Water and ice are our passion at the Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW). We work in the domains of hydraulic engineering and structures, river engineering, Comp. Fluid- & Morphodynamics and glaciology. Our fields of activity are inland waters, hydropower, glaciers, natural hazards, river restoration, and river infrastructure. We contribute to the availability of clean and renewable electricity, to the protection against floods and cryospheric hazards, to sustainable watercourses and to the generation of new knowledge in the corresponding fields.
As an early career scientist, Harry Zekollari has already made outstanding contributions to glaciology, for example with his modelling of global glacier evolution. For his achievements and commitment, he now receives the Arne Richter Award from the European Geosciences Union (EGU).
Restoration and nature conservation projects have the great potential to restore and maintain important functions of our watercourses for future generations. Researchers from four research institutes of the ETH Domain, in collaboration with the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), have investigated how sediment transport and connectivity affect flood safety and river ecology. They have now compiled the scientific results from the research project for a broad audience.
VAW Glaciology presents the film ‘The Crystal Ship: First ascent of Pumari Chhish East’ on May 16, 2023 at 6.30 p.m. at AudiMax (HG F30) of ETH Zurich. In June 2022, our doctoral student Christophe Ogier along with two friends travelled to the remote Hispar glacier in Pakistan to attempt the first ascent of the Pumari Chhish East (6850m). The event will include talk by Christophe Ogier in English, as well as the original film.
Hydropeaking, the rapid and frequent flow fluctuations downstream of powerplant outlets, is estimated to affect thousands of kilometers of river networks worldwide, with multiple consequences on river ecosystems. The journal River Research and Applications just published a special issue, edited by Davide Vanzo (VAW) and others, focusing on the innovations in hydropeaking research.
In the last issue of hydrolink, members of the ecohydraulics community discuss the challenges and opportunities of ecohydraulic research in the context of climate change. Ecohydraulics is a hopeful, forward-looking endeavor tightly coupling scientific exploration, technological development, and engineering practice.
90 years of VAW: pioneering research on water and ice
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