Adeus Fabiula

Reflecting on a Successful Research Stay

Group of six people standing in front of Black Forest Panorama. — Part of the CliG Working Group at farewell brunch for Fabiula. From left to right: Helge Jentsch, Leon Gurol, Regina Fleischmann, Fabiula Eurich-Machado, Dr. Dagmar Brombierstäudl, and Amruta Vurakaranam. Missing: TT-Prof. Dr. Katharina Schröer and Johanna Philipps

From November 2024 to April 2025, Fabiula Eurich-Machado visited our working group Climate Geography (CliG) of TT-Prof. Dr. Katharina Schröer. Fabiula is working on her doctorate in hydrogeography at the “Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste” (UNICENTRO) in Brazil. In her dissertation, she is investigating flood risk in small communities in Brazil (Guarapuava, Irati and Pitanga). Her main focus is on the question of how flood risk can be assessed with very limited available data and how this can be translated into simple mapping tools. Fabiula: “The inspiring working atmosphere, the support of my colleagues, the excellent supervision by Katharina Schröer, regular CliG-Team-meetings, and the helpfulness of everyone have significantly benefited my research.”