Expert Details
Water Resources from Snow; Meteorological Applications; Environmental Modelling and Monitoring
ID: 729971
Austria
He has published in international scientific journals and worked as senior postdoctoral researchers in some leading European universities, as well as at the Centre for snow research at Meteo France. This research work has been applied practically in cooperation with hydroelectric companies for the estimation of water resources for hydropower generation in the Swiss Alps.
Evaluation of water resources evolution from Alpine glaciers for The Grande Dixence - Hydro-Exploitation hydropower company
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1999 | Degree: BSc | Subject: Physical Geography | Institution: University of Edinburgh |
| Year: 2002 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Glacio-meteorology | Institution: University of Edinburgh |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2010 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Director of Research | Department: |
Responsibilities:Director of research and innovation |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2009 | Employer: University of Innsbruck | Title: Postdoctoral Researcher | Department: |
Responsibilities:Andes Glaciers and water resources |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2003 to 2006 | Employer: Swiss Federal Innstitute of Technology ETH | Title: Senior Postdoctoral Researcher | Department: |
Responsibilities:Water resources from snow in the Swiss Alps, climate impacts, application to hydropower.PI in AWAS project, Alpine Water resources. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to 2003 | Employer: Meteo France, CEN | Title: Postdoctoral Researcher | Department: |
Responsibilities:Validation of snow transport model through snow monitoring techniques. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2002 to 2003 | Country / Region: France | Summary: He was working for Meteo France at the Centre d'Etudes de la Neige on the validation of snow transport models to improve avalanche risk estimation |
| Years: 2003 to 2006 | Country / Region: Switzerland | Summary: Working at the Swiss Institute of Technology, Deprtament of Hydrology and Water Resources on the evolution of water resources from ice and snow cover in the Alps |
| Years: 2007 to 2009 | Country / Region: Austria | Summary: Working from the University of Innsbruck on the glaciers of the Andes |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| AGU, AMS, EGU |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has over 12 scientific publications plus other related articles in the general press |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| Organisation, Syllabus, and teaching for the Master in Hydrology ETH -EPFL, several years |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Hydropower industry, evaluation and evolution of snow water resources |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Development of new tools and algorithms for snow and surface monitoring, now widely used. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | Cambridge Proficiency in English, BSc and PhD written in English, 8 years of residence in the UK |
| Spanish | Native speaker of Spanish, familiar with South American Spanish |
| French | One year of residence and work in France |
| Italian | Converstational Italian |