Dr. Demian Schneider
Research associate
Glaciology, Geomorphodynamics
and Geochronology
Physical Geography Division
Department of Geography
University of Zurich - Irchel
Winterthurerstr. 190
CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
room: | Y 25 H 68 |
email: | |
tel: | +41-44-635 51 57 |
fax: | +41-44-635 68 41 |
Research interests
My research activities focus on natural hazards in (glacierized) high mountain areas and volcanic regions. The main interests thereby are:
- Impact of climate change on glaciers and permafrost and its consequences for slope stability
- Rapid mass movements (landslides, avalanches, debris flows, floods and rockfall)
- Hazard mitigation, mapping, risk analysis and early warning systems
- Volcanic hazards (volcano-ice interaction and lahars)
The tools to investigate these topics are:
- Remote sensing, GIS, Matlab and various numeric models
- Physical modelling of mass movements in the laboratory
- Field surveys and case study analysis