Gia Destouni is elected to the US National Academy of Engineering
On February 6, Gia Destouni was elected as an international member of The National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest honours in engineering.
Gia Destouni, Digital Futures Faculty, Professor at Stockholm University and Guest Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, has achieved significant recognition for her contributions to water and environmental science and engineering.
Election to NAE honours outstanding contributions to engineering research, practice, and education. Gia Destouni was recognized for her contributions to our understanding of anthropogenic and climate-driven shifts in Earth’s freshwaters and her sustained service to the related engineering science community.
Gia Destouni’s accomplishments underscore her commitment to advancing engineering knowledge and addressing critical environmental challenges, positioning her as a leader in both the academic and engineering communities.
Investigating the African freshwater system
Gia currently serves as a Fellow at the Stellenbosch Institute of Advanced Study (STIAS), leading a research project on “The African freshwater system: pressure-impact relationships, changes, and risks.” This is a groundbreaking initiative aiming to investigate how climate change and human land- and water-use developments interact to impact freshwater flow, availability, drought and flood variations and changes around the African continent.
Last updated: February 14, 2024
Source: Department of Physicel Geography