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Hydrological Sciences

Archita Bhattacharyya

Archita is an Environmental Scientist. Her doctoral research focused on studying the groundwater microbiology and understanding what controls microbial ecosystem variation in space and time. She is working at science-policy interface to monitor evaluate and implement environmental policies.

HydroTalks: Prof. Thom Bogaard on Water and Landslides, Early Warning Systems, and IAHS-HELPING Decade

and July 9, 2026
HydroTalks: Prof. Thom Bogaard on Water and Landslides, Early Warning Systems, and IAHS-HELPING Decade

For episode 11 of HydroTalks, we welcomed Prof. Thom Bogaard of Delft Technical University and visiting professor at Kasetsart University, Bangkok. His research explores the intersection of hydrology, geomorphology, ecology, and natural hazards. We discussed his work on understanding how water triggers landslides, improving regional early warning systems, and developing practical solutions that re ...[Read More]

HydroTalks podcast: Introducing Ilias Pechlivanidis, the HS Division President-elect

June 11, 2026
HydroTalks podcast: Introducing Ilias Pechlivanidis, the HS Division President-elect

For this  episode of HydroTalks, we’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Ilias Pechlivanidis, Senior Researcher and Associate Professor (Docent) in hydrology and water resources at the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI), and Visiting Researcher at Uppsala University. He is currently the Vice President of the EGU Hydrological Sciences Division and will serve as Division President for th ...[Read More]

HydroTalks: Prof. Laura Richards and Ajmal Roshan on groundwater quality, arsenic, and citizen science

and May 14, 2026
HydroTalks: Prof. Laura Richards and Ajmal Roshan on groundwater quality, arsenic, and citizen science

For this month’s episode of HydroTalks, we’re thrilled to welcome Prof. Laura Richards and Ajmal Roshan. Laura is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and Professor of Water Resources and Environmental Geochemistry at the University of Manchester. Laura is also the project lead of the AQUAROAD Programme on groundwater quality in the Global South. Ajmal is a Cookson Awardee PhD scholar, and he’s work ...[Read More]

Close the gender gap among EGU awardees: Nominate your women peers

, and April 9, 2026
Close the gender gap among EGU awardees: Nominate your women peers

Scientists are often imagined through a narrow and gendered stereotype. This matters because society’s image of scientist shape who is seen, remembered and valued as a role model. When recognition, leadership and awards are skewed towards male scientists, scientists from underrepresented genders are less likely to feel that they belong, or see a future for themselves in the field. In geosciences, ...[Read More]

Hydrotalks: IAHS working group leaders and coordinators on HELPING scientific decade, working groups activities, and writing community papers

, and March 12, 2026
Hydrotalks: IAHS working group leaders and coordinators on HELPING scientific decade, working groups activities, and writing community papers

In episode 8 of the Hydrotalks podcast, we hosted four coordinators of  working groups of the HELPING hydrological decade. We warmly welcomed Dr. Giulio Castelli (University of Florence) and Dr. Natalie Ceperley (University of Bern), group co-leaders of Co-Creating Water Knowledge working group; Dr. Soham Adla (ING Bank, Netherlands), a coordinator of Science communication, outreach, and promoting ...[Read More]

HydroTalks: Prof. Sally E. Thompson on ecohydrology, vegetation, climate change and working across continents

, and February 19, 2026
HydroTalks: Prof. Sally E. Thompson on ecohydrology, vegetation, climate change and working across continents

In episode 7 of the Hydrotalks podcast, our guest was Dr. Sally Thompson (Sally Thompson – the UWA Profiles and Research Repository). She is a Professor at the University of Western Australia, and the Co-Director of the Centre for Water and Spatial Science. Her research spans ecohydrology, surface hydrology, and Critical Zone Science, exploring how vegetation and ecosystems interact with wat ...[Read More]

HydroTalks: Heidi Kreibich about Floods, Human-water Feedbacks, and the IAHS Scientific Decade Panta Rhei

, and January 22, 2026
HydroTalks: Heidi Kreibich about Floods, Human-water Feedbacks, and the IAHS Scientific Decade Panta Rhei

For this month’s episode of HydroTalks, we’re thrilled to welcome Heidi Kreibich. She is  head of the Section Hydrology at GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences and senior lecturer at the Geography Department of Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin. Heidi is also president of the Natural Hazards division of the EGU and president of the International Commission on Human-Water Feedbacks in the IAHS. In add ...[Read More]

HydroTalks Podcast: Prof. Jan Seibert about hydrological models, experimental catchments and advice for early career scientists

and December 4, 2025
HydroTalks Podcast: Prof. Jan Seibert about hydrological models, experimental catchments and advice for early career scientists

For this episode, we’re thrilled to welcome Prof. Jan Seibert, based at the Department of Geography, University of Zurich. His research focuses on hydrological modelling under landscape change, citizen science through the CrowdWater app, and large-scale modelling studies. He is also the Henry Darcy medal winner of 2025. You can check out the podcast below, or read the interview summary in this blo ...[Read More]

HydroTalks Podcast: Professor Li Li on data and models, water chemistry, climate change and science communication

, and November 6, 2025
HydroTalks Podcast: Professor Li Li on data and models, water chemistry, climate change and science communication

Welcome to HydroTalks, the EGU HS division’s podcast series. In this episode, we interviewed Prof. Li Li (Li Li – Penn State), leader of the Li Reactive Water group at Penn State University. We talked about her research on using data and models for hydro-biogeochemical processes, river water quality, climate change, and research communication. Her research sits at the intersection of h ...[Read More]

Are you our next HS Early Career Scientist Representative?

, and October 30, 2025
Are you our next HS Early Career Scientist Representative?

It’s time to grow the Early Career Scientists (ECS) team of the Hydrological Sciences Division! We’re looking for the next ECS representative to contribute to coordinating social media, our newsletter, online campfires, our podcast series, and to join our fantastic blog team. Interested? Keep reading to find out more! What do ECS teams do? EGU’s scientific activities are organised by 22 scientific ...[Read More]