Giuseppe Brunetti

Giuseppe Brunetti

Associate Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Calabria
Rende, CA, Italy
e-mail: giuseppe.brunetti@unical.it

Academic Degrees:

• Ph. D. 2017, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
• M.Sc. 2010, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy

Employment History

Awards

Research Interests

• Numerical modelling of transport processes in variably saturated porous media
• Soil physics and vadose zone hydrology
• Bayesian inference, model complexity, and uncertainty assessment
• Surrogate-based modelling
• Nature-based solutions for water management in urban areas

Editorial Appointments

• Associate Editor of the Journal of Hydrology (2020-present)

HYDRUS Modules

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

1. Šimůnek, J., G. Brunetti, D. Jacques, M. Th. van Genuchten, and M. Šejna, Recent developments and applications of the HYDRUS computer software packages since 2016, Vadose Zone Journal, 23(1), e20310, 29 p., doi: 10.1002/vzj2.20310, 2024. (Supplementary Material)
2. Zhou, T., E. Levintal, G. Brunetti, S. Jordan, T. Harter, I. Kisekka, J. Šimůnek, and H. Dahlke, Estimating the impact of vadose zone heterogeneity on agricultural managed aquifer recharge: A combined experimental and modeling study, Water Research, 247, 120781, doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120781, 2023.
3. Zhou, T., J. Šimůnek, P. Nasta, G. Brunetti, M. Gaj, C. Neukum, and V. Post, The impact of soil tension on isotope fractionation, transport, and interpretations of root water uptake origin, Water Resources Research, e2022WR034023, 18 p., doi: 10.1029/2022WR034023, 2023.
4. Brunetti, G., J. Šimůnek, T. Wöhling, and C. Stumpp, An in-depth analysis of Markov-Chain Monte Carlo Ensemble Samplers for inverse vadose zone modeling, Journal of Hydrology, 624, 129822, doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129822, 2023.
5. Lazarovitch, N., I. Kisekka, T. E. Oker, G. Brunetti, T. Wöhling, X. Li, Y. Li, T. H. Skaggs, A. Furman, S. Sasidharan, I. Raij-Hoffman, and J. Šimůnek, Modeling of irrigation and related processes with HYDRUS, Advances in Agronomy, 181, 106 p., ISBN 0065-2113, doi: 10.1016/bs.agron.2023.05.002, 2023.
6. Zhou, T., J. Šimůnek, I. Braud, P. Nasta, G. Brunetti, and Y. Liu, The impact of evaporation fractionation on the inverse estimation of soil hydraulic and isotope transport parameters, Journal of Hydrology, 612, 128100, 13 p., doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128100, 2022.
7. Brunetti, G., C. Stumpp, and J. Šimůnek, Balancing exploitation and exploration: A novel hybrid global-local optimization strategy for hydrological model calibration, Environmental Modelling and Software, 150, 108341, 11 p., doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2022.105341, 2022..
8. Brunetti, G., R. Kodešová, H. Švecová, M. Fér, A. Nikodem, A. Klement, R. Grabic, and J. Šimůnek, A novel multiscale biophysical model to predict the fate of ionisable compounds in the soil-plant continuum, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 423, 127008, 13 p., doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127008, 2022.
9. Brunetti, G., I.-A. Papagrigoriou, J. Šimůnek, and C. Stumpp, Green roof for domestic wastewater treatment: Experimental and numerical analysis of nitrogen turnover, Journal of Hydrology, 603, 127132, 10 p., doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.127132, 2021.
10. Brunetti, G., R. Kodešová, H. Švecová, M. Fér, A. Nikodem, A. Klement, R. Grabic, and Jiří Šimůnek, On the use of mechanistic soil-plant uptake models: a comprehensive experimental and numerical analysis on the translocation of carbamazepine in green pea plants, Environmental Science & Technology, 55, 2991-3000, doi: 10.1021/acs.est.0c07420, 2021.
11. Brunetti, G., J. Šimůnek, D. Glöckler, and C. Stumpp, Handling model complexity with parsimony: Numerical analysis of the nitrogen turnover in a controlled aquifer model setup, Journal of Hydrology, 584, 124681, 18 p., 124681, doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.124681, 2020.
12. Brunetti, G., I-A, Papagrigoriou, C. Stumpp, Disentangling model complexity in green roof hydrological analysis: A Bayesian perspective. Water Res 115973. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2020.115973, 2020.
13. Falco, S., G. Brunetti, G. Grossi, M. Maiolo, M. Turco, and P. Piro, Solids removal efficiency of a sedimentation tank in a peri-urban catchment, Sustain, https://doi.org/10.3390/su12177196, 2020.
14. Turco, M., G. Brunetti, S. A. Palermo, G. Capano, G. Grossi, M. Maiolo, M., et al., On the environmental benefits of a permeable pavement: metals potential removal efficiency and Life Cycle Assessment, Urban Water J., doi:10.1080/1573062X.2020.1713380, 2020.
15. Brunetti, G., R. Kodešová, and J. Šimůnek, Modeling the translocation and transformation of chemicals in the soil-plant continuum: A Dynamic Plant Uptake module for the HYDRUS model, Water Resources Research, 55, 8967–8989, doi: 10.1029/2019WR025432, 2019.
16. Turco, M., G. Brunetti, M. Porti, G. Grossi, M. Maiolo, and P. Piro, Metals Potential Removal Efficiency of Permeable Pavement. In Green Energy and Technology (pp. 163–168). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99867-1_29, 2019.
17. Piro, P., M. Turco, S. Palermo, F. Principato, G. Brunetti, A Comprehensive Approach to Stormwater Management Problems in the Next Generation Drainage Networks, in: Cicirelli, F., Guerrieri, A., Mastroianni, C., Spezzano, G., Vinci, A. (Eds.), The Internet of Things for Smart Urban Ecosystems. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96550-5, 2019.
18. Brunetti, G., J. Šimůnek, H. Bogena, R. Baatz, J. A. Huisman, H. Dahlke, and H. Vereecken, On the information content of cosmic-ray neutrons in the inverse estimation of soil hydraulic properties, Vadose Zone Journal, 18, 180123, 24 p., doi: 10.2136/vzj2018.06.0123, 2019.
19. Santolla, M. F., A. Vivacqua, R. Lappano, D. C. Rigiracciolo, F. Cirillo, G. R. Galli, M. Talia, G. Brunetti, G., et al., GPER Mediates a Feedforward FGF2/FGFR1 Paracrine Activation Coupling CAFs to Cancer Cells Toward Breast Tumor Progression. Cells, 8(3), 223,https://doi.org/10.3390/cells8030223, 2019.
20. Brunetti, G., J. Šimůnek, and E. Bautista, A hybrid finite volume-finite element model for the numerical analysis of furrow irrigation and fertigation, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 150, 312-327, doi: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.05.013, 2018.
21. Brunetti, G., M. Porti, and P. Piro, Multi-level numerical and statistical analysis of the hygrothermal behavior of a non-vegetated green roof in a mediterranean climate, Appl. Energy, doi:10.1016/J.APENERGY.2018.03.190,2018.
22. Brunetti, G., J. Šimůnek, M. Turco, and P. Piro, On the use of global sensitivity analysis for the numerical analysis of permeable pavements, Urban Water Journal, 15(3), 269-275, doi: 10.1080/1573062X.2018.1439975, 2018.
23. Brunetti, G., J. Šimůnek, and P. Piro, On the use of surrogate-based modeling for the numerical analysis of low impact development techniques, Journal of Hydrology, 548, 263-277, doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2017.03.013, 2017.
24. Brunetti, G., H. Saito, T. Saito, and J. Šimůnek, A computationally efficient pseudo-3D model for the numerical analysis of borehole heat exchangers, Applied Energy, 208, 113-1127, doi.: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.09.042, 2017.
25. Turco, M., R. Kodešová, G. Brunetti, A. Nikodem, M. Fér, P. Piro, Unsaturated hydraulic behaviour of a permeable pavement: Laboratory investigation and numerical analysis by using the HYDRUS-2D model, J. Hydrol. 554, 780–791. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2017.10.005, 2017.
26. Brunetti, G., J. Šimůnek, M. Turco, and P. Piro, On the use of global sensitivity analysis for the numerical analysis of permeable pavements, Urban Water Journal, 15(3), 269-275, doi: 10.1080/1573062X.2018.1439975, 2018.
27. Brunetti, G., J. Šimůnek, and P. Piro, A comprehensive numerical analysis of the hydraulic behavior of a permeable pavement, Journal of Hydrology, 540, 1146-1161, doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.07.030, 2016.
28. Brunetti, G., J. Šimůnek, and P. Piro, A comprehensive analysis of the variably-saturated hydraulic behavior of a green roof in Mediterranean climate, Vadose Zone Journal, 15(9), pp. 15, doi: 10.2136/vzj2016.04.0032, 2016.
29. Carbone, M., G. Brunetti, P. Piro, Modelling the Hydraulic Behaviour of Growing Media with the Explicit Finite Volume Solution, Water 7, 568–591. doi:10.3390/w7020568, 2015.
30. Carbone, M., M. Turco, G. Brunetti, P. Piro, P., A Cumulative Rainfall Function for Subhourly Design Storm in Mediterranean Urban Areas, Advances in Meteorology, Article ID 528564, 10 pages, 2015. doi:10.1155/2015/528564, 2015.