Istituto federale di ricerca per la foresta, la neve e il paesaggio WSL
Funzione
collaboratore tecnico
Fisica del manto nevoso
Contatto
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF
Flüelastrasse 11
7260 Davos Dorf
Sito
SLF Davos Da B 1 13
Research Interests | Applied snow science & Sports engineering Snow - X- Interaction: from snow friction to snow sport injuries Physics and praxis of snow making, grooming and snow farming Development of snow measurement devices |
Professional experience - Projects | |
2009 - 2018 Scientific staff member Group Industrial Projects & Snow Sports at SLF | Investigating the role of snow conditions for injuries in snow parks Lead of the SLF Snow Sports Lab Lecturer SSWS 2020: Winter sports in a changing climate Attendance at the Olympic Games as snow temperature forecaster Guest Lecturer at ETH Zürich, CMAS Lab: Ski testing and simulation Development of a "zero-energy" snow gun Snow-How transfer: Handbook of slope preparation and grooming Scientific / technical support of the swiss national xc-team Investigating the role of snow conditions for injuries of ski racers Mechanical properties of race snowboards and binding plates Consulting: Snow making potential, snow farming planning and monitoring |
2008 Trainee | Measurements of mechanical properties of racquets and strings |
2006-2008 Student assistant | Biomechanics of rhythmic gymnastics Engineering of sport equipment (CAD) |
2006 Trainee | Performance analysis in cycle racing |
Academic Education | |
since 2018 KIT / SLF / Rossignol | PhD: The interdependence of snow mechanics and lubrication at the frictional contact of polymers on snow |
2004 - 2009 University of Magdeburg | Sports Engineering (Dipl. -Sporting.), University Magdeburg Focus: Materials & Product Development Development & evaluation of a novel snowboard release binding Vibration analysis of tennis racquets Development of a novel roller ski implementing a more xc-ski like ground-ski interaction microscopy analysis of fibre compounds of tennis racquets |
2001 -2003 TU Hamburg | Business Engineering, TU Hamburg |