient of grants for hydropower and ecosystem studies.

Outreach and Labs:

• Collaborates with Norwegian agencies like NVE on flood risk.
• Active in international projects like ClimDesign for climate services.