Omar Wani
Asst. ProfessorThe Urban InstituteTandon School of EngineeringNew York University, USAomarwani [at] nyu.eduEmbedded Files
Wani Research Group
Omar Wani is an assistant professor in The Urban Institute, at New York University's Tandon School of Engineering, where he leads the Wani Research Group. The interdisciplinary Urban Institute aims to address the pressing urban challenges and be at the forefront of global urban innovation, with access to NYC as a living laboratory. The Urban Institute combines the Dept. of Civil & Urban Eng. and the Center for Urban Science and Progress. Omar is also:
a PI at NYU C2SMART, Connected Cities with Smart Transportation,
part of the NYU Sustainability Initiative, which emphasizes transdisciplinarity and systems thinking to tackle the current sustainability challenges,
and a member of the NYU Climate Initiative's steering committee.
He likes to work at the intersection of science and application. Apart from research, he enjoys stimulating conversations, reading poetry, running along streams, hiking in the mountains, and traveling in general.
Professional appointments
Professional appointments
2023 - New York University, USA | Assistant Professor
2022 - 2023 California Institute of Technology, USA | Postdoctoral Fellow
2021 - 2022 University of California Berkeley, USA | Postdoctoral Researcher
2014 -2020 ETH Zürich & Eawag, Switzerland | PhD & Postdoctoral Researcher
Education
Education
2014 - 2019 PhD in Environmental Eng., ETH Zürich, Switzerland
2012 - 2014 Joint MS - Water Science and Eng., IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, the Netherlands
2012 - 2014 Joint MS - Hydro Science and Eng., Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
2008 - 2012 BTech in Civil Eng., (emphasis on Hydraulic Eng.), Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India
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