Philip
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Walter Immerzeel received the Alexander von Humboldt medal for his research in the field of glacio-hydrological sciences in the Himalaya.
The new major project “MountAInWater” has been granted. MountAInWater is led by the Institute of Science and Technology Austria and funded by Schmidt Sciences through the Virtual Institute for Earth’s Water programme. The Mountain Hydrology Group at Utrecht University contributes to process understanding in the Himalaya region and to the assessment of downstream impacts […]
Understanding when and where rain and snow fall in Asian mountain regions like the Himalaya is one of the biggest scientific challenges. This precipitation is vital for millions of people but also causes dangerous floods and landslides. Because the mountains are so complex and measurements are limited, it’s hard to […]
From 14–18 September 2025 the International Mountain Conference (IMC) was held in Innsbruck, Austria, with over 1,000 scientists and 150+ sessions. The Mountain Hydrology Group attended with a 12-person delegation (nine members, three collaborators), contributing posters, talks and convened sessions on snow, glaciers, vegetation, drought, atmospheric modelling, precipitation dynamics and […]
Himalayan glaciers are often covered with rock debris that affect their surface melt, which indirectly has effects on how climate change impacts on these glaciers impact future water resources. A recent study led by Philip focused on understanding these melt processes by examining surface changes in two glaciers in the […]
Varya Bazilova has published the first paper of her PhD in a collaboration between Mountain Hydrology and dr. Tjalling de Haas. In the study, she used machine learning to assess debris flow and flood hazards on 1,793 alluvial fans across High Mountain Asia. The results highlight how catchment shape, especially […]
Portait of Faezeh Nick in the documentary series about female scientists at the Department of Physical Geography of Utrecht University.