MSc Theses
Ongoing MSc Theses
Brüniger, Claudius GEO | The role of multiphase dynamics of GLOFs in Central Asia | Dr. Alessandro Cicoira Jessica Munch Prof. Dr. Christian Huggel |
Campo Jurado, Isabel External | Relative importance of climate forcings on glaciers: the Little Ice Age and beyond | Dr. Martin Lüthi In collaboration with Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETHZ |
Dobler, Flurina GEO | Managed Retreat caused by Natural Hazards in Switzerland | Prof. Dr. Christian Huggel Dr. Samuel Weber |
Farsky, Simon GEO | What impact do thin debris layer have on ablation for debris covered glaciers? A combined field- modeling study on Zmuttgletscher | Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli Boris Ouvry |
Könz, Riet Armon GEO | Photogrammetric Analysis of Surge-type Movement on a Small Alpine Glacier | Dr. Martin Lüthi Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Luder, Marius GEO | Wasserbilanz von Karstquellen im Ybrig: Eine karsthydrologische Untersuchung der Einzugsgebiete und Quellen im Raum Chäseren und deren Wasserbilanz in den letzten 4 Jahren | Dr. Martin Lüthi Dr. Ilja van Meerveld Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
Lüthi, Andreas ESS | Past and future of managed retreat; a global overview | Prof. Dr. Christian Huggel Dr. Veruska Muccione |
Powell, Jessica GEO | Refugee perceptions of the role of climate change in their migrations to Europe | Prof. Dr. Christian Huggel |
Schnyder, Sanne GEO | Limits of adaptation to climate change related risks in the Peruvian Andes | Isabel Hagen Randy Muñoz Asmat Prof. Dr. Christian Huggel |
Schön, Martina GEO | The Impacts of Glaciers on Stream Biofilm Biomass – An interdisciplinary Journey into a harsh Ecosystem | Prof. Dr. Michael Zemp Dr. Michail Styllas Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Walker, Céline GEO | Modelling and constraining supraglacial discharge and channel erosion on a debris covered glacier | Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli Boris Ouvry |
Walz, Seraina GEO | Distribution of Ice Cliffs on Debris-covered Glaciers in High Mountain Asia | Dr. Francesca Pellicciotti Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Weibel, Fabian GEO | Effect of climate change on human health - A case study from Switzerland | Dr. Veruska Muccione Dr. Seyed Saeid Ashraf Vaghefi Prof. Dr. Christian Huggel |
Widmer, Valerie GEO | Surges and glacial lakes of the Nevado del Plomo glacier (Argentina): Examination of the historical events and assessment of the present and future situation | Dr. Samuel Nussbaumer Dr. Holger Frey Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Wuhrmann, Luca GEO | Analysis of cold based hanging glaciers using a Lagrangian damage model | Dr. Martin Lüthi Adrien Wehrlé Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Completed MSc Theses
2022 | ||
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Gerber, Esther GEO | How is the hazard landscape changing in Swiss cities and how do they adapt: The case of Basel PDF | Dr. Veruska Muccione Dr. Seyed Saeid Ashraf Vaghefi Prof. Dr. Christian Huggel |
Hanselmann, Nicole GEO | Analysis of surface structures and thermal distribution of Grenzgletscher ablation area with multispectral and thermal imagery PDF | Dr. Martin Lüthi Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Hardmeier, Florian GEO | Modelling climate sensitivity of debris-covered glaciers PDF | Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli James Ferguson |
Schmucki, Gregor Rafael GEO | Photogrammetrical UAV-based Investigation of Torrents PDF | Dr. Perry Bartelt Dr. Yves Bühler Christoph Graf Prof. Dr. Christian Huggel |
Stuber, Julian GEO | Opportunities for geomorphological and glaciological research from the Arctic-wide high resolution ArcticDEM PDF | Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli Prof. Dr. Ross Purves |
2021 | ||
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Meier, Selina GEO | Impact of climate change on water availability in Tropical Andean catchments: a case study in the Vilcanota catchment, Peru PDF | Randy Muñoz Asmat Prof. Dr. Christian Huggel |
Studer, Manuel GEO | Small Scale Investigation of Debris Flow Dynamics in an Arctic Environment: A Case Study on Disko Island, Greenland PDF | Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli Dr. Brian McArdell |
Werthmüller, Sandra ESS | The Trouble with Glaciers: A Case Study in the Region of San Juan, Argentina PDF | Dr. Frank Paul Dr. Muriel Côte Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
2020 | ||
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Brunner, Nina ESS | Gletscher-Blockgletscher Beziehung beim Grubengletscher, Fletschhorngebiet, Wallis PDF | Dr. Isabelle Gärtner-Roer Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Epprecht, Stéphanie GEO | Das Potenzial des Geographieunterrichts zur Biodiversitätsförderung. Eine Fallstudie auf der Sekundarstufe II. PDF | Dr. Andreas Linsbauer Dr. Itta Bauer Rachel Lüthi Prof. Dr. Norman Backhaus |
Gantner, Andreas GEO | Reconstructing the Geodetic Mass Balance of Thompson Glacier, Axel Heiberg Island, Canada PDF | Prof. Dr. Michael Zemp Dr. Laura Thomson Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Honegger, Roger GEO | Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Surface Elevation Change at Marine-Terminating Outlet Glacier Eqip Sermia, Western Greenland in Relation to Front Position, Flow Velocity and Climate PDF | Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Morard, Sarah GEO | Re-analysis of ice deformation measurements in cold firn on Jungfraujoch PDF | Dr. Martin Lüthi Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Niggli, Laura GEO | Analysis of climate change adaptation in the department of Cundinamarca (Colombia) based on projected climate change impacts on the department's hydrological resources and agroclimatic potential PDF | Prof. Dr. Christian Huggel Dr. Veruska Muccione |
Thalmann, Michael GEO | The Effect of Cold Ice on the Ablation of the Grenzgletscher PDF | Dr. Martin Lüthi Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
2019 | ||
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Büechi, Emanuel Spec. MA | Modelling of Landslide Susceptibilities in the Cordillera Blanca (Peru) PDF | Dr. Holger Frey Prof. Dr. Christian Huggel Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Ganarin, Rahel GEO | Where does it come from, where does it go? An Integral Assessment of the Supraglacial Debris Cover of Zmuttgletscher, Swiss Alps PDF | Dr. Nico Mölg PD Dr. Tobias Bolch Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Manser, Danijar GEO | Glacier-induced Tsunamis: A wood anatomical reconstruction in West Greenland PDF | Dr. Holger Gärtner Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Nyfeler, Matthias GEO | Impacts of current and future deglaciation on water and sediment availability in the Lötschental, Valais. PDF | Dr. Holger Frey Prof. Dr. Christian Huggel Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Röthlin, Sebastian ESS | Assessment of vegetation dynamics in the glacier fore-fields ofthe Swiss Alps based on 30 years of Landsat data PDF | Dr. Frank Paul Dr. Rogier De Jong Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Schudel, Simon GEO | Ice Sheet Margin on the Rocks – A Century of Thinning, Retreat and Velocity Measurements at a Land-Terminating Ice Sheet Margin in West Greenland PDF | Dr. Martin Lüthi Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Thür, Angela GEO | Perceptions of low and high flow water risks in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru PDF | Prof. Dr. Christian Huggel Alina Motschmann Prof. Dr. Norman Backhaus |
Wehrli, Stefan GEO | The influence of digital elevation model data on debris flow runout modelling PDF | Brian McArdell Ilmar Hurkxkens Prof. Dr. Christian Huggel |
Zapata Torres, Marco GEO | A New Time-Dependent Limit-Equilibrium Model to Understand Progressive Failure in Bedrock Slopes on the Grimsel Pass PDF | Dr. Simon Allen Leith Kerry Aaron Jordan Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
2018 | ||
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Christen, Miriam GEO | Rock-ice avalanches with exceptionally long runout distances: Analysis and numerical modelling of worldwide events PDF | Prof. Dr. Christian Huggel Dr. McArdell Brian, WSL Prof. Dr. F.A. Amann Florian, RWTH Aachen Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Denzinger, Florian GEO | Structure from Motion using historical aerial images to analyse changes in surface elevation and volume on Abramov Glacier, Kyrgyzstan | Dr. Horst Machguth Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Hunziker, Oliver GEO | Morphologic changes and related processes of a disintegrating glacier tongue PDF | Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli Müller, Johann |
Schärer, Christine GEO | Evolution of a moraine-breaching landslide in the recently deglaciated area of the Findelengletscher PDF | Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli Dr. Nico Mölg Dr. Isabelle Gärtner-Roer |
von Rickenbach, Daniel GEO | Automatische Identifizierung potentieller Lawinenanrissgebiete - Evaluierung und Vergleich verschiedener Algorithmen im Kontext grossflächiger Gefahrenhinweiskartierungen PDF | Prof. Dr. Christian Huggel Dr. Yves Bühler Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
2017 | ||
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Graf, Melanie Denise | Local climate-related impacts in Central Switzerland: attributable to climate change? PDF | Prof. Dr. Christian Huggel Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Holzbecher, Anna | Current and future evolution of the GLOF-hazard in the Bhilangna Valley, Indian Himalaya PDF | Dr. Simon Allen Prof. Dr. Christian Huggel Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Kessler, Alexandra | Precipitation threshold for debris flows and landslides in the Säntis region PDF | Prof. Dr. Christian Huggel Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Maag, Fabienne | Re-Analyse glaziologischer und geodätischer Massenbi-lanzen für den Tujuksu Gletscher im nördlichen Tien Shan Gebirge, Kasachstan PDF | PD Dr. Tobias Bolch Prof. Dr. Michael Zemp Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Millhäusler, Andrea | Multitemporal geomorphological investigation of a talus slope in the Swiss National Park (SNP) PDF | PD Dr. Tobias Bolch Dr. Philip Claudio Jörg Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Peter, Adrian | Flow patterns of a maritime-terminated outlet glacier in West-Greenland derived from oblique photography PDF | Dr. Martin Lüthi Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Reinthaler, Johannes | Analysis of decadal glacier changes on active volcanoes in Latin America PDF | Prof. Dr. Christian Huggel Dr. Frank Paul Hugo Delgado Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Schwendener, Lea | Wandernde Blöcke - Ein Vergleich von Gletschertischbewegungen in den Schweizer Alpen PDF | Prof. Dr. Michael Zemp Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |
Sutter, Larissa Lucille | A Geochronological Reconstruction of Tsunami-Events Triggered by the Eqip Sermia in West Greenland PDF | Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli Prof. Dr. Markus Egli |
Zeltner, Noah | Using the Google Earth Engine for Global Glacier Change Assessment PDF | Prof. Dr. Michael Zemp Dr. Frank Paul Prof. Dr. Andreas Vieli |