5. Prof. Eric Wood

This History of Hydrology interview features Professor Eric Wood from Princeton University, USA, who was the 2007 John Dalton medallist. He is interviewed by Professor Siva Sivapalan of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA at the Austria Center, Vienna, Austria, 13 April, 2018.The original Youtube video can be found here. 00:00:22 Introduction 00:01:31 Undergrad, postgrad, PhD00:05:21 1976 paper leading to Horton award00:06:45 Move to IIASA Vienna00:10:19 Move to Princeton00:12:03 First sabbatical IH00:13:17 Processes-simple models-scaling00:15:40 Transition to remote sensing00:19:03 Collaboration with Dennis Lettenmaier00:22:21 Students00:29:51 Methods used00:31:14 Direction of research over career00:34:03 What was the driver of research?00:36:14 Collaboration - networking00:38:03 Family - work pressure00:42:16 Key influences, mentors00:45:39 Research culture00:50:14 Milestones00:52:37 New science coming through?00:53:47 Future leaders - directions?00:59:57 Reflection on hydrology and enjoyment brought01:01:00 What advice to early career scientists01:02:21 Closing remarksLicensed under Creative Commons copyright CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0Acknowledgments:Video & editing: Okke Batelaan, Frankie FilmsSponsorship: Professor Okke Batelaan, Flinders University, AustraliaPodcast: Pau Wiersma