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.