Dr. Natalie Ceperley

Scientific Collaborator

Hydrology

Phone
+41 31 684 64 81
E-Mail
natalie.ceperley@unibe.ch
Office
405
Postal Address
University of Bern
Institute of Geography
Hallerstrasse 12
CH-3012 Bern

Bio

Natalie Ceperley is an interdisciplinary hydrologist with training spanning the biological, physical and social sciences. She holds a Bachelor's of Arts in Biology with an interdisciplinary concentration in Global Development Studies from Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA (2003, USA), a Master's of Environmental Science with a graduate certificate in African Studies from Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies in New Haven, CT (2008, USA) and Ph.D. from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (2014, EPFL, CH) in environmental engineering. She earned the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Higher Education in 2023 (University of Bern).

Research

Areas of professional focus at GIUB

  • Process hydrology, ecohydrology
  • Innovations in hydrologic teaching, measurements and monitoring
  • Innovative tracers of water: Stable isotopes, eDNA
  • Innovative working methods: transdisciplinary, co-creation of hydrologic knowledge

Collaborations

  • Forest Hydrology collaboration with BFH, M. Schwartz (Link)
  • Forest Ecosystem Services Vietnam (Link) 
  • CAAST (Link)

Current projects

  1. Hydrology from Genes: what does eDNA tell us about melt contributions? (SNSF)
  2. Growing Glaciers, Co-creation of ethno-glacial-hydrology as a tool for meltwater management (with Waterloo Institute for Social and Innovation and Resilience: https://uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-institute-for-social-innovation-and-resilience/projects/climate-resilience-through-community-and-place-based)
  3. Bremgartenwald Teaching Laboratory
  4. Hydrological dimensions of UrbanLab Viererfeld or Viererfeld

Areas of leadership to hydrological community

Further professional interests

  • Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research
  • Participatory research,  citizen science, and environmental education
  • Forest ecosystem services
  • Sustainable Development

Field experience

  • European Alps, Forests, and Cities (Switzerland)
  • West African Svannas, Rivers, Forests and Settlements  (Burkina Faso, Senegal, Mauritania, Benin)
  • North American Forests, Mountains, Prairies and Reefs (Belize, USA: California, Alaska, Minnesota, Iowa, New England) 

Languages

English (Native), German (B2), French (C2)
Basic: Spanish, Wolof, Hassaniya-Arabic, Yoruba, Gourmantche 

Teaching

  • Certificate of Advanced Studies in Higher Education (CAS HE Unibe, 2023)
  • Tracer Hydrology
  • Geosensing: 2022, 2024, 2026
  • Field Hydrology 

Links

OrCID (Link)
G-Scholar (Link)
Personal Website (Englisch, Link)