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Michelle van Vliet is a Professor at Utrecht University specializing in Water Quality and Sustainable Water Systems. Her research focuses on global change impacts on the availability and quality of water resources, examining sectoral water uses in irrigation, domestic, and energy contexts. She developed the concept of water scarcity, emphasizing the water-quality requirements related to different sectoral water uses. Her work is closely aligned with the Pathways Sustainability research theme, addressing how to provide sufficient clean water resources for human use and ecosystems in a changing world. Michelle has contributed significantly to the academic community, being a member of the Utrecht Young Academy and leading a research team that focuses on clean water resource management under changing climatic conditions. She has numerous publications in high-impact journals, exploring the interplay between water quality, climate change, and water scarcity. Her recent work includes articles in Nature Water and Nature Climate Change.
Department of Psychology