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Luca -no second name- Mao -no second last name-

Associate Professor

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

River Science Sediment transport in gravel-bed rivers Vegetation-sediment-flow interactions in gravel-bed rivers Geomorphic effectiveness of floods Hydromorphology and river restoration Hydromorphological impacts of human activities in rivers

Forest and Environmental Sciences, UNIVERSIDAD DE PADUA. Italia, 2000
Environmental Watershed Management, Polytechnic University of Madrid. Chile, 2005

Research Associate Full Time

University of Padua (Italy)

Italia

2004 - 2008
Research Fellow Full Time

University of Hull (UK)

Reino Unido

2008 - 2010
Research Associate Full Time

University of Padua

Italia

2010 - 2010
Research Fellow Full Time

Free University of Bozen/Bolzano (Italy)

Faculty of Science and Technology

Italia

2010 - 2011
Assistant Professor Full Time

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Faculty for Agronomy and Forest Engineering

Santiago, Chile

2011 - 2015
Associate Professor Full Time

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Faculty for Agronomy and Forest Engineering

Santiago, Chile

2015 - A la fecha
Associate Professor Full Time

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Faculty for Agronomy and Forest Engineering

Santiago, Chile

2015 - A la fecha

Professor Luca Mao arrived in Chile in November 2011. Since than, he has been directing the following students:
PhD. Fernando Ugalde. Large wood dynamics and eco-morphological efffects in Andean catchments with native and plantation forest cover. To be submitted in 2015.
MsC. Carolina Huingache. Histéresis en el arrastre de fondo de un río de montaña alimentado por un glaciar. Completed in 2013.
MsC. Ricardo Carrillo. Bedload dynamics in a glacier-fed Andean catchment. To be complelted in 2015.

In Chile, Luca Mao has been given the followign course at the undergradate and postgraduate levels:
Since 2012: “Manejo Integrado de Cuencas” at the Diploma en Planificación Ambiental de Proyectos-DIPLAM, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Since 2012: “Manejo Integrado de Cuencas” in Undegraduate in Agronomy and Forestry Engineering, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile.
Since 2013: “Ecología y geomorfología Fluvial” in Postgraduate MsC in Recursos Naturales, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile.

Professor Luca Mao arrived in Chile in November 2011. Since than, he has been working on the following proyects:
2013 – 2015: Principal Investigator, CONICYT Fondecyt Regular: Sediment dynamics and management in small Andean catchments.
2012 – 2014: Principal Investigator, CONICYT Apoyo a proyectos Chile-EEUU, Effect of native forest replacement by pine plantations on biodiversity and ecosystem processes of Andean riparian and riverine habitats in the south of Chile.
2012 - 2013: Principal Investigator, CONYCIT Red Internacional entre centros de investigación, Isotopos e radionúclidos para estudios hidrogeológicos de cuencas de regiones áridas y semiáridas (con School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences- Plymouth University).
2012 – 2013: Co-Investigator, Fondo del Bosque Nativo CONAF, Cuantificación y valoración de los servicios ecosistémicos ofrecidos por el Parque Natural Aguas de Ramón.
2012 – 2015: Co-Investigator, IDRC (Canada research fund), Vulnerabilidad y adaptación a la variabilidad y al cambio climático en la Cuenca del Rio Maipo en Chile Central.

Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships (219294)

UNIVERSITY OF HULL

Reino Unido, 2008

Flume study of flood history effects on sediment entrainment and transport in gravel-bed rivers
National Scientific Habilitation

Ministero dell'Istruzione dell'Università e della Ricerca

Italia, 2012

National scientific habilitation for position of Associate Professor in Italian Universities by the Italian Ministry of Education and Research, Italy in the scientific-disciplinary sector AGR/08 Agricultural hydraulics and watershed protection.


Bed material transport estimate in large gravel-bed rivers using the virtual velocity approach Mao, Luca; Picco, Lorenzo; Lenzi, Mario A.; Surian, Nicola Article ISI SCOPUS EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS (2017)
Characterising physical habitats and fluvial hydromorphology: A new system for the survey and classification of river geomorphic units Belletti, Barbara; Rinaldi, Massimo; Bussettini, Martina; Comiti, Francesco; Gurnell, Angela M.; Mao, Luca; Nardi, Laura; Vezza, Paolo Article ISI SCOPUS GEOMORPHOLOGY (2017)
Medium and short term riparian vegetation, island and channel evolution in response to human pressure in a regulated gravel bed river (Piave River, Italy) Picco, L.; Comiti, F.; Mao, L.; Tonon, A.; Lenzi, M.A. Article ISI SCOPUS CATENA (2017)
Sediment motion and velocity in a glacier-fed stream Mao, L.; Dell'Agnese, A.; Comiti, F. Article ISI SCOPUS GEOMORPHOLOGY (2017)
Temporal dynamics of suspended sediment transport in a glacierized Andean basin Mao, L; Carrillo R. Article ISI SCOPUS GEOMORPHOLOGY (2017)
The Effects of Replacing Native Forest on the Quantity and Impacts of In-Channel Pieces of Large Wood in Chilean Streams Mao, L.; Ugalde, F.; Iroume, A.; Lacy, S. N. Article ISI SCOPUS RIVER RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS (2017)
Three decades of monitoring in the Rio Cordon instrumented basin: Sediment budget and temporal trend of sediment yield Rainato, R.; Mao, L.; García-Rama, A.; Picco, L.; Cesca, M.; Vianello, A.; Preciso, E.; Scussel, G.R.; Lenzi, M.A. Article ISI SCOPUS GEOMORPHOLOGY (2017)
An integrated analysis of the March 2015 Atacama floods Wilcox, Andrew C.; Escauriaza, Cristian; Agredano, Roberto; Mignot, Emmanuel; Zuazo, Vicente; Otárola, Sebastián; Castro, Lina; Gironás, Jorge; Cienfuegos, Rodrigo; Mao, Luca Article ISI SCOPUS GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS (2016)
Flume and field-based calibration of surrogate sensors for monitoring bedload transport Mao, L; Carrillo R.; Escauriaza, C; Iroumé A. Article ISI SCOPUS GEOMORPHOLOGY (2016)
Linking riparian woody communities and fluviomorphological characteristics in a regulated gravel-bed river (Piave River, Northern Italy) Picco, L; Sitzia, T.; Mao, L; Comiti, F; Lenzi, MA Article ISI SCOPUS ECOHYDROLOGY (2016)
Relationships between woody vegetation and geomorphological patterns in three gravel-bed rivers with different intensities of anthropogenic disturbance Sitzia, T.; Picco, L; Ravazzolo, D; Comiti, F; Mao, L; Lenzi M.A. Article ISI SCOPUS Advances in Water Resources (2016)
Spatial analysis of the impacts of the Chaitén volcano eruption (Chile) in three fluvial systems Ulloa, H; Iroumé A.; Picco, L; Mohr, C. H.; Mazzorana, B; Lenzi M.A.; Mao, L Article ISI SCOPUS JOURNAL OF SOUTH AMERICAN EARTH SCIENCES (2016)
Bedload transport in a formerly glaciated mountain catchment constrained by particle tracking Dell'Agnese A.; Brardinoni, F; Toro, M; Mao, L; Engel M.; Comiti, F Article ISI SCOPUS Earth Surface Dynamics (2015)
Geomorphic effects of wood quantity and characteristics in three Italian gravel-bed rivers Ravazzolo, D; Mao, L; Picco, L; Sitzia, T.; Lenzi, MA Article ISI SCOPUS Geomorphology (2015)
Large wood mobility processes in low-order Chilean river channels Iroumé A.; Mao, L; Andreoli A.; Ulloa, H; Ardiles M.P. Article ISI SCOPUS GEOMORPHOLOGY (2015)
Massive biomass flushing despite modest channel response in the Rayas River following the 2008 eruption of Chaiten volcano, Chile Ulloa, H; Irourne, A; Picco, L; Korup, O; Lenzi, MA; Mao, L; Ravazzolo, D Article ISI SCOPUS Geomorphology (2015)
Physical modelling of the combined effect of vegetation and wood on river morphology Bertoldi W.; Welber, M; Gurnell, AM; Mao, L; Comiti, F; Tal, M Article ISI SCOPUS Geomorphology (2015)
The response of a gravel-bed river planform configuration to flow variations and bed reworking: a modelling study Kaless, Gabriel; Mao, Luca; Moretto, Johnny; Picco, Lorenzo; Lenzi, Mario A. Article ISI SCOPUS Hydrological Processes (2015)
Tracer-based analysis of spatial and temporal variations of water sources in a glacierized catchment Penna D.; Engel M.; Mao, L; Dell'Agnese A.; Bertoldi G.; Comiti, F Article SCOPUS HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES (2015)
Use of Remote Imagery to Analyse Changes in Morphology and Longitudinal Large Wood Distribution in the Blanco River After the 2008 Chaiten Volcanic Eruption, Southern Chile Ulloa, H; Iroumé A.; Mao, L; Andreoli A.; Diez, S.; Lara, LE Article ISI SCOPUS Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography (2015)
A flume experiment on wood storage and remobilization in braided river systems Bertoldi W.; Welber, M; Mao, L; Zanella, S; Comiti, F Article ISI SCOPUS EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS (2014)
Bedload hysteresis in a glacier-fed mountain river Mao, LC; Dell'Agnese A.; Huincache, C; Penna D.; Engel M.; Niedrist G.; Comiti, F Article ISI SCOPUS EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS (2014)
Calibration of an acoustic pipe sensor through bedload traps in a glacierized basin Dell'Agnese A.; Mao, L; Comiti, F Article ISI SCOPUS CATENA (2014)
Medium-term fluvial island evolution in a disturbed gravel-bed river (Piave River, Northeastern Italian Alps) Picco, L; Mao, L; Rainato, R; Lenzi, MA Article ISI GEOGRAFISKA ANNALER SERIES A-PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY (2014)
Regime theories in gravel-bed rivers: models, controlling variables, and applications in disturbed Italian rivers Kaless G.; Mao, L; Lenzi, MA Article ISI HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES (2014)
Scaling relationships between bed load volumes, transport distances, and stream power in steep mountain channels Schneider, JM; Turowski, JM; Rickenmann D.; Hegglin, R; Arrigo, S; Mao, L; Kirchner, JW Article ISI SCOPUS JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-EARTH SURFACE (2014)
Short-term geomorphic analysis in a disturbed fluvial environment by fusion of LiDAR, colour bathymetry and dGPS surveys Moretto J.; Rigon E.; Mao, L; Delai F.; Picco, L; Lenzi, MA Article ISI SCOPUS CATENA (2014)
Tracking log displacement during floods in the Tagliamento River using RFID and GPS tracker devices Ravazzolo, D; Mao, L; Picco, L; Lenzi M.A. Article ISI SCOPUS Geomorphology (2014)
A 2D hydrodynamic-sedimentological model for gravel bed rivers. Part II, Case study: The Brenta River in Italy Kaless G.; Moretto J.; Delai F.; Mao, L; Lenzi M.A. Article SCOPUS Journal of Agricultural Engineering (2013)
A 2D hydrodynamic-sedimentological model for gravel-bed rivers. Part I: Theory and validation Kaless G.; Lenzi M.A.; Mao, L Article SCOPUS Journal of Agricultural Engineering (2013)
Channel adjustments and island dynamics in the Brenta river (Italy) over the last 30 years Moretto J., Rigon A., Mao L., Picco L., Delai F. & Lenzi M.A. Article RIVER RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS (2013)
Displacement length and velocity of tagged logs in the tagliamento river Ravazzolo, D; Mao, L; Garniga B.; Picco, L; Lenzi M.A. Article SCOPUS Journal of Agricultural Engineering (2013)
Dynamics and management alternatives of in-channel large wood in mountain basins of the southern Andes Mao, Luca; Andreoli, Andrea; Iroumé, Andrés; Comiti, Francesco; Lenzi, Mario A. Article ISI SCIELO SCOPUS Bosque (2013)
Evaluating short-term morphological changes in a gravel-bed braided river using terrestrial laser scanner Picco, L; Mao, L; Cavalli, M; Buzzi E.; Rainato, R; Lenzi, MA Article ISI SCOPUS Geomorphology (2013)
Evaluation of short-term geomorphic changes in differently impacted gravel-bed rivers using improved dems of difference Delai F.; Moretto J.; Mao, L; Picco, L; Lenzi M.A. Article SCOPUS Journal of Agricultural Engineering (2013)
A two end-member model of wood dynamics in headwater neotropical rivers Wohl E.; Bolton, S; Cadol, D; Comiti, F; Goode, JR; Mao, L Article ISI JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY (2012)
Rainfall intensity-duration thresholds for bedload transport initiation in small Alpine watersheds Badoux A.; Turowski J.M.; Mao, L; Mathys, N; Rickenmann D. Article ISI SCOPUS Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (2012)
The effect of hydrographs on bed load transport and bed sediment spatial arrangement Mao, L Article ISI SCOPUS Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface (2012)
The need for a hydromorphological approach to Chilean river management Andreoli A.; Mao, L; Iroumé A.; Arumí J.L.; Nardini A.; Pizarro, R; Caamano, D.; Meier C.; Link, O Article Revista chilena de historia natural (2012)
Channel adjustments and vegetation cover dynamics in a large gravel bed river over the last 200years Comiti, F.; Da Canal, M.; Surian, N.; Mao, L.; Picco, L.; Lenzi, M.A. Article ISI Geomorphology (2011)
Grain size and topographical differences between static and mobile armour layers Mao, L; Cooper, JR; Frostick, LE Article ISI EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS (2011)
Hydraulics, morphology, and energy dissipation in an alpine step-pool channel Wilcox, AC; Wohl, EE; Comiti, F; Mao, L Article ISI WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH (2011)
Observations on sediment mobility in a large gravel-bed river Mao, L; Surian N. Article ISI GEOMORPHOLOGY (2010)
Artificial steps to stabilize mountain rivers: a post-project ecological assessment Comiti, F.; Mao, L.; LENZI, M. A.; Siligardi, M. Article ISI River Research and Applications (2009)
Channel adjustments and alteration of sediment fluxes in gravel-bed rivers of North-Eastern Italy: potentials and limitations for channel recovery Surian, Nicola; Ziliani, Luca; Comiti, Francesco; Lenzi, Mario A.; Mao, Luca Article ISI River Research and Applications (2009)
Morphological effects of different channel-forming discharges in a gravel-bed river Surian, Nicola; Mao, Luca; Giacomin, Matteo; Ziliani, Luca Article ISI Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (2009)
Sediment transfer processes in two Alpine catchments of contrasting morphological settings Mao, L.; Cavalli, M.; Comiti, F.; Marchi, L.; Lenzi, M.A.; Arattano, M. Article ISI JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY (2009)
Acumulaciones de detritos leñosos en un cauce de montaña de Tierra del Fuego: análisis de la movilidad y de los efectos hidromorfológicos Mao, Luca; Burns, Sarah; Comiti, Francesco; Andreoli, Andrea; Urciuolo, Adriana; Gaviño-Novillo, Marcelo; Iturraspe, Rodolfo; Aristide Lenzi, Mario Article SCIELO Bosque (Valdivia) (2008)
Field based analysis of sediment entrainment in two high gradient streams located in Alpine and Andine environments Mao, L; Uyttendaele, GP; Iroumé A.; Lenzi, MA Article ISI SCOPUS GEOMORPHOLOGY (2008)
Geomorphic effects of large wood jams on a sub-antarctic mountain stream Mao, L.; Andreoli, A.; Comiti, F.; LENZI, M. A. Article ISI River Research and Applications (2008)
LW jams in a mountain stream of Tierra del Fuego: Piece movement and hydro-morphological effects analysis Acumulaciones de detritos leñosos en un cauce de montaña de Tierra del Fuego: Análisis de la movilidad y de los efectos hidromorfológicos Mao, L; Comiti, F; Andreoli A.; Lenzi M.A.; Burns, S.; Gavino Novillo M.; Urciuolo, A; Iturraspe R. Article Bosque (2008)
Wood storage in three mountain streams of the Southern Andes and its hydro-morphological effects Comiti, Francesco; Andreoli, Andrea; Mao, Luca; Lenzi, Mario Aristide Article ISI Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (2008)
Field-derived relationships for flow velocity and resistance in high-gradient streams Comiti, Francesco; Mao, Luca; Wilcox, Andrew; Wohl, Ellen E.; Lenzi, Mario A. Article ISI JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY (2007)
Sediment mobility and bedload transport conditions in an alpine stream Mao, Luca; Lenzi, Mario Aristide Article ISI Hydrological Processes (2007)
Effective discharge for sediment transport in a mountain river: Computational approaches and geomorphic effectiveness Lenzi, M.A.; Mao, L.; Comiti, F. Article ISI JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY (2006)
Spatial density and characteristics of woody debris in five mountain rivers of the Dolomites (Italian Alps) Comiti, F.; Andreoli, A.; Lenzi, M.A.; Mao, L. Article ISI Geomorphology (2006)
When does bedload transport begin in steep boulder-bed streams? Aristide Lenzi, Mario; Mao, Luca; Comiti, Francesco Article ISI HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES (2006)
Magnitude-frequency analysis of bed load data in an Alpine boulder bed stream LENZI, M. A.; Mao, L.; Comiti, F. Article ISI WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH (2004)
Interannual variation of suspended sediment load and sediment yield in an alpine catchment LENZI, M. A.; Mao, L.; Comiti, F. Article ISI Hydrological Sciences Journal (2003)


Assessing morphological changes in gravel-bed rivers using LiDAR data and colour bathymetry Moretto J., Rigon E., Mao L. Delai F., Piccco L. & Lenzi M.A. 2012 BookSection 1604-2004: SUPERNOVAE AS COSMOLOGICAL LIGHTHOUSES (2012)
Thirty years of vegetation cover dynamics and planform changes in the Brenta River (Italy): implications for channel recovery Rigon E., Moretto J., Mao L., Picco L., Delai F., Ravazzolo D., Lenzi M.A. & Kaless BookSection 1604-2004: SUPERNOVAE AS COSMOLOGICAL LIGHTHOUSES (2012)


Analysis of Channel Morphology and Large Wood Characteristics Through Remote Images in the Blanco River After the Eruption of the Chaiten Volcano (Southern Chile) Ulloa, H; Picco, L; Iroumé A.; Mao, L; Gallo, C ConferencePaper ISI SCOPUS Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 3: River Basins, Reservoir Sedimentation and Water Resources (2015)
Large Wood Mobility in Mountain Rivers, Chile Iroumé A.; Mao, L; Andreoli A.; Ulloa, H ConferencePaper ISI SCOPUS Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 3: River Basins, Reservoir Sedimentation and Water Resources (2015)
Assessing short term erosion-deposition processes of the Brenta river using LiDAR surveys Moretto J.; Delai F.; Rigon E.; Picco, L; Mao, L; Lenzi M.A. ConferencePaper SCOPUS WIT Transactions on Engineering Sciences (2012)
Medium term fluvial island evolution in relation with flood events in the Piave River Picco, L; Mao, L; Rigon E.; Moretto J.; Ravazzolo, D; Delai F.; Lenzi M.A. ConferencePaper SCOPUS WIT Transactions on Engineering Sciences (2012)
Riparian forest structure, vegetation cover and flood events in the Piave River Picco, L; Mao, L; Rigon E.; Moretto J.; Ravazzolo, D; Delai F.; Lenzi M.A. ConferencePaper SCOPUS WIT Transactions on Engineering Sciences (2012)
Role and management of in-channel wood in relation to flood events in Southern Andes basins Mao, L; Comiti, F; Picco, L; Lenzi M.A.; Andreoli A.; Urciulo A.; Iturraspe R.; Iroumé A. ConferencePaper WIT Transactions on Engineering Sciences (2008)


Morphodynamics of steep mountain channels Brardinoni, F; Mao, L; Recking, A; Rickenmann D.; Turowski, JM EditorialMaterial ISI SCOPUS Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (2015)


The concept of transport capacity in geomorphology Wainwright, J; Parsons, AJ; Cooper, JR; Gao, P; Gillies, JA; Mao, L; Orford, JD; Knight, PG Review ISI SCOPUS Reviews of Geophysics (2015)