Climatic Change and Climate Impacts

Curriculum vitae

Curriculum vitae

Born on August 8, 1982 in Sierre, Switzerland

Citizen of Switzerland

Current position

Since February 2009: Assistant, Research team on Climatic Change and Climate Impacts, Institute for Environmental Science a University of Geneva

Since February 2009: PhD student, Laboratory of Dendrogeomorphology, Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Berne

Subject: Dendrogeomorphological reconstruction of geomorphic events and wood anatomical analysis on broad-leaved trees disturbed by geomorphic processes

Academic qualifications

2005-2008: Master of Science in Geography, University of Fribourg Master thesis in Dendrogeomorphology: “Evidence of past debris-flow activity at Illgraben (Valais Alps, Switzerland) from wood anatomical and dendrogeomorphological analysis of injured broad-leaved trees” under the supervision of Dr. M. Stoffel and Dr. M. Bollschweiler

2002-2006: Bachelor of Science in Geography, University of Fribourg Bachelor thesis in Biogeography: “Adonis vernalis L. en Valais, la station de Charrat en particulier” under the supervision of Prof. C. Béguin

Research interests

Dendrogeomorphology

Natural hazards

Wood anatomy

Tree reactions to natural disturbances

Broad-leaved trees

Global change