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Water and ice are our passion at the Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW). We work in the domains of hydraulic engineering and structures, river engineering, Comp. Fluid- & Morphodynamics and glaciology. Our fields of activity are inland waters, hydropower, glaciers, natural hazards, river restoration, and river infrastructure. We contribute to the availability of clean and renewable electricity, to the protection against floods and cryospheric hazards, to sustainable watercourses and to the generation of new knowledge in the corresponding fields.

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ETH Zurich ranked 2nd worldwide in Civil & Structural Engineering

90 years of VAW: pioneering research on water and ice

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