WSL-Institut für Schnee-und Lawinenforschung SLF
Funktion
Forschungsingenieur
Einheit
Gruppe
Kontakt
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF
Flüelastrasse 11
7260 Davos Dorf
Standort
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 | |
Technical Staff Member 2022 - now | Snow Physics Group at SLF/WSL |
Scientific staff member Group Industrial Projects & Snow Sports at SLF 2009 - 2018 | 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 |
Trainee 2008 | Measurements of mechanical properties of racquets and strings |
Student assistant 2006-2008 | Biomechanics of rhythmic gymnastics Engineering of sport equipment (CAD) |
Academic Education | |
2018 - 2024 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) | PhD (Dr.-Ing.): Institute of Applied Materials - Material Science & Engineering (IAM - WK) The influence of snow physical properties on the ski-snow friction: From real scale measurements on skis to investigations of fundamental processes on the microscale |
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 |