Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast History of Hydrology Interviews
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| 20. Prof. András Bárdossy | 17 May 2026 | 00:57:24 | |
This History of Hydrology interview features Professor András Bárdossy of the Institute for Modelling Hydraulic and Environmental Systems, Dept. of Hydrology and Geohydrology, University of Stuttgart, Germany. He is interviewed by Professor Erwin Zehe from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, July 2nd, 2025. The original YouTube video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeaBdcaKlqc Licensed under Creative Commons copyright CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 Acknowledgments: Video & editing: Okke Batelaan, Frankie Films Sponsorship: Professor Okke Batelaan, Flinders University, Australia Podcast: Pau Wiersma | |||
| 19. Prof. Petra Döll | 16 Apr 2026 | 00:59:13 | |
This History of Hydrology interview features Professor Petra Döll, Professor of Hydrology at the Institute of Physical Geography at the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. She is interviewed by Professor Okke Batelaan, Frankfurt am Main, July 4, 2025. The original Youtube video can be found here. Licensed under Creative Commons copyright CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 Acknowledgments: Video & editing: Okke Batelaan, Frankie Films Sponsorship: Professor Okke Batelaan, Flinders University, Australia Podcast: Pau Wiersma | |||
| 18. Prof. Sten Bergström | 16 Apr 2026 | 00:42:18 | |
This History of Hydrology interview features Professor Sten Bergström, who retired in 2017 from the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Sweden. He is interviewed by Professor Berit Arheimer from the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden, 28 Oct. 2025. The original Youtube video can be found here. Licensed under Creative Commons copyright CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 Acknowledgments: Recording and facilities by Olivia Larsson, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute payed for time and facilitaties with performing the interview. Podcast: Pau Wiersma | |||
| 17. Prof. Wolfgang Kinzelbach | 16 Apr 2026 | 01:17:23 | |
This History of Hydrology interview features Professor Emeritus Wolfgang Kinzelbach of ETH Zürich, Switzerland. He is interviewed by Professor Okke Batelaan in Davos, September 8, 2024. | |||
| 16. Prof. Berit Arheimer | 16 Apr 2026 | 00:49:12 | |
An interview in the series of History of Hydrology, serving as an audiovisual record of the history of hydrology. This History of Hydrology interview features Professor Berit Arheimer of the Swedish Hydrological and Meteorological Institute. She is interviewed by Professor Keith Beven, Lancaster, July 13, 2023. Warning: poor audio quality! I tried to fix it but I only made it worse, so this audio is the original Youtube audio. If you happen to be an audio expert and you know a way to improve it, please let me know at pauwiersma@outlook.com. The original Youtube video can be found here. License: Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | |||
| 15. Prof. Peter Young | 16 Apr 2026 | 01:01:29 | |
This History of Hydrology interview features Professor Peter Young of Lancaster University. He is interviewed by Professor Keith Beven in Lancaster, November 7, 2023.
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| 14. Prof. Alberto Montanari | 16 Apr 2026 | 00:29:08 | |
This History of Hydrology interview features Professor Alberto Montanari of the University of Bologna. Alberto was the 2018 Henry Darcy medallist of the EGU. He is interviewed by Professor Keith Beven at the IUGG-IAHS General Assembly, Berlin, July 14, 2023.
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| 13. Prof. Andrea Rinaldo | 16 Apr 2026 | 01:12:39 | |
This History of Hydrology interview features Professor Andrea Rinaldo of EPFL and Università di Padova. Andrea was the 2005 John Dalton medallist of the EGU and the 2023 Stockholm Water Prize laureate. He is interviewed by Professor Keith Beven at EPFL, Switzerland, March 1, 2023.
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| 12. Prof. Demetris Koutsoyiannis | 16 Apr 2026 | 01:06:14 | |
This History of Hydrology interview features Professor Demetris Koutsoyiannis of the National Technical University of Athens, Greece. Demetris was the 2009 Henry Darcy medallist of the EGU. He is interviewed by Dr Antonis Koussis of the National Observatory of Athens, Greece at the Austria Center, Vienna, Austria, 11 April, 2019.
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| 11. Prof. Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz | 16 Apr 2026 | 00:58:12 | |
This History of Hydrology interview features Professor Zbigniew Kundzewicz from the Institute for Agricultural and Forest Environment, Polish Academy of Sciences, and Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland. He is interviewed by Dr. Mikołaj Piniewski of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland at the Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, Poland, 29 May, 2019.
Podcast: Pau Wiersma | |||
| 10. Prof. Thomas Dunne | 16 Apr 2026 | 01:20:12 | |
This episode features Professor Thomas Dunne (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA), interviewed by Professor Keith Beven (Lancaster University, UK) at the Austria Center, Vienna, Austria, 11 April 2019. The original Youtube video can be found here.
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| 9. Prof. Huub Savenije | 16 Mar 2026 | 00:50:14 | |
This History of Hydrology interview features Professor Huub Savenije from Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. Huub was the 2008 Henry Darcy medallist of the EGU. He is interviewed by Professor Okke Batelaan of Flinders University, Australia at the Austria Center, Vienna, Austria, 11 April, 2019. The original Youtube video can be found here. 0:00:22 Introduction by Okke Batelaan 0:01:00 Youth and background 0:02:53 Choosing civil engineering studies Delft 0:04:56 Inspirer Prof. Adriaan Volker at Delft 0:09:51 Working and living in Mozambique 0:16:00 Working for Euroconsult all over the world 0:18:05 IHE Delft 1990, PhD 1992 0:21:45 Teaching crown-prince Willem Alexander 0:24:56 TU Delft 1999, Chair in Hydrology 2004 0:26:28 Highlights and achievements in last 20 years 0:30:11 Teaching and supervision of students 0:31:06 On doing measurements 0:33:30 Awards and scientific impact 0:37:19 Passion, disappointments, collaborations 0:43:13 Retirement 0:48:46 Future of hydrology? Go to the field! 0:50:08 Closure Licensed under Creative Commons copyright CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 Acknowledgments: Video & editing: Okke Batelaan, Frankie Films Sponsorship: Professor Okke Batelaan, Flinders University, Australia Podcast: Pau Wiersma | |||
| 8. Dr. John Rodda | 16 Mar 2026 | 01:05:26 | |
History of Hydrology interview with Dr. John Rodda. Content: • The Water Data Unit • Institute of Hydrology • IAHS • WMO • UNESCO The interview took place in Wallingford, UK on July 9th 2018. The original Youtube video can be found here. Interviewer Professor Keith Beven Podcast: Pau Wiersma | |||
| 7. Dr. John Sutcliffe | 16 Mar 2026 | 00:55:45 | |
History of Hydrology interview with Dr. John Sutcliffe Content: • Hydrology of the Sudd and Jonglei Canal • The Institute of Hydrology and Flood Studies Report • Nash and Sutcliffe (1970) • Harald Hursh • Back to the Jonglei Canal after 60 years The interview took place in Goring, UK on July 9th 2018. The original Youtube video can be found here. Interviewer Professor Keith Beven Podcast: Pau Wiersma | |||
| 6. Dr. Christine McCulloch | 16 Mar 2026 | 00:44:08 | |
History of Hydrology interview with Dr Christine McCulloch on the foundation of the Institute of Hydrology, memories of Jim McCulloch as Director of the Institute of Hydrology, and research on the impacts of dams. The interview took place in Turcot Tower on July 9th 2018. The original Youtube video can be found here. Interviewer: Professor Keith Beven Podcast: Pau Wiersma | |||
| 5. Prof. Eric Wood | 16 Mar 2026 | 01:03:13 | |
This History of Hydrology interview features Professor Eric Wood from Princeton University, USA, who was the 2007 John Dalton medallist. He is interviewed by Professor Siva Sivapalan of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA at the Austria Center, Vienna, Austria, 13 April, 2018. The original Youtube video can be found here. 00:00:22 Introduction 00:01:31 Undergrad, postgrad, PhD 00:05:21 1976 paper leading to Horton award 00:06:45 Move to IIASA Vienna 00:10:19 Move to Princeton 00:12:03 First sabbatical IH 00:13:17 Processes-simple models-scaling 00:15:40 Transition to remote sensing 00:19:03 Collaboration with Dennis Lettenmaier 00:22:21 Students 00:29:51 Methods used 00:31:14 Direction of research over career 00:34:03 What was the driver of research? 00:36:14 Collaboration - networking 00:38:03 Family - work pressure 00:42:16 Key influences, mentors 00:45:39 Research culture 00:50:14 Milestones 00:52:37 New science coming through? 00:53:47 Future leaders - directions? 00:59:57 Reflection on hydrology and enjoyment brought 01:01:00 What advice to early career scientists 01:02:21 Closing remarks Licensed under Creative Commons copyright CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 Acknowledgments: Video & editing: Okke Batelaan, Frankie Films Sponsorship: Professor Okke Batelaan, Flinders University, Australia Podcast: Pau Wiersma | |||
| 4. Prof. Georgia Destouni | 16 Mar 2026 | 00:41:25 | |
This History of Hydrology interview features Professor Georgia Destouni from Stockholms universitet, Sweden, who was the 2013 Henry Darcy medallist. She is interviewed by Dr Zahra Kalantari of Stockholms universitet, Sweden at the Austria Center, Vienna, Austria, 13 April, 2018. The original Youtube video can be found here. 0:00:22 Introduction by Zahra Kalantari 0:01:18 Childhood 0:02:09 Career journey and highlights 0:05:32 Major contribution to water science 0:07:07 Most important open questions 0:10:26 What would you do differently? 0:12:31 Work most proud of 0:14:41 How has hydrology changed? 0:17:39 Future of hydrology 0:18:31 View on world water crises 0:24:19 What is your main driving force? 0:25:53 What learnt from iteraction with other scientists 0:26:52 Recognition 0:28:59 Life philosophy 0:29:53 Who at dinner party? 0:37:50 How do you want to be remembered? 0:38:46 What keeps you motivated? 0:40:03 Advise to future scientists 0:41:22 Closing remarksLicensed under Creative Commons copyright CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 Acknowledgments:Video & editing: Okke Batelaan, Frankie Films Sponsorship: Professor Okke Batelaan, Flinders University, Australia Podcast: Pau Wiersma | |||
| 3. Prof. Keith Beven | 16 Mar 2026 | 01:10:41 | |
This History of Hydrology interview features Professor Keith J. Beven from Lancaster University, UK, who was the 2001 John Dalton medallist. He is interviewed by Professor Okke Batelaan of Flinders University, Australia at the Austria Center, Vienna, Austria, 11 April, 2018. The original Youtube video can be found here. 00:00:22 Introduction by Okke Batelaan 00:01:03 Interest in hydrology, Undergrad Bristol 00:06:33 Undergrad project - first model 00:08:33 PhD University of East Anglia 00:16:56 What keeps you going? 00:19:16 1974-1977 Research fellow at Leeds 00:24:48 TOPMODEL paper 00:26:36 First period at IH 00:32:00 University of Virginia 00:36:12 Second spell at IH 00:40:02 Move to Lancaster 1985 00:43:15 Achievements at Lancaster 00:47:45 Looking back at GLUE 00:51:45 Awards 00:54:12 Secret behind success 00:57:37 Disappointments 00:58:40 Collaborations 01:00:00 Working with students 01:01:10 Plans for the future 01:03:41 Greatest legacy 01:04:55 What would you do different, if would start again? 01:06:41 Future of hydrology? 01:10:28 Closure Licensed under Creative Commons copyright CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 Acknowledgments: Video & editing: Okke Batelaan, Frankie Films Sponsorship: Professor Okke Batelaan, Flinders University, Australia Podcast: Pau Wiersma | |||
| 2. Prof. Mike Kirkby | 11 Mar 2026 | 00:43:33 | |
This History of Hydrology interview features Professor Mike Kirkby from the University of Leeds, UK, who was the 2008 John Dalton medallist. He is interviewed by Professor Keith Beven of Lancaster University, UK at the Austria Center, Vienna, Austria, 11 April, 2018. The original Youtube video can be found here. 00:00:22 Introduction by Keith Beven 00:01:10 Undergrad Cambridge 00:05:02 PhD project 00:10:57 Postdoc in States 00:15:43 Move to Bristol 1967 00:19:58 Move to Leeds 1973 00:21:54 Beven to Bristol - TOPMODEL 00:24:00 Published books 00:29:07 EU projects, from small to large scale 00:38:03 Awards 00:39:37 What about the future? Licensed under Creative Commons copyright CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 Acknowledgments: Video & editing: Okke Batelaan, Frankie Films Sponsorship: Professor Okke Batelaan, Flinders University, Australia Podcast: Pau Wiersma | |||
| 1. Prof. Siva Sivapalan | 16 Nov 2024 | 01:31:49 | |
This first History of Hydrology interview features Professor Siva Sivapalan from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, who was the 2003 John Dalton medallist. He is interviewed by Dr Ross Woods of the University of Bristol, UK at the Vienna University of Technology, Austria, 10 April, 2018. You can find the original video recording on Youtube here. 00:00:21 Introduction 00:01:50 Childhood and youth 00:02:51 Siva’s parents 00:03:36 High school 00:05:56 University in Sri Lanka 00:07:00 Choosing a Masters course at AIT 00:08:53 Initial impressions of hydrology 00:10:42 Memories of AIT, Nigeria, PhD applications 00:21:26 How Siva met his wife Banu 00:24:05 Transition to living in the USA 00:28:15 PhD at Princeton 00:32:52 Move to Australia 00:39:14 Supervision style 00:42:01 PUB - Predictions in Ungauged Basins 00:50:51 Move to the USA 00:52:44 Concept development vs methods 00:55:18 Cutting a path through the jungle 00:57:04 Sources of motivation 00:58:58 Leadership style 01:00:38 Networking 01:02:31 Juggling work and home commitments 01:05:32 Cricket as a metaphor 01:08:18 Personal network 01:10:30 Influential people 01:15:21 Scientific heroes 01:17:19 Planning vs Circumstance 01:20:04 Would you do anything differently? 01:21:29 Dealing with failure 01:22:28 Attributes of our research culture 01:24:24 Happiest moments 01:26:04 Advice for young hydrologists 01:27:42 What needs to be done in hydrology 01:31:42 Closing remarks Licensed under Creative Commons copyright CC- BY-NC-ND 4.0 Acknowledgments: Video & editing: Alfred Zacharias. Sponsorship: Professor Guenter Blöschl, TU Vienna, Austria. Podcast: Pau Wiersma | |||