The University of Brescia hosted the prestigious  International Workshop on Physical Processes in Natural Waters (PPNW2023) from 19 to 23 July 2023 https://hydraulics.unibs.it/hydraulics/attivita-scientifica/ppnw2023/. The conference was organized by Prof. Marco Pilotti and Prof. Giulia Valerio of the DICATAM Department.

50 scientists from all over the word (Italy, Germany, Switzerland, USA, Canada, Estonia, Finland, New Zealand, Spain, Australia) actively participated to the conference, discussing about physical processes in inland and coastal waters and their interaction with biogeochemical, atmospheric, and groundwater processes. The impact of global warming on the fate of freshwater resources, as well as the role of inland water in greenhouse gases emission were some of the main subjects of debate.

Three Italian invited speakers, Prof. Nadia Pinardi from University of Bologna, Prof. Claudia Adduce from Università degli Studi Roma tre and Dr. Dmitri Rouwet INGV-Bologna, gave us the honor of three key note lectures, showing the excellence of Italian research.

The conference was also the occasion to make the international community appreciate the exceptional historical, cultural and landscape value of Brescia and its territory, starting from the cloisters and the libraries of the University of Brescia, to the museum of S. Giulia, to Torbiere del Sebino and Monteisola.

We thank all the organizations and companies that supported the conference, contributing to the success of the event.