Core Team

Claudia Teutschbein

Lab head, Associate professor in surface hydrology

My research aims at facilitating the coping with fundamental societal challenges linked to climate, water and environmental changes. I contribute to a better understanding of hydrological processes in a changing climate, their links to external meteorological, ecological, topographic and anthropogenic drivers, their implications for water quantity and quality at different spatio-temporal scales, and their socio-economic consequences.

Elin Stenfors

PhD Candidate

I am an environmental engineer with a background in soil and water dynamics and natural resource management. My research focuses on the interaction between man and nature in the context of drought, looking at the socio-hydrological dynamics of the phenomenon. My research interests are interdisciplinary, fascinated by linking societal processes to natural and vice versa.

Elise Jonsson

PhD Candidate

With a broad background in physics and Earth science, I’ve always been fascinated with the dynamical aspect of our world (which remains remarkably similar across disicplines). With the addition of my love of computer science, I have been lucky enough to find a niche subject where I get to study how to employ machine learning to improve our understanding and predictive capabilities of complex systems. Specifically, I’m studying how our most vital and yet dwindling resources and services – water, energy, food, and ecosystems – interact, using these new machine-learning techniques.

Sara Camiolo

PhD Candidate

I am an agronomist and environmental scientist with focus on sustainable water resources management and understanding of aquatic ecosystems. In my research, I examine how the restoration of drained wetlands affects the hydrological functioning of peatlands under varying spatiotemporal conditions.

 

Associates

Thomas Grabs

Associate Professor, Uppsala University, Department of Earth Sciences, Program for Air, Water and Landscape Sciences

My research focuses on spatial and temporal scaling of hydrodynamical and biogeochemical processes — with emphasis on the interface between land and water bodies. My principal research objective is to create a better understanding of the linkage between surface water quality and the interplay of shallow groundwater flow pathways and chemical buffering within the near-stream riparian zone.

Andrijana Todorovic

Assistant Professor, University of Belgrade, Serbia

I am a civil engineer specialized in hydrology and water resources engineering. My research focuses on hydrologic modelling under changing and extreme hydro-climatic conditions. The key objectives of my research are to improve our understanding and, hence, our capacity to foresee catchment behavior under such conditions, and to use that knowledge to improve water resource management, particularly to reduce water-related hazards.

Malgorzata Blicharska

Associate Professor, Uppsala University, Department of Earth Sciences, Program for Natural Resources and Sustainable Development

I work with environmental policy implementation, individual and organizational learning related to implementation of new policies and concepts, spatial planning for biodiversity conservation, environmental conflicts, public participation in environmental decision-making and ecosystem services.

 

Simon Ryfisch

PhD Candidate, Uppsala University

I am a social scientist, specialized on conflict management and transformation relating to water. In my research, I explore on various governance levels how society can advance sustainable solutions in the water sector for climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, and biodiversity conservation — all while catering to the needs of a broad range of stakeholders.

Faranak Tootoonchi

Postdoc, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)

As a woman from a country with significant water scarcity, I’m concerned about hydro-climatological properties in changing environments. I have a keen interest in statistical and mathematical formulation of natural processes. My PhD research focused on bias correction of climate models and hydrological modeling for climate impact assessment. Now I work as a postdoc at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). My postdoctoral research focuses on the impact of climate change in crop production, in different parts of the world.

Chandni

PhD Candidate, IIT Roorkee, India

I am a civil engineer specialized in hydrology and water resources engineering. My research focuses on hydrologic modelling under changing and extreme hydro-climatic conditions. The key objectives of my research are to improve our understanding and, hence, our capacity to foresee catchment behavior under such conditions, and to use that knowledge to improve water resource management, particularly to reduce water-related hazards.

  

Jeanne Fernandez

PhD Candidate, Uppsala University

I am a water scientist with expertise in water resources management, climate change adaptation, and international development. I have professional experience from water utilities and non-profit organizations. As a researcher, I am interested in questions of equity, resilience, and sustainability in the water sector. Currently, I am investigating the social and technical impacts of climate change to water supply in Sweden.