Schwerdtfeger, Julia
Wissenschaftliche Angestellte |
Academic Education
| since 11/2011 | PhD student at the Chair / Institute of Hydrology, University of Freiburg, Germany Title: “A comparative isotope approach to identify spatial and temporal dynamics of hydrological processes in the Pantanal wetland, Brazil” 1st Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Markus Weiler, IHF, Freiburg 2nd Supervisor: Mark S. Johnson, PhD, Ass. Prof, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada |
| 10/2003 - 05/2009 | Advanced degree in Hydrology (Diplom, Minors: Meteorology, Geology) at the IHF, University of Freiburg, Germany |
| 06/2008 - 03/2009 | Diploma thesis in cooperation with the UBC, Vancouver, Canada, and Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Brazil Title: “Assessment of water quality and hydrological functioning of water bodies in the Pantanal wetland, Brazil” |
| 07/2008 - 10/2008 | Research stay at the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Brazil |
| 08/2005 - 04/2006 | Participation in the European Union Student Exchange Programme Erasmus at the University of Valencia (Politécnica), Spain |
Research Interests
| Wetland hydrology, stable water isotopes, groundwater-surface water interactions, inundation assessment, remote sensing |
Awards and Scholarships
| since 11/2011 | 3a PhD scholarship IPSWaT (International Postgraduate Studies in Water Technology) German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) |
| 05/2009 | Alumni Award of the Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg, Germany, for an excellent final exam, social engagement and an excellent master thesis |
| 07/2007 - 09/2007 | Travel scholarship for Internships Abroad (Kathmandu, Nepal) International Office, University of Freiburg, Germany |
| 10/2005 - 02/2006 | Erasmus scholarship (Valencia, Spain) European Union Student Exchange Programme |
Conferences
| SCHWERDTFEGER, J., JOHNSON, M.S., WEILER, M. & COUTO, E.G.: “Isotopical estimation of water balance and surface water- groundwater interactions of tropical wetland lakes in the Pantanal dry season, Brazil”, Poster presentation, American Geophysical Union (AGU), San Francisco 12/2009 |
Mitglied der Graduiertenschule "Environment, Society and Global Change" (ESGC)