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Author: James Irving

3D GPR work highlighted in recent SPH Engineering newsletter

May 27, 2025May 27, 2025 - by James Irving

Our work on use of drone-based GPR to carry out a large, high-density, 3D survey on the Otemma Glacier was highlighted in a recent newsletter from SPH Engineering, the manufacturer …

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EGU General Assembly 2025

May 4, 2025May 28, 2025 - by James Irving

From April 28 to May 2, 2025, James attended the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union in Vienna, Austria. It was a great week of reconnecting with old friends …

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Bastien Ruols successfully defends his PhD thesis

December 8, 2024December 8, 2024 - by James Irving

Friday afternoon at 3pm, Bastien Ruols successfully publicly defended his PhD thesis, entitled “Drone-based ground-penetrating radar for glaciological applications” to a packed seminar room with many others present on Zoom. …

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2 PhD Positions in Glacier Geophysics

November 25, 2024November 29, 2024 - by James Irving

The CRAG group has 2 PhD student openings as part of the Drone Radar for Alpine Glacier ObservatioN (DRAGON 🐉) project, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. This project …

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International Remote Sensing Summer School

November 16, 2024November 29, 2024 - by James Irving

In June 2024, Gabriela attended the International Remote Sensing Summer School: Remote and Proximal Sensing for Monitoring Alpine Environments, in Courmayeur (Italy). Her participation was made possible thanks to a …

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Field note from Ward Hunt Island expedition

November 15, 2024November 29, 2024 - by James Irving

In May 2024, Bastien made an unforgettable journey to Ward Hunt Island in the Canadian High Arctic with the drone-based GPR system constructed as part of his PhD thesis. The …

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SNF funds new DRAGON project

October 1, 2024November 23, 2024 - by James Irving

A recently submitted proposal, entitled “Drone Radar for Alpine Glacier ObservatioN”, was funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. This funding will allow us to continue our exciting work with …

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Interview with Le Temps newspaper

September 16, 2024November 23, 2024 - by James Irving

Bastien was interviewed by Le Temps, a highly respected and widely read newspaper in French-speaking Switzerland, on his work with drone-based GPR for the characterization and monitoring of alpine glaciers. …

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Bastien competes in MT180

March 22, 2024November 23, 2024 - by James Irving

Bastien took part in the scientific outreach competition MT180, where he explained his PhD project in less than 3 minutes. The video can be found on the Outreach page.

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Chongmin Zhang successfully defends his PhD thesis

March 14, 2024November 23, 2024 - by James Irving

Chongmin Zhang successfully defended today his PhD thesis entitled “Advancing GPR data reconstruction strategies based on multiple-point geostatistics and deep-learning”. Congratulations Dr. Zhang. You did a fantastic job!

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Applied and Environmental Geophysics
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