Wolf Hendrik Huwald

Current work Surface mass and energy balance in alpine & polar environmentsMeasurement techniques and sensor developmentEnvironmental monitoring and analysis Dr. Hendrik Huwald is a scientist at the Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences and a lecturer at the Environmental Sciences and Engineering Section (SSIE) of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). He completed his PhD in 2003 at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule in Zürich (ETHZ), developing a numerical model for sea ice and studying energy transfer processes in the Arctic. Between 2005 and 2012 he was a post-doctoral fellow and scientist at the Laboratory of Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology of EPFL working on Alpine snow-atmosphere interaction, and energy balance-related research mainly in mountain regions. During this time, he designed, led and participated in numerous large field experiments in different environments. In 2013 he joined the newly founded Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences where he conducted research in the domains of snow science, hydrology, boundary layer meteorology and environmental sensing. He has extensive experience with project management both on national and international level. Education PhD | Cryospheric and Climate Science 2003 – 2003 Inst. for Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, ETH Zurich MSc | Cryospheric and Climate Science 1999 – 1999 Inst. for Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, ETH Zurich BSc | Geography, Meteorology, Geology 1995 – 1995 J.W.Goethe University, Frankfurt Teaching & PhD PhD Students Brandon Van Schaik, Elizaveta Sharaborova Past EPFL PhD Students as codirector Aurélien Gallice, Tristan Jonas Brauchli, Adrien Michel Courses Physics and chemistry of the atmosphere ENV-320 The course provides an introduction to the physical and chemical processes that govern the atmospheric dynamics at small and large scales. The basis is laid for an in depth understanding of our atmospheric environment and the climate system. Physics and hydrology of snow ENV-525 This course covers principles of snow physics, snow hydrology, snow-atmosphere interaction, and snow modeling. It transmits detailed understanding of physical processes within the snow and at its interfaces with the atmosphere and the ground, and presents field, laboratory, and modeling techniques. Awards Outstanding Oral Presentation, 30th Intl. Symp. on Polar Sciences (ISPS) Minister of Ocean and Fisheries, Republic of Korea 2025