Pauline Enguehard obtained an M.Sc. in Planetology from Nantes University, and a Specialized Master's in Photogrammetry from the ENSG School in Marne-la-Vallée (Paris). During her final graduation year, she started to work with remote sensing applied to hydrology at the IRD institute (ESPACE-DEV lab) in Montpellier. She continued her work there as a PhD candidate, studying the impacts of climate change on the Amazon basin’s floodplains in Brazil using satellite altimetry data and a hydrodynamic modeling tool. In 2025, she joined UZH as a postdoc researcher in the Remote Sensing of Water Systems (RSWS) group. As part of the DeltAs project, Pauline will investigate surface water dynamics in Vietnam’s Red River and Mekong deltas. By applying remote sensing techniques such as satellite altimetry and Interferometric SAR, her research aims to enhance our understanding of arsenic (As) contamination in these regions, focusing on water levels, flow patterns, and sediment transport.

I find it particularly rewarding to work in a multidisciplinary team, combining different methodologies around a shared theme. The study of water systems seems especially important to me, as water is both the creator of life and an element of immense power as well as great fragility. What motivates me even more is that understanding the dynamics of water systems also means questioning our development models, the way we inhabit territories, consume resources, and coexist with one another.

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