Department of Geography, University of Zurich

Education & work history

Since February 2012	Research associate World Glacier Monitoring Service, University of Zurich
Since October 2011	Research associate University of Zurich, Department of Geography, Glaciology and Geomorphodynamics Group
Since October 2011	Research associate Unveristy of Geneva, Department of Environmental Sciences, Climate Change and Climate Change Impacts Research HighNoon project.
October 2011	PhD (Dr. sc. nat), University of Zurich Dissertation: Compilation and applications of glacier inventories using satellite data and digital terrain information Advisors: Dr. Frank Paul, Dr. Christian Huggel, Prof. Dr. Wilfried Haeberli
March 2011 - September 2011	PhD student in the HighNoon project. University of Geneva, Department of Environmental Sciences, Climate Change and Climate Change Impacts Research. (Continuation of the Dissertation project, see below)
July 2007 - February 2011	PhD student in the GlobGlacier project. University of Zurich, Department of Geography, Glaciology, Geomorphodynamics & Geochronology Group
June 2006 - June 2007	Assistant and research associate at GIUZ and ETH (Institute of Cartography
May 2007	Master in Geography (Diploma) University of Zurich, Switzerland Subjects studied: Geography, Glaciology, Geology, Mathematics Thesis: Identifikation und Analyse von Gletscherseen mit Fernerkundung und GIS. Supervision: Dr. Frank Paul, Dr. Christian Huggel, Prof. Dr. Wilfried Haeberli
Aug. 2005 - Feb. 2007	Teaching Assistant for exercises and excursions in Physical Geography for BSc students
Oct. 2001 - May 2007	Studies of Physical Geography at the University of Zurich-Irchel

Memberships

European Geophysical Union (EGU)
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Swiss Geomorphological Society (SGmG) (committee-member of the 'young geomorphologists')
Swiss Snow, Ice and Permafrost Society (SEP)