He received his Ph.D. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech, and completed his undergraduate studies in Civil Engineering at Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB) in Caracas, Venezuela. Dr. Castro-Bolinaga’s research group focuses on studying processes that are governed by the dynamics of water and sediment in riverine environments. He and his team aim to provide a better understanding of how the spatial and temporal scales associated with such processes control hydro-geoenvironmental regimes in streams and rivers, and ultimately the adaptation capacity of these natural systems to external drivers (e.g., climate and hydraulic works).