Doctoral students

Li, Ying (2021)

• Laboratory investigation into the effects of moisture on elastic behavior of unweathered granite

Hugentobler, Marc (2021)

• High-resolution monitoring and analyses of thermo-hydro-mechanical rock slope processes during glacial retreat (Aletsch Valley, Switzerland)

Williams, Molly (2021)

• Self-sealing processes in Opalinus Clay shale identified within excavation damaged zones at the Mont Terri Underground Rock Laboratory (Switzerland)

Prakash, Nikhil  (2021)

• Mapping Landslides by Exploiting EO Big Data

De Palézieux, Larissa (2021)

• Landslide-river channel connectivity in the High Himalaya of Bhutan

Bickel, Valentin (2021)

• Analysis of Lunar Rockfalls

Brixel, Bernard (2020)

• Fluid flow in sparse fracture systems, prior to and after fault slip

Hannes Krietsch (2019): ETH Silver Medal

• Hydro-Mechanical Responses of a Fractured Rock Mass during Decameter-Scale Hydraulic Stimulation Experiments

Dini, Benedetta (2019)

• Remote Sensing Analyses of Slope Instabilities in Northwestern Bhutan

Glüer, Franziska (2019)

• Monitoring and analysis of interactions between the retreating Aletsch glacier and adjacent rock slope instabilities

Afshari Moein, Mohammad (2018)

• Linkage between fracture network, stress heterogeneities and induced seismicity in deep geothermal reservoirs

Achtziger, Peter (2017)

• Processes Controlling The Distribution Of Permeability In Crystalline Rocks In The Upper 2 Kilometers Of The Earth’s Crust

Somogyvari, Mark (2017)

• Thermal Tracer Tomography to Characterise Aquifer Heterogeneity

Grämiger, Lorenz (2017)

• Beyond debuttressing: Thermo-hydro-mechanical rock slope damage during glacial cycles

Hu, Linwei (2017)

• Characterization of CO₂ plumes in deep saline formations using fluid pressure tomography

Wild, Katrin (2016)

• Evaluation of the hydro-mechanical properties and behavior of Opalinus Clay

Rivera, Jaime (2016)

• Analytical framework for simulating borehole heat exchangers in urban environments

Vogler, Daniel (2016)

• Hydro-mechanically coupled processes in heterogeneous fractures: experiments and numerical simulations

Jiménez, Santos (2015)

• High resolution aquifer characterization using hydraulic tomography and tracer tomography

Dammeier, Franziska (2015)

• Seismic characterization of rockslides using existing regional networks

Ziegler, Martin (2014)

• Age and formation mechanisms of exfoliation joints in the Aar Granites of the Central Alps (Grimsel region, Switzerland)

Thöny, Reto (2014)

• Geomechanical analysis of excavation-induced rock mass behavior of faulted opalinus clay at the Mont Terri underground rock laboratory (Switzerland)

Leith, Kerry (2012)

• Stress development and geomechanical controls on the geomorphic evolution of alpine valleys

Hansmann, Jürgen (2012)

• Analysis of transient surface deformations above the Gotthard Base Tunnel (Switzerland)

Gischig, Valentin (2011): AGU Graduate Research Award, ETH Silver Medal

• Kinematics and failure mechanisms of the Randa rock slope instability (Switzerland)

Masset, Olivier (2011)

• Transient tunnel inflow and hydraulic conductivity of fractured crystalline rocks in the Central Alps (Switzerland)

Yugsi Molina, Fredy Xavier (2010)

• Structural control of multi-scale discontinuities on slope instabilities in crystalline rock

Valley, Benoît Christian (2007)

• The relation between natural fracturing and stress heterogeneities in deep-seated crystalline rocks at Soultz-sous-Forêts (France)

Yong, Salina (2007)

• A three-dimensional analysis of excavation-induced perturbations in the Opalinus Clay at the Mont Terri Rock Laboratory

Pesendorfer, Marc (2006)

• Hydrogeologic exploration and tunnelling in a karstified and fractured limestone aquifer (Lötschberg Base Tunnel, Switzerland)

Jaeggi, David (2006)

• Multiscalar porosity structure of a miocene reefal carbonate complex

Willenberg, Heike (2004)

• Geologic and kinematic model of a complex landslide in crystalline rock (Randa, Switzerland)

Zangerl, Christian Josef (2003)

• Analysis of surface subsidence in crystalline rocks above the Gotthard highway tunnel, Switzerland

Boronina, Anastasia Vladimirovna (2003)

• Application of numerical modelling, isotope studies and streamflow observations for quantitative description of hydrogeology of the Kouris catchment (Cyprus)

Lützenkirchen, Volker Henning (2002)

• Structural geology and hydrogeology of brittle fault zones in the central and eastern Gotthard massif, Switzerland

Fitzenz, Delphine (2002): ETH Silver Medal

• Generalization of a 3-dimensional fault interaction model including tectonics, fluids, and stress transfer

Matter, Jürg Michael (2001)

• Geochemical evolution and hydrodynamics of groundwaters in the alluvial aquifer of the Dakhiliya area, Sultanate of Oman

Laws, Susanne (2001)

• Structural, geomechanical and petrophysical properties of shear zones in the eastern Aar massif, Switzerland

Ofterdinger, Ulrich Stefan (2001)

• Ground water flow systems in the Rotondo Granite, Central Alps (Switzerland)

Bonzanigo, Luca (1999)

• Lo slittamento di Campo Vallemaggia