Curriculum

Curriculum

1992: Diplom University of Bern
1996:   PhD University of Bern
1996 - 2000:   University of Bern
2000 - 2001: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston
2001 - 2012: Research scientist, University of Bern
2010 - 2012: Three research stays at the University of Western Australia and the Australian Ressources and Research Centre (Australia)
2012 - Present: Full professor structural Geology, University of Bern
2019 Sabbatical at GNS in New Zealand
since 2022 Dean of the faculty of sciences 

Research

Research

  • Quantitative analysis of geological structures at all scales
  • Alpine geology and associated geodynamic processes
  • Interplay of ductile and brittle deformation processes in presence of fluid
  • Strain localization in crustal and mantle shear zones
  • Rock analogue experiments; Rock high P-T experiments
  • Numerical modeling in field of rock mechanics
  • Applied material sciences
  • Fault systems and their role for geothermal applications

 

Research group Tectonics and Structural Geology

Publications

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Secretary Office

Secretary Office