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Vertical Geoscience Conference 2023 (VCG)
Thursday 21st September and Friday 22nd September took place the 5th VGC conference at Dresden (Germany). Anindita Samsu, Marc-Henri Derron, Antonin Chalé and Charlotte Wolff had the opportunity to join …
Vertical Geoscience Conference 2023 (VCG) Read MoreApparatuses for rock mechanics testing
Rock mechanics testing is fundamental for rock mechanics and engineering, referring to understanding the behavior of rocks under different conditions. In this context, the Risk Group has purchased a series …
Apparatuses for rock mechanics testing Read MoreField Camp Master Course 2023
This year again, the field camp on gravitational movements took place in the Ubaye Valley, for ten days early June. We worked on the landslide of Lavalette, and the rockfalls …
Field Camp Master Course 2023 Read MoreLiDAR and Drone Acquisition in Martigny
Following the rockfall event that happened on 15 March 2023 at Forclaz Road and surroundings in Martigny, RISK Group team (Tiggi C, Antonin C, and Liu Wei) did some acquisitions …
LiDAR and Drone Acquisition in Martigny Read MoreWelcome OBDA Oussama
Hello, my name is OBDA Oussama, PhD student from Abdemalek Essaadi university (Morocco), working on landslide mapping and slope dynamic investigation. I had the opportunity to be part of the …
Welcome OBDA Oussama Read MoreEGU 2023
Our group attended the EGU 2023 General Assembly in Vienna from 23rd to 28th of April. Here is the list presented work of the group :
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Daniel Uhlmann : Topographic changes in the high-altitude walls of the Mont Blanc massif: quantification at different spatial and temporal scales
Long-term topographic changes at high altitude in the Alps, at different spatial and temporal scales, are challenging to quantify, often due to lack of direct evidence. Historic rockfalls are not …
Daniel Uhlmann : Topographic changes in the high-altitude walls of the Mont Blanc massif: quantification at different spatial and temporal scales Read MoreUAV-LiDAR – Benchmark of 3 systems
In March 2023, Li Fei, Ludovic Baron, Aurélien Ballut and Marc-Henri Derron (Institute of Earth Sciences-UNIL) went with Marissa Koopman and Quentin Milliet (Forensic Sciences-UNIL) for one day acquisition with …
UAV-LiDAR – Benchmark of 3 systems Read MoreLaser scanning at le Locle
On 28 March, the risk group was back again at Le Locle for some laser scanning of the quarry des Granges. Three Lidar systems were used, one terrestrial Lidar from …
Laser scanning at le Locle Read MoreWelcome to Zhan Cheng
Cheng Zhan is a PhD student of China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), majoring in geological engineering. He will carry out research work in the Risk Group at UNIL for 18 …
Welcome to Zhan Cheng Read MoreWelcome to visiting Ph.D. student Hrvoje Lukačić
Hrvoje Lukačić is a Ph.D. student from the Faculty of Mining, Geology, and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb, Croatia. He will stay at the Risk Group of UNIL as a …
Welcome to visiting Ph.D. student Hrvoje Lukačić Read More