Dr. Georg Umgiesser Appointed Section Editor-in-Chief of Section “Ocean and Coastal Zones” in Water
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Georg Umgiesser has been appointed the Section Editor-in-Chief of the Section “Oceans and Coastal Zones” in Water (ISSN: 2073-4441, IF 3.4).
Dr. Georg Umgiesser is a director of research at the National Research Council in Venice, Italy. He heads a group of scientists that mainly study lagoons and the coastal zone with numerical modeling. He is also covering a lead researcher position at Klaipeda University in Lithuania.
His research interests include the development of numerical models, sea–lagoon interactions, storm surge forecasting, and teaching discretization techniques and oceanography. In particular, he is interested in looking at the future of Venice under climate change.
He is the Italian coordinator of the DANUBIUS-RI infrastructure. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, with an h-index of 49.
The following is a short Q&A with Dr. Georg Umgiesser, who shared his vision for the journal as well as his views on the research area and open access publishing:
1. What appealed to you about the journal that made you want to take the role as its Section Editor-in-Chief?
It is a pleasure to be able to influence publishing matters as a Section Editor-in-Chief. I am grateful to the journal that they allow me to do so. The journal is well known in my field; therefore, it is great to contribute to its success.
2. What is your vision for the journal?
We should strive for higher quality. Rejection of borderline articles will be necessary. I think the fact that Water is extremely fast is a bonus.
3. What does the future of this field of research look like?
This research will be extremely important because of the changes our planet is going through. May it be freshwater availability, or sea level rise, this field will be of crucial importance.
4. What do you think of the development of Open Access in the publishing field?
OA is one of the most important aspects of publishing. In the EU it will soon be mandatory. It will also help to spread scientific results much faster.
We wish Dr. Georg Umgiesser every success in his new position, and we look forward to his contributions to the journal.