Civil and Environmental Engineering
Faculty
Dr. Fabio Vale Scarpare
Research Assistant Professor
Office:
Clark Hall 343
Fax:
(509) 335-7632
Email:
Education
- Ph.D. Agricultural Environmental Physics – University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2011
- M.S. Agricultural Environmental Physics – University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2008
- B.S. Agronomist Engineer – University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2004
Professional Experience
- Research Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, 2025 – present
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Crop and Soil Science, Washington State University, 2023 – 2025
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biological System Engineering, Washington State University, 2023
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, 2019 – 2022
- Postdoctoral Fellow at Tropical Ecosystems, Center of Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2017 – 2019
- Visiting Professor in the Planning of Energy Systems graduate program, University of Campinas, Brazil, 2013 – 2022
- Associate Researcher, Brazilian Biorenewable National Laboratory, 2012 – 2016
Research Interests
- Soil-plant-atmosphere interactions
- Biogeochemical modeling
- Vadose zone hydrology
- Integrated water resources management
Projects
- “2021 Long-term Water Supply and Demand Forecast,” Department of Ecology
- “Irrigation Depletions calculation”, Bonneville Power Administration – BPA
- “Integrating agricultural water use for extreme-weather-management into climate change impact assessments”, State of Washington Water Research Center
Selected Publications
- Salvakar, S.; Pumphrey, M.O.; Campbell, K.G.; Scarpare, F.V.; Ferdousi, T.; Swarup, S.; Stöckle, C.O.; Rajagopalan, K. Earlier planting fails to replicate historical production conditions for US spring wheat under future climates. Communications Earth & Environment, 6:708, 2025.
- Kandhway, A.; Scarpare, F.V.; Liu, M.; Nelson, R.L.; Adam, J.; Conklin, M.H.; Safeeq, K. Water use dynamics of almond and pistachio crops in the Mediterranean region amid climate change. Agricultural Water Management, 307, 109219, 2025.
- Hall, S.A., Whittemore, A.M., Padowski, J., Yourek, M.A., Yorgey, G.G., Rajagopalan, K., McLarty, A. Scarpare, F.V., Liu, M., Asante-Sasu, C., Kondal, A., Brady, M. Gustine, R.N., Downes, M., Callahan, M., Adam, J.C., Concurrently assessing water supply and demand is critical for evaluating vulnerabilities to climate change. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 00:1–29, 2024.
- Scarpare, F.V.; Zotelli, L.C.; Barizon, R.; Castro, S.G.Q.; Bezerra, A.H.B. Leaching runoff fractions for nitrate and herbicides on sugarcane fields: Implication for Grey Water Footprint. Sustainability. 15:6990, 2023.
- Yourek, M.; Liu, M.; Scarpare, F.V.; Rajagopalan, K.; Malek, K.; Boll, J.; Huang, M.; Chen, M.; Adam, J.C. Downscaling global land-use/cover change scenarios for regional analysis of food, energy, and water subsystems. Front. Environ. Sci. 11:1055771, 2023.
- Scarpare, F.V.; Rajagopalan, K.; Liu, M.; Nelson, R.L.; Stöckle, C.O. Evapotranspiration of irrigated crops under warming and elevated atmospheric CO2: what is the direction of change? Atmosphere, v.13(163), 2022.
- Scarpare, F.V.; Jong van Lier, Q.; Camargo, L.; Pires, R.C.M.; Ruiz-Corrêa, S.T.; Gava, G.J.C.; Bezerra, A.H.F.; Dias C.T.S. Tillage assessment on soil physical properties associated with sugarcane water availability. Soil & Tillage Research, v.187, p.110-118, 2019.
- Rodriguez, R.; Scanlon, B.R.; King, C.W.; Scarpare, F.V.; Xavier, A.C.; Pruski, F.F. Biofuel-water-land nexus in the last agricultural frontier region of the Brazilian Cerrado. Applied Energy. v. 231, p. 1330-1345, 2018.
- Hernandes, T.A.D.; Scarpare, F.V.; Seabra, J.E.A. Assessment of the recent land use change dynamics related to sugarcane expansion and the associated effects on water resources availability. Journal of Cleaner Production, v. 197, p. 1328-1341, 2018.
- Hernandes, T.A.D.; Scarpare, F.V.; Seabra, J.E.A. Assessment of impacts on basin stream flow derived from medium-term sugarcane expansion scenarios in Brazil. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, v. 259, p. 11-18, 2018.
- Scarpare, F.V.; Hernandes, T.A.D.; Ruiz-Corrêa, S.T.; Picoli, M.C.A.; Scanlon, B.R.; Chagas, M.F.; Duft, D.G.; Cardoso, T.F. Sugarcane land use and water resources assessment in the expansion area in Brazil. Journal of Cleaner Production, v. 133, p. 1318-1327, 2016.
- Scarpare, F.V.; Hernandes, T.A.D.; Ruiz-Corrêa, S.T.; Kolln, O.T.; Gava, G.J.C.; Santos, L.N.S.; Victoria, R.L. Sugarcane water footprint under different management practices in Brazil: Tietê/Jacaré watershed assessment. Journal of Cleaner Production, v. 112, p. 4576-4584, 2016.