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Bettina Schaefli is an Assistant Professor and Unit Leader of Hydrology at the Institute of Geography, University of Bern. Her work focuses on quantifying and predicting hydrological processes to support sustainable water resource management and mitigate extreme events. She holds a PhD in Hydrology from EPFL (2005), followed by postdoctoral research at the University of Potsdam and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and served as an Assistant Professor at TU Delft (Netherlands). Since 2016, she has been an SNSF Assistant Professor at the University of Lausanne before joining the University of Bern.
- Education: Environmental Engineering (EPFL, 2005 PhD)
- Research Priorities: Glacier-influenced hydrology, climate change impacts on hydropower, and open science initiatives
- Leadership Roles: Editor of Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, President of the Swiss Hydrological Commission
Her research investigates how hydrological systems respond to climate change, particularly in mountainous regions. Recent studies include modeling snow and ice melt dynamics, groundwater connectivity in cryosphere systems, and future hydropower potentials in Switzerland. She collaborates with the Swiss Competence Center for Energy Research to address water resource sustainability.
Key contributions include the Northern Hemisphere Snow Water Equivalent (NH-SWE) dataset, which enhances understanding of snowmelt patterns, and studies on proglacial catchment hydrodynamics. She advocates for open science through data sharing and accessible methodologies.
Grants/Funding: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) career development projects, institutional research grants.
Labs/Teams: Leading the Hydrology Unit at the University of Bern’s Institute of Geography, collaborating with international research networks on mountain hydrology and climate change.
