Media Exposure
2007
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“Venice’s Uncertainty” is the title of an
article in the March
2007 issue of Smithsonian Online. It starts with the words “Fabio Carrera has
been studying the Venice Lagoon since 1988…” [pdf]
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I
was quoted a few times in the February
2007 issue of the Italian language version of National Geographic
Magazine (Vol. 29, Issue 2) in an article entitled "Mysterious Venice".
2006
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Around Christmas time (2006), I was
featured in Episode 5
( “High Tide”) of a Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation radio program entitled “Gilbert Reid’s
Italy”.
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In the Spring of 2006, I was
short-listed for a tenure-track faculty position in Urban Technology and
Information Systems at MIT (DUSP).
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The University of Architecture of
Venice (IUAV)
has petitioned the Ministry of University for a
four-year position for me as part of the “brain-drain” program.
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WPI and I were repeatedly mentioned in
the September 23, 2005 issue of the magazine Science, in an article
entitled “A
sinking city yields some secrets”.
2005
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On June 3, 2005, I walked in the
official commencement ceremony at MIT
(even though I completed my Ph.D. in September).
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On June 2, 2005, my PhD
Dissertation was recognized with an honorable
mention for the best dissertation of the year award in the
Department of Urban Studies and Planning at MIT.
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On January 27, 2005, I received the University
Ambassador Award which recognizes excellence in representing WPI
to the outside world.
2004 or earlier
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Previously, I had also received several
President’s IQP Awards
and the WPI
John Boynton Young Alumni award for noteworthy service to WPI.
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In September 2004, I completed my PhD
Dissertation at MIT and I became officially a Doctor
of Philosophy in Urban Information Systems and Planning.
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The National Geographic Video
dedicated to my work in Venice still airs from time to
time around the world (click here
for a streaming sample).
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In the past few years, I have also been
interviewed by BBC radio
and featured in articles in Wired magazine,
Smithsonian
and New Scientist.
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