Contact: tomy.doda@unil.ch
Office: Geopolis 3227
Unil webpage: Here
Research interests
My research interests lie in unraveling the interplay between lake physics and lake biogeochemistry. With a broad background in environmental sciences and a PhD in aquatic physics, I am particularly interested in the role of physical processes (hydrodynamics, turbulence, heat exchange) in the transport and fate of dissolved, particulate, and living constituents, within the context of human disturbances (climate change, contamination, overtourism). My current research focuses, among other aspects, on turbulent processes in Lake Geneva and their implications for biogeochemical fluxes, as well as on the sensitivity of mountain lakes to anthropogenic pressures. Additionally, I aim at developing science communication initiatives with the public to promote a deeper understanding of our freshwater ecosystems and raise awareness about their importance in our society.
Biography
2024 – Present: First Assistant in the LAKES group of the Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
2022 – 2024: Postdoctoral Researcher in the groups of Aquatic Physics and Applied System Analysis at EAWAG (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology), Kastanienbaum, Switzerland. Projects on methane extraction in Lake Kivu and on phosphorus modelling in Swiss lakes.
2018 – 2022: PhD in the group of Aquatic Physics at EAWAG, Kastanienbaum, Switzerland and in the group of Aquatic Physics at EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne), Lausanne, Switzerland. Title: “Density currents driven by differential cooling in lakes: Occurrence, dynamics and implications for littoral-pelagic exchange” (supervisors: Prof. Damien Bouffard, Prof. Alfred Wüest, Prof. Christophe Ancey).
2015 – 2017: Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Engineering at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Master thesis at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Title: “Characterization of the bottom turbid layer in a pit lake and its response to convective cooling” (supervisors: Prof. Gregory Lawrence, Dr. Roger Pieters, Dr. Edmund Tedford, Prof. Alfred Wüest).
2012 – 2015: Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences and Engineering at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland with the third year abroad at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.
Publications
[7] Doda, T., Ramón, C. L., Ulloa, H. N., Brennwald, M. S., Kipfer R., Perga M. E., Wüest, A., Schubert C. J. & Bouffard, D. (2024). Lake surface cooling drives littoral-pelagic exchange of dissolved gases. Science Advances, 10(4), eadi0617. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adi0617
[6] Perga M. E., Minaudo C., Doda T., Arthaud F., Beria H., Chmiel H.E., Escoffier N., Lambert T., Napolleoni R., Obrador B., Perolo P., Rüegg J., Ulloa H. & Bouffard D. (2023). Near-bed stratification controls bottom hypoxia in ice-covered alpine lakes. Limnology and Oceanography, 68(6), 1232–1246. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.12341
[5] Doda, T., Ramón, C. L., Ulloa, H. N., Wüest, A., & Bouffard, D. (2023). Penetrative convection modifies the dynamics of downslope gravity currents. Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2022GL100633. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL100633
[4] Ramón, C. L., Ulloa, H. N., Doda, T., & Bouffard, D. (2022). Flushing the lake littoral region: The interaction of differential cooling and mild winds. Water Resources Research, 58(3). https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR030943
[3] Doda, T., Ramón, C. L., Ulloa, H. N., Wüest, A., & Bouffard, D. (2022). Seasonality of density currents induced by differential cooling. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 26(2), 331–353. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-331-2022
[2] Ulloa, H. N., Ramón, C. L., Doda, T., Wüest, A., & Bouffard, D. (2022). Development of overturning circulation in sloping waterbodies due to surface cooling. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 930, A18. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2021.883
[1] Ramón, C. L., Ulloa, H. N., Doda, T., Winters, K. B., & Bouffard, D. (2021). Bathymetry and latitude modify lake warming under ice. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 25(4), 1813–1825. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-1813-2021