Celso Castro Bolinaga
Asst Professor
- 919-515-6712
- cfcastro@ncsu.edu
- Weaver Administration Bldg 100
Dr. Castro-Bolinaga leads the Environmental Sediment Mechanics Research Group in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department at NC State University. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he was part of the Baker Environmental Hydraulics Laboratory. He completed his undergraduate studies in Civil Engineering at Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB) in Caracas, Venezuela. Dr. Castro-Bolinaga joined the department in November of 2016.
Education
Civil Engineering
Virginia Tech
Civil Engineering
Virginia Tech
Civil Engineering
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB) Caracas, Venezuela
Research Description
The Environmental Sediment Mechanics Research Group conduct studies in the area of environmental hydraulics and sediment transport. We study phenomena related to the dynamics of water and sediment in a range of aquatic environments that include streams, rivers, and estuaries. These environments are continuously adjusting their form in response to hydrological fluctuations (including extreme events), changes in the quantity and size of supplied sediment, and anthropogenic modifications. Our work focuses on characterizing the inherent variability that marks such adjustment in nature for advancing the formulation of physics-based models that underpin our predictive understanding. This is critical nowadays given the effects of climate change on aquatic environments, which have modified their capacity to resist and recover from change imposed by disturbances (i.e., their resilience). Building on advanced physics-based models, our work ultimately aims to create a paradigm shift toward the application of performance-based risk analyses that inform the next generation of resilience-oriented design, practice, and policy.