Disaster Risk Reduction, Hazard Assesment, and Risk Analysis
In October 2016, M. Jaboyedoff and two colleagues met in University Laval several colleagues of the department of geology and engineering geology and of the faculty of forestry, geography and …
Preferred Partnership “Partenariat privilégié” UNIL-Université LAVAL Read MoreMartin Franz, Bejamin Rudaz and Michel Jaboyedoff participated to the 69th CGS conference – GEOVANCOUVER 2016 in Vancouver. They presented 3 papers: Fast assessment of landslide-generated tsunami risks by coupling …
69th Canadian Geotechnical Conferences – GEOVANCOUVER 2016 – October 2 to 5 Read Morehttp://www.sginapoli2016.it/home/index.php/en/ On Wednesday September 7 2016, M. Jaboyedoff was invited by Prof. G.B. Crosta to present a talk about: “Why do we need conceptual models for landslides?” by Jaboyedoff M., …
On the 88th Congress of the Italian Geological Society Read MoreFour persons of the Risk Group participated to the 12th International Symposium on Landslides (ISL) in Napoli, Italy, on 12 to 19 June 2016. We presented one lecture and three orals. All contributions at …
Risk group at the 12th International Symposium on Landslides (ISL) Read MoreEGU / CoE FORM-OSE -4-9 July 2016 – Ponta Delgada (São Miguel Island, Azores), Portugal On Tuesday, 5th July 2016, Michel Jaboyedoff (3-7 July 2016) gave a course in the …
Participation to the course: Landslides and other Geological Hazards in Active Volcanic Environments Read MoreOn last 8th July Friday, two PhD students (Raja Mastouri and Zar Chi Aye) from the Risk Analysis group have successfully finished their public defenses and obtained their doctoral degrees …
Two more PhD students completed their theses at the Risk Analysis group Read MoreBeginning of June and for the third time, the field-camp for master students took place in the Ubaye Valley, in the area of Barcelonnette (France). 15 students had the opportunity to …
Barcelonnette 2016 field-camp Read MoreThe Risk Analysis Group welcomes three new members. The group welcomes from April 25 to May 27, Melanie Mayers, a master student from Laval University in Québec. Her master project …
New staff members at the Risk Analysis Group Read MoreRockslide on snow in Val Sterm (GR), Switzerland, on 15 March 2016. At 6 PM on 15 March 2016, a 200’000 m3 rockslide occurred in the unoccupied valley Val Sterm near the …
Rockslide in Val Sterm, Graubünden Read MoreRiver damming by rockfall in Wohlusen (LU), Switzerland, on 11 January 2016. At 3 AM on 11 January 2016, a 5’000 cubic meters rockfall fell from a 50 m height cliff in …
Large rockfall in Wolhusen Read More