About

Dr. Matthew Halso is a post-doctoral researcher at the ETH Zurich Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology. Matthew researches the failure of homogeneous and zoned earthen embankment dams, through a combination of laboratory experiments and numerical modeling. He developed two new parametric numerical methods for simplified simulation of embankment dam failure. He also works on the development and maintenance of the hydro-morphodynamic modeling software BASEMENT. Matthew holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from ETH Zurich, and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Michigan. He is an active member of the Swiss Committee on Dams, as a member of the working group on freeboard and as Vice-President of the Young Professionals group. He previously worked as a civil engineer for the US Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans, where he performed numerical hydraulic modeling for the city's new hurricane protection system, and hydrologic modeling for a proposed large flood retention dam.

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