Dr. Caroline F. Grilo is an Assistant Professor conducting multidisciplinary research in the Section of Environmental Fluid Mechanics in the Department of Hydraulic Engineering at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences at TU Delft. She is also member of the MUNET, a multi-disciplinary research network that generates new applied knowledge on mud-related topics.

Her research focuses on understanding and managing the interactions between hydraulic engineering, fine sediment dynamics and ecosystem functioning. The overarching vision is to support the transition from conventional engineering approaches toward resilient, circular, and ecosystem-integrated water infrastructure and sediment management strategies.

Dr. Caroline F. Grilo has a BSc degree in Oceanography, a MS degree in Environmental Oceanography and a PhD in Environmental Oceanography from Federal University of Espírito Santo-Brazil. Her Bachelor's and Master’s degrees were focused on marine and coastal environment pollution, while her PhD was focused on geochemical markers and mangrove resilience. She also has 7 years’ experience in an environmental monitoring programme after iron ore tailings input in the fluvial and marine environments. Her role was to understand changes on the sediment dynamics of cohesive sediments driven by the tailings input and its feedback mechanisms with biota.

Fine sediments biogeochemistry

Nature Based Solutions

Circular building