HYDROL Seminars

FALL PROGRAM

10 December 2024 17:00-18:00, ETH Hönggerberg HIF E 11
Patterns in reservoir management
Dr. Mikhail Smilovic
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich

20 November 2024 17:00-18:00, ETH Hönggerberg HIF E 11
Fate and impacts of nano- and microplastics in aquatic systems
Prof. Dr. Denise Mitrano
Environmental Chemistry of Anthropogenic Materials, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich

SPRING PROGRAM

30 April 2024 17:00-18:00, ETH Hönggerberg HIF E 11
Transboundary waters in a changing climate (Download abstract (PDF, 535 KB))
Dr. Marc Müller
Coupled Human-Water Systems, EAWAG

FALL PROGRAM

05 December 2023 16:30-17:30, ETH Hönggerberg HIF D80.2
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Turn on your looplight: progress in the modeling of river loops (Download abstract (PDF, 534 KB))
Dr. Niccolò Ragno
Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Italy

21 November 2023 16:30-17:30, ETH Hönggerberg HIF D80.2
New insights into debris-flow mechanics derived from high-frequency 3D laser scanners (Download abstract (PDF, 603 KB))
Prof. Jordan Aaron
Department of Earth Sciences, Geological Institute, ETH Zurich

27 October 2023 16:30-17:30, ETH Hönggerberg HIF E11
Managing Water Through Impact Exchanges Download (abstract (PDF, 644 KB))
Dr. Mark Milke
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

10 October 2023 16:30-17:30, ETH Hönggerberg HIF D80.2
Perturbation techniques for river morphology (Download abstract (PDF, 592 KB))
PhD candidate Ludovico Agostini
Chair of Hydrology and Water Resources Management, ETH Zurich

27 September 2023, 17:30-19:00, ETH Hönggerberg HCI G3
D-BAUG spotlight seminar series focusing on environmental engineering challenges
Drought in the Anthropocene (17.30 - 18.00)
Dr. Anne van Loon
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Wood in rivers: hazards and benefits (18.00 - 18.30)
Dr. Isabella Schalko
ETH Zurich and MIT
The seminars will be followed by a panel discussion with speakers and D-BAUG students (18.30 - 19.00).
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SPRING PROGRAM

30 May 16:30-​17:30, HIF D 80.2
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Understanding melt water and vapor flux partitioning at the climatic ends of High Mountain Asia
Stefan Fugger (PhD candidate)
Mountain Hydrology and Mass Movements, WSL, Birmensdorf

16 May 16:30-​17:30, HIF D 28
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Global warming accelerates soil heterotrophic respiration
Dr. Alon Nissan
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich

9 May 12:30-​13:30, HIF E 11
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Process-​Driven Prediction of Flood Frequency and its Causes
Prof. Daniel Wright
College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-​Madison, USA

4 April 16:30-​17:30, HIF D 80.2
A deep learning framework for spatio-​temporal land-​use and land-​cover changes
Dr. Yue Zhu
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich

16 March 2023 14:00-​15:00, HCI F 8
Multimodal Earth Vision and Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Natural Hazard Risk and Impact Assessment
Prof. Christian Geiss
German Aerospace Center (DLR), Weßling, Germany
Department of Geography, University of Bonn, Germany

FALL PROGRAM

6 December 2022 16:00-17:00
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Accounting for freshwater biodiversity impacts in energy and water infrastructure development
Asst. Prof. Valerio Barbarossa
Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University (Netherlands)

15 November 2022 16:00-17:00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIT F12
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Hydro-glaciological modelling of a remote catchment on the Tibetan Plateau - Challenges and Findings
PhD candidate Achille Jouberton
High Mountain Glaciers and Hydrology group, WSL Zurich

1 November 2022 16:00-17:00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIT F12
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The Large-scale quantification of abrupt permafrost thaw in the Arctic using satellite remote sensing systems
Dr. Philipp Bernhard
Institute of Environmental Engineering, Earth Observation and Remote Sensing, ETH Zurich

20 October 2022 16:45-17:30
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIL E 5
Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change (Lecture)
Prof. em. Dr. Peter Edwards
Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich

4 October 2022 16:00-17:00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIT F 31.2
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The global controls of above vs. belowground plant biomass distribution
PhD candidate Haozhi Ma
Institute for Integrative Biology, Crowther Lab, ETH Zurich

SPRING PROGRAM

31 May 2022, 16:00-17:00
Modelling the interactions between riparian vegetation and hydromorphology of gravel bed rivers
Dr. Francesco Caponi
Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), ETH Zurich

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03 May 2022, 16:00-17:00
On soil bacteria abundance and diversity at different spatial scales
Dr. Samuel Bickel
Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology

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26 April 2022, 16:00-17:00
Exploring the HydroCh2018 scenarios with focus on water resources and scarcity
Dr. Massimiliano Zappa
Hydrological Forecasts, Mountain Hydrology and Mass Movements, WSL

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12 April 2022, 16:00-17:00
The links between rainfall regimes and crop production in semi-arid and sub-humid climates: an example from Ethiopia
Mosisa Wakjira (PhD candidate)
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich
in-person: HIT F 12
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29 March, 16:00-17:00
Open-Source, Low-Cost, In-Situ Turbidity Sensor for River Network Monitoring
Jessica Droujko (PhD candidate)
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich
in-person: HIT F 12
external page https://ethz.zoom.us/j/62290062452

15 March 2022, 16:00-17:00
Global glacier change in the twenty-first century and its impact on society
Asst. Prof. David Rounce
Environmental Engineering, Sustainability, and Science (EESS) group, Carnegie Mellon University

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FALL PROGRAM

07 December 2021, 16:00-17:00
Interactions between subglacial sediment transport and glacier dynamics: understanding the relationship in a changing climate
Dr. Ian Delaney
Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne

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30 November 2021, 16:00-17:00
Tropical and extratropical drivers of rainfall variability and extreme events in Vietnam
Dr. Roderick van der Linden
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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02 November 2021, 16:00-​17:00
Integrating sediment transport and river geomorphology into strategic planning of sustainable water and energy infrastructure
Dr. Rafael Schmitt
Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University

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SPRING PROGRAM

17 June 2021,16:00-17:00
Towards quantifying and harnessing the multiple benefits of blue green infrastructure in supporting sustainable city planning
Dr. Peter Bach
EAWAG, Dübendorf

27 May 2021,16:00-17:00
Soil-​vegetation-atmosphere interactions in saline environments
Prof. Annalisa Molini
Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi

6 May 2021,16:00-17:00
Laboratory experiments on rainfall effects on biogeochemical processes in plant-soil-aquifer interactions
Dr. Alon Nissan
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zürich

15 April 2021,16:00-17:00
Effects of soil and vegetation development on surface hydrological characteristics and dominant flow pathways for moraines in the Swiss Alps
Fabian Maier
Department of Geography, University of Zürich

25 March 2021,16:00-17:00
Robust river basin planning under extreme climate events and fast socio-economic changes
Dr. Anna Costa
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zürich

FALL PROGRAM

cancelled

* CANCELLED DUE TO SARS-CoV-2 *
30 March 2020
Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Interactions in Saline Environments
Prof. Annalisa Molini (Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi)

* CANCELLED DUE TO SARS-CoV-2 *
9 March 2020
A new fresh look at rainfall intermittency and its representation across scales
Prof. Marc Schleiss (TU Delft)

24 February 2020, 16.45-17.45
ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIT J 51
Future flood risks in mountain areas:model projections show and intensification of extremes in two pilot catchments in China and Switzerland
Dr. Silvan Ragettli (hydrosolutions)
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27 January 2020, 16.15-17.15
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIT J 51
Stochastic modelling of local rainfall patterns
Dr. Lionel Benoit
University of Lausanne, Faculty of Geosciences and Environment
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11 July 2019, 16.00-17.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIL E 10.1
Challenges and opportunities of hyperresolution hydrologic modeling
Dr. Giuseppe Mascaro
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28 May 2019, 16.00-17.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIL D 60.1
The Danube: influence of riverbed clogging and renaturation measures on the adjacent aquifer
Prof. Dr. Paul Blaschke (Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria)
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9 May 2019, 16.00-17.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HPZ E 35
Water and nutrient fluxes in mountain headwaters: from the hillslope to the catchment, from the root to the canopy
Dr. Michael Rinderer (Uni Freiburg, DE)
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3 May 2019, 11.00-12.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIL D 10.2
Catchments as complex hydro-biogeochemical systems: what can we learn from vistual experiments?
Prof. Dr. Li Li (Penn State University, PA, USA)
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16 April 2019, 16.00-17.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIL D 60.1
Monitoring landslide hydrology across the United States to advance process understanding and inform landslide warning systems
Dr. Ben B. Mirus (USGS, Golden, CO, USA)
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26 March 2019, 16.00-17.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIL D 60.1
The competing effect of granular and fluid forces on step formation and stability in a steep channel subject to width variations
Dr. Matteo Saletti (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada)
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12 March 2019, 11.00-12.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIL E 9
Debris covered glaciers in High Mountain Asia
Prof. Dr. Francesca Pellicciotti (Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK and WSL, CH)
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26 February 2019, 16.00-17.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIL D 60.1
Contributions by winter versus summer precipitation to catchment runoff and evapotranspiration
Dr. Scott T. Allen (ETH Zurich, CH)
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17 December 2018, 17.00-18.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIL E 10.1
Into thin ice: Unlocking the secrets of past environmental changes from glacier ice cores
Prof. Dr. Margit Schwikowski (PSI, CH)
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3 December 2018, 17.00-18.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIL E 10.1
Overpumping of aquifers and how to stop it
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kinzelbach (ETH Zurich, CH)
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12 November 2018, 17.15-18.15
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIL E 10.1
Ecohydrological controls on plant communities: linking vegetation dynamics, carbon cycling and land-atmosphere interactions
Dr. Yu Kailiang (ETH Zurich, CH)
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5 November 2018, 17.00-18.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIL E 10.1
Stormwater Green Infrastructure: snapshots of an ongoing interdisciplinary journey
Dr. Peter Bach (EAWAG, CH)
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22 October 2018, 17.00-18.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIL E 10.1
Predicting the spatial correlation of daily streamflows to understand the hydrological response of river networks
Andrea Betterle (EAWAG, CH)
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8 October 2018, 17.00-18.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIL E 10.1
Tree water use dynamics in remnant urban reserves
Valentina Marchionni (Monash University, AUS)
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19 September 2018, 11.30–12.30
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIT F32
Scaling results for transpiration, vegetation growth, chemical weathering and soil production
Prof. Dr. Allen G. Hunt (Wright State University, US)
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25 June 2018, 17.00–18.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIL D 10.1
The effects of climate variability on the ecosystem responses under elevated atmospheric CO2
Dr. Athanasios Paschalis (Imperial College London, UK)
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11 June 2018, 17.00–18.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIL D 10.2
Assessing snow and glacier cover for large-scale hydrological modelling in the Alps
Dr. Daphné Freudiger (University of Zurich, CH)
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29 May 2018, 17.00–18.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIL D 10.2
Travel Time Distributions in Environmental Systems
Dr. Paolo Benettin (EPFL Lausanne, CH)
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7 May 2018, 17.00–18.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIL E8
Introduction to the technology developed by Climeworks for CO2 removal from the atmosphere
Valentin Gutknecht (Climeworks, Zurich, CH)
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23 April 2018, 17.00–18.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIT J53
Climatic drivers of changes in floods
Dr. Wouter Reinier Berghuijs (ETH Zurich, CH)
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26 March 2018, 17.00–18.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIT J53
Modeling fluvial geomorphic response to a human perturbation
Dr. Jorge Ramirez (University of Bern, CH)
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12 March 2018, 17.00–18.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIT J53
Soil erosion and sediment transport in the Omo River basin
Lucia Maletti (Politecnico di Milano, IT)
Seminar Abstract

09 June 2017, 11.00–12.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIT J 51
Flood generation - from the rain drop to the ocean
Prof. Günter Blöschl (Technical University of Vienna, Austria)
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29 May 2017, 16.00–17.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIT F 13
(Bio)geomorphological approaches at large scales – a few examples and challenges
Prof. Hervé Piégay (National Center for Scientific Research CNRS, University of Lyon, France)
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02 May 2017, 16.00–17.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIT K 52
Rain Estimation from Standard Received Signal Level Measurements taken from Commercial Microwave Links
Jonatan Ostrometzky (Tel-Aviv University, Israel)
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21 March 2017, 16.00–17.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIL G36.1
Spatial organization of debris flows triggering rainfall: impact on the identification of early warning thresholds
Dr. Francesco Marra (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
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28 February 2017, 16.00–17.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIL D10.2
Flood prediction modeling for small river catchments in China
Dr. Silvan Ragettli (Hydrosolutions ltd., Switzerland)
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12 January 2017, 17.00–18.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIL G36.1
Asynchronous hydraulic functioning of black spruce (Picea mariana) and tamarack (Larix laricina) at the moisture-sensitive Canadian boreal zone
Dr. Christoforos Pappas (Université de Montréal, Canada)
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13 December 2016, 16.00–17.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIT K51
Are equivalent cross sections the answer to the computational woes of distributed hydrologic modelling?
Prof. Dr. Ashish Sharma (University of New South Wales, AU)
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29 November 2016, 17.15–18.15
ETH Zurich, Universitätstrasse 41, UNO B 11
Planning for sustained hydrological anomalies in a warming climate. An Australian perspective
Prof. Dr. Ashish Sharma (University of New South Wales, AU)
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15 November 2016, 16.00–17.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIT K52
On model combination as a means of tackling model structural uncertainty – Applications to spatial interpolation, radar rainfall estimation and forecasting
Prof. Dr. Ashish Sharma (University of New South Wales, AU)
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08 November 2016, 15.45–16.45
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HCP E47.1
The effect of landslide size and topographic slope on hillslope stability
Dr. Jeff Prancevic (Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, ETH Zürich)
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11 October 2016, 16.00–17.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIT K51
Frequency Bias Correction (FBC) – A new alternative for addressing GCM dependence biases for hydrological applications
Prof. Dr. Ashish Sharma (University of New South Wales, AU)
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04 October 2016, 17.00–18.00
ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg Campus, HIT K52
Eco-hydrological drivers of plant dynamics – An optimality approach from sub-daily to evolutionary scales
Dr. Stefano Manzoni (Stockholm University, SE)
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