Department of Geography, University of Zurich

Education & work history (short CV)

Since 06/2011	Research associate Department of Geography, Glaciology, Geomorphodynamics & Geochronology Group, University of Zurich (GIUZ)
07/2007 - 05/2011	PhD student, Department of Geography, Glaciology, Geomorphodynamics & Geochronology Group, University of Zurich (GIUZ) Thesis: "On Characteristics and Flow Dynamics of Large Rapid Mass Movements in Glacial Environments" (submitted in April 2011), Advisors: Prof. Dr. Wilfried Haeberli, Dr. Christian Huggel, Dr. Brian McArdell, Dr. Perry Bartelt
06/2006 - 06/2007	Assistant GIUZ and WSL/SLF (Birmensdorf/Davos)
10/2000 - 01/2006	Studies of Physical Geography, Department of Geography, University of Zurich Thesis: "Modeling of lahar hazard potentials on glacier covered volcanoes: Iztaccíhuatl, Mexico" (submitted: Sept. 27, 2005), Advisors: Dr. Andreas Kääb, Dr. Christian Huggel, Prof. Dr. Hugo Delgado Granados, Prof. Dr. Wilfried Haeberli Focus in Geography: Geomorphology, Glaciology, GIS, Remote Sensing, Hydrology Minor subjects: Geology, Mathematics, Informatics, Environmental Sciences

European Geoscience Union (EGU)
Swiss Snow, Ice and Permafrost Society (SEP)
Swiss Geomorphological Society (SGmG)
Swiss Expert Group in Engineering Geology (Schweizerische Fachgruppe für Ingenieurgeologie, SFIG)
Swiss Expert Group in Natural Hazards (Fachleute Naturgefahren Schweiz, FAN)
Group on Rock and Ice Avalanches in the Alps with Permafrost (GriAAlp)
Glacier and Permafrost Hazards in Mountains (GAPHAZ)
DEZA/SDC Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), member of group "Training"