Carlo Salvinelli is an Associate Teaching Professor at the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he teaches courses on humanitarian aid, international development project management, field methods for development engineers, and the design of sustainable technologies. He holds a BS in Industrial Engineering and an MS in Engineering Management from the University of Brescia (Italy), and a PhD in Geological Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology, where his doctoral research focused on household water treatment systems for underserved communities. Dr. Salvinelli brings six years of practitioner experience with international NGOs and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, primarily in Central America. In these roles, he designed and implemented development programs, coordinated emergency response efforts, and facilitated international policy dialogues addressing rural livelihoods, water and sanitation access, rural electrification, disaster risk reduction, and natural resource management. His research integrates engineering, social science, and policy perspectives to study complex systems in underserved and fragile contexts. His research interests include monitoring and impact evaluation of water service delivery and integrated water resources management; sustainable agriculture and food systems; interactions between social and built infrastructure; disaster risk reduction; refugees and displacement; and engineering education.
