Welcome Nidhal Aga!

Nidhal Aga has a dual master's degrees in hydrogeology and geology. His academic journey started in Algeria where he had his 1st master’s degree and did a study on the application of remote sensing in flood dynamics at a valley in Northeast of the country. Then he moved to Finland to pursue a 2nd degree in geology at the University of Oulu combined with a minor in sustainability and climate change. During that time, he worked as a research assistant at the University and was a member of the Hydrology and water quality group in the Water, Environment, and Energy department. In the Green-Digi-Basin project, he evaluated nature-based solutions at the catchment scale through a hydrologic modeling approach of peatland restoration scenarios in Northeast Finland. Also, in the Nordbalt Ecosafe project, he focused on modelling sustainable agriculture scenarios in West of Finland to reduce the nutrients release in the Baltic sea. This autumn he joined the Environmental Geophysics and GeoEcology groups at the University of Vienna to work on the PEAT-FLUX project which investigates peatland degradation by coupling hydrogeophysics and biogeochemical analysis. The task is to link the porosity derived from Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) to the release of greenhouse gases (GHG).
His research expertise centres on developing sophisticated methodologies for understanding water-related environmental challenges and predicting hydrological processes. By integrating multiple disciplines, he aims to contribute meaningful insights into sustainable water management strategies and mitigating risks related to climate change.