Research Interests
Geomorphology, sedimentology, and mechanics of debris flows and rock avalanches; landslide initiation; warning systems; sediment transport in steep channels.
Professional Experience
2001-present
WSL, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, Switzerland. Scientific coordination for the Illgraben debris flow observation station, numerical simulation of debris flow and rock avalanche runout.
1996-2000
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH),Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), Zurch, Switzerland. Post-doctoral assoicate in the river engineering and numerical modeling sections.
Selected Projects
Runout modeling of hillslope debris flows (BAFU)
Triggering of mass movements in steep terrain (CCES-TRAMM)
Quantification of sediment transfer in an exceptionally active Alpine catchment (SNF)<br/>
Education
The Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Geography and Environmental Engineering, Baltimore MD, USA: Ph.D., 1997.<br/>
University of Minnesota, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Minneapolis MN, USA: B.Sc. in Geology, 1988.<br/><br/><br/>