14.10.2014: Prof. Dr. Günter Blöschl, Dean of the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, TU Vienna (Austria), will hold the inaugural address to mark the opening of the newly established series “GFZ Lectures”. Professor Blöschl, who is being conferred with the Helmholtz International Fellow Award on this occasion, will speak about “Changing Floods in a Changing World”.

“Science lives from communication. The GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences hosts a wide variety of symposia, congresses, and several other scientific events every year. With our “GFZ Lectures” we wish to highlight  outstanding invited talks,” Professor Hüttl, Scientific Executive Director of the GFZ, explains. “Günter Blöschl is a renowned scientist with an international reputation in the field of hydrology, in particular flood research. In this respect, he is being conferred with the Helmholtz International Fellow Award.” The award ceremony is a fitting occasion for the first GFZ Lecture.

The Helmholtz Association annually honors scientists with the "Helmholtz International Fellow Award". Prizewinners are chosen by the Helmholtz Executive Committee. Fellows are invited to avail of flexible research stays at one or more Helmholtz centers. The award honors outstanding achievements in research and opens opportunities for new cooperation with scientific institutions abroad. Prof. Dr. Günter Blöschl was nominated by the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, where he commenced his stay as a visiting researcher on Monday last.