This History of Hydrology interview features Professor Emeritus Wolfgang Kinzelbach of ETH Zürich, Switzerland. He is interviewed by Professor Okke Batelaan in Davos, September 8, 2024.
The original YouTube video can be found here.
Timestamps:
0:00:14 Introduction by Okke Batelaan
0:01:20 Youth and background; father’s influence
0:03:45 High school and university studies in physics
0:04:53 Start of professional career; random walk; Stanford University
0:08:47 Mathematics teacher in Nigeria
0:10:22 PhD in Karlsruhe
0:12:58 Research in Beijing at the Institute of Environmental Chemistry
0:16:02 Return to Germany; start of groundwater career; chlorinated hydrocarbons and nitrate
0:25:20 Development of groundwater modelling tools
0:30:29 Overseas collaborations; Okavango, Botswana
0:37:47 Heidelberg tracers
0:40:02 Move to ETH; turbulence; agriculture and water
0:49:28 World food crises
0:53:05 Philosophy on life and work
0:55:04 Reflections on career and colleagues
0:58:33 Changes in academia over time
1:02:05 Future of hydrogeology
1:07:47 Teaching and supervision
1:09:17 Support from colleagues; work–life balance
1:11:55 How he would like to be remembered
1:14:07 Final words of wisdom for future scientists
1:16:50 Closure
1:17:26 End
License: Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Acknowledgments:
Video & editing: Okke Batelaan, Frankie Films
Sponsorship: Professor Okke Batelaan, Flinders University, Australia
Podcast: Pau Wiersma