Affiliation
Global Risk Forum GRF Davos
Education
He obtained his MSc in Civil Engineering and his PhD in structural dynamics and earthquake engineering both at ETH Zurich.
Work Experience
From 1986 - 1992 he was responsible for the R&D-department of a globally acting company in construction technologies. From 1992 to 2007, he was director of the Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research in Davos and Deputy Director of the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL in Birmensdorf.He is a Permanent Visiting Professor at the Harbin Institute of Technology in Harbin, China.
Achievement
He is author and co-author of over 250 papers, books and scientific reports.
Resources Type
Self-built
