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ilhan
Ecohydrologist, mostly interested in trees.
I used to develop methods for computational hydraulics (2011–2018). Then, I worked on computational hydrology, using coupled surface–subsurface hydrological modelling to understand catchment scale spatiotemporal patterns and processes (2018–2022). Here, I saw that the vegetation dynamics tend to dominate the water cycle in most terrestrial systems. But despite their significance, vegetation dynamics are often described insufficiently in hydrological models. I wanted to improve this perceived shortcoming and fell down the rabbit hole of ecohydrology.
My current research focuses on understanding emergent behaviour that arises from interactions among soil, trees, and climate. I co-develop the high-performance portable ecohydrological code SERGHEI and the plant hydraulics code SurEau-Ecos.
I'm married to the love of my life, Anna Hong Xian, a screenwriter for film and television. We live together with our son in Brunswick, Germany.