Philip Kraaijenbrink (1987) is Assistant Professor in Quantitative Methods in Extreme Environments. He works on the integrating large-scale satellite image analysis, unmanned aerial systems (UASs), climate data analysis, glacio-hydrological modelling, and vegetation modelling to study the past, present and future water cycle. He is part of the Mountain Hydrology group of the Department of Physical Geography.

Philip obtained his PhD degree in Physical Geography at Utrecht University cum laude (among top 3%) in 2018 for his pioneering research on UAS monitoring of debris-covered glaciers in the Himalaya (thesis). By upscaling the UAS data to the larger scale using large-scale remote sensing and numerical modelling, he has increased knowledge on the dynamics of debris-covered glaciers and the impacts of climate change on these systems. In 2021, he received the Martinus van Marum prize for the best PhD research in environmental sciences over the past five years. His research, heart for computer analyses and eagerness to learn in this field have made him an expert in the applications of UASs, satellite image analysis and highly skilled in spatial analyses. Besides his remote sensing skills, he acquired ample fieldwork skills in the Alps, Himalaya, Scandinavian Mountains, and Canadian Rocky Mountains.