Maria Antonietta Boniforti, Associate Professor, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.  EDUCATION:  1983: (23 years old) Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, 110/110 cum laude and “Dignità di Stampa” ("Worthy of Publication") from Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. 1985–1988: Ph.D. in Hydraulics Engineering, from University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy. 1991–2001: Assistant professor at Faculty of Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. 2001–present: Associate Professor at Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. RESEARCH INTERESTS:  Biofluid Dynamics, Hemodynamics, CFD Modelling, Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, Transition and Turbulence Modeling, Non linear dynamical system, Sloshing, Gravity currents, Experimental and Computational Fluid dynamics, and Water demand. TEACHING at Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy: 1984 and 1995 (assistant): Hydraulics, Mechanical Engineering. 1995–2003: Hydraulics, Mechanical Engineering. 2003: Fluid Mechanics, Energy Engineering. 2004–2016: Applied Hydraulics, Mechanical Engineering. 2004–present: Fluid Mechanics (Clinic Engineering), and Fluid Motion in Biological Systems (Biomedical Engineering). Peer review: Physics of Fluids, Journal of Coastal Research, Journal of mechanics in medicine and biology.