I am an Assistant Professor of Catchment Hydrology at the Department of Earth Sciences.
Teaching
I coordinate the courses Hydrology (BSc) and Catchment Hydrology (MSc), and contribute in teaching to Frontiers in Hydrology (MSc) and Field Course Hydrology (MSc).
These courses fall within the BSc Earth Sciences (in Dutch), BSc Earth, Economics and Sustainability (in Dutch), MSc Earth Sciences, and MSc Hydrology
Supervision
I supervise BSc, MSc, and PhD students working on various hydrology topics. For prospective students, please get in contact with me (via email).
Research
My research aims to better understand and predict terrestrial water cycling, focusing on hydrological behavior under change. My work develops theories and parsimonious models that capture the most important behavior across a wide variety of hydrologic settings. My approach helps to test hypotheses, uncover unknown behavior from observations, transfer theory to other locations and future conditions, and helps to understand the water cycle. My research mainly focuses on hydrology but also addressed water’s links with other processes such as landscape evolution, biogeochemical cycling, and land-use and climate change. Feel free to reach out for more details about my research, access to my papers, or potential collaboration opportunities.
Hydrology in a changing environment
Land-use and climate changes impact hydrology but the magnitude, character, and regional differences of their effects are often poorly constrained. I explore such impacts.
Key papers: Berghuijs et al. (2014) Nature Climate Change, Berghuijs et al. (2024) Nature Climate Change, Kirchner et al. (2020) Nature, Berghuijs et al. (2017) WRR
Hydrological extremes
Hydrological extremes such as floods and droughts shape ecosystems and can cause immense damage. I study the mechanisms that drive flooding.
Key papers: Berghuijs et al. (2016) GRL, Berghuijs et al. (2019) WRR, Berghuijs et al. (2019) GRL, Berghuijs et al. (2017) ERL, Berghuijs et al. (2023) ERL
Groundwater-surface water interactions
River flow and evapotranspiration are shaped by water stored in the subsurface. I study connections between these processes.
Key papers: Berghuijs et al. (2016) GRL, Berghuijs & Kirchner (2017) GRL, Berghuijs et al. (2022), Knighton & Berghuijs (2023) GRL, Berghuijs et al. (2025) HESS
Catchment similarity and evolution
Catchments around the world are tremendously diverse and heterogeneous, making it hard to generate catchment-scale theories that are transferable to other sites. I study patterns and causes of catchment similarity.
Key papers: Berghuijs et al. (2014) WRR, Berghuijs & Woods (2015) IJOC, Berghuijs & Kirchner (2017) GRL, Seybold et al. (2021) Nature Geoscience, Seybold et al. (2022) Nature
You can find an overview of my publications on Google Scholar and ResearchGate.
