Salvatore Calabrese

Salvatore Calabrese received his bachelor’s degree in 2012 and master’s degree in 2014 at the University of Palermo (Italy), and his Ph.D. in 2019 at Princeton University (NJ, USA) with a thesis on the impact of multiscale ecohydrological fluctuations on biogeochemical cycles. In 2020, he joined as an Assistant Professor the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department at Texas A&M University, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in water resources and leads a research group focused on Hydrology and Ecosystem Sustainability (http://people.tamu.edu/~salvatore.calabrese/). Research in his lab addresses critical environmental challenges arising from the effects of climatic changes and land management practices on the hydrologic and nutrient cycles, and their impacts on soil and water resources. Salvatore and his team adopt a multidisciplinary approach seamlessly integrating hydrology, biology, biogeochemistry, and thermodynamics as well as mathematical modeling to develop innovative sustainable land management strategies, with a specific focus on water use and soil carbon sequestration. Research findings from the group have been highlighted by the US National Academy of Sciences and featured in several local and international news outlets. As a member of the American Geophysical Union, Salvatore regularly chairs scientific sessions at professional meetings and serves as a member of the Soil Processes and Critical Zone Technical committee.