My Research
Hazard, vulnerability, risk assessment of landslide and volcanic phenomena, e.g. large debris avalanche and tephra fallout. Study of geophysical fluid and granular flow dynamics processes through analogue and numerical modelling.
Main responsible of the geophysical fluid dynamics laboratory.
Assistant for the CERG-C, specialisation certificate for the assessment and management of geological and climate related risk .
ONGOING PROJECTS
Numerical and physical modelling of geophysical gravitational granular flows
Experimental study on convective instabilities in volcanic plumes
PhD
Modelling settling-driven gravitational instabilities from volcanic clouds
SNF project with two PhD students (Co-supervision with Professor C. Bonadonna and Professor B. Chopard)
Characterization and temporal evolution of lahar triggering and on the impact assessment related to their propagation; case study: 2011 Cordón Caulle eruption (Chile)
Valérie Baumann (Co-supervision together with Professor C. Bonadonna)
Master
Assessment of impact on debris flows retention measures
Andrea Agostinelli and Filippo Salvucci (Co-supervision with Professor M. Pirulli)
Impact of lahar on buildings and infrastructures
Luca Piantanida (Co-supervision with Professor S. Menoni and Professor C. Bonadonna)
COMPLETED PROJECTS
European projet NEMOH: Numerical, experimental and stochastic modelling of volcanic processes and hazard: an initial training network for the next generation of european volcanologists
European projet MeMoVolc: Measuring and Modelling of Volcano Eruption Dynamics
PhD
Experimental and numerical investigations of particle sedimentation and aggregation
Gholamhossein Bagheri (Co-supervision together with Professor C. Bonadonna and Professor P. Haas)
Master
Landslide hazard and risk assessment on the Vulcano Island, Italy
Aline Cuomo (Co-supervision together with Dr M. Sartori and Professor C. Bonadonna)
Physical and numerical modeling of slope instabilities
Fabian Boujoun (Co-supervision together with Dr G. Simpson)
Experimental studies on convective instabilities in volcanic plumes
Hélène Monnard (Co-supervision together with Professor C. Bonadonna and Dr. Jeremy Phillips
