University of Agriculture Cracow, Poland.
Dr. Agnieszka Rutkowska, associate professor at the University of Agriculture in Kraków, is a distinguished Polish mathematician and hydrologist specializing in statistical methods for hydrological time series analysis. With a strong academic background in mathematics and automation, she has contributed significantly to understanding hydroclimatic extreme events, climate change impacts on hydrology, and anthropogenic influences on extreme weather phenomena. She is actively involved in international research collaborations and projects, focusing on flood frequency estimation, drought indices, and spatial variability in river flow patterns.
Profile
🎓 Education
He earned his MSc in Mathematics from Jagiellonian University, Kraków, in 1989. In 2001, he obtained a PhD in Automatics from AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków. Further advancing his academic career, he achieved habilitation in Environmental Protection and Development from the University of Agriculture in Kraków in 2017.
💼 Professional Experience
Dr. Rutkowska is a faculty member at the University of Agriculture in Kraków, where she serves as an associate professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying. She is an expert in statistical hydrology, specializing in nonstationarity detection, climate variability, and hydrological modeling. She has also participated in several international academic internships and collaborative projects.
🌍 Research Interests
Hydrological time series analysis
Statistical methods in water management
Hydroclimatic extreme events
Climate change impacts on hydrology
Precipitation and drought indices
Spatial and temporal variability in river flow
Anthropogenic influences on extreme events
🌎 International Internships
2012 – Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovakia
2014, 2020 – KU Leuven, Belgium
2019 – University of Montpellier, France
📚 Selected Publications
Water Resource Management (2024) – Focuses on hydrological modeling, cycles, and prediction. (Water, DOI: 10.3390/w16243689)
Spatial Variability of River Flow in Poland (2023) – Analyzes annual and monthly minimum river flow variations. (Geoinformatica Polonica, DOI: 10.4467/21995923GP.23.001.18600)
Zero-Flow Events in Intermittent Rivers (2023) – Examines climatic and anthropogenic factors affecting river intermittency. (Journal of Water and Land Development, DOI: 10.24425/jwld.2023.145335)
Chinchilla Behavior Study (2023) – Investigates the effects of age, size, and cage complexity on farmed female chinchillas. (Scientific Reports, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-32516-5)
Design Rainfall and Spatial Variability in Upper Vistula River Basin (2023) – Evaluates peak rainfall estimation methods. (Water, DOI: 10.3390/w15071316)