Dr. Brian McArdell

Dr. Brian McArdell

Fonction

Collaborateur scientifique

 

Torrents et mouvements de masse

  

Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf

Site

WSL Birmensdorf Bi LG E 23

Research Interests

Geomorphology, sedimentology, and mechanics of debris flows and rock avalanches; landslide initiation; warning systems; sediment transport in steep channels.

Professional Experience

2001-present

WSL, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, Switzerland. Scientific coordination for the Illgraben debris flow observation station, numerical simulation of debris flow and rock avalanche runout.

1996-2000

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH),Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), Zurch, Switzerland. Post-doctoral assoicate in the river engineering and numerical modeling sections.

Selected Projects

Runout modeling of hillslope debris flows (BAFU)

Triggering of mass movements in steep terrain (CCES-TRAMM)

Quantification of sediment transfer in an exceptionally active Alpine catchment (SNF)<br/>

Education

The Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Geography and Environmental Engineering, Baltimore MD, USA: Ph.D., 1997.<br/>

University of Minnesota, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Minneapolis MN, USA: B.Sc. in Geology, 1988.<br/><br/><br/>

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