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Studiengangsinitiative: Revision of two degree programmes successfully launched
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Successful PhD defense - Anna Neycken
We cordially congratulate Anna Neycken on her successful PhD defence!
Welcome, Dr. Francesco Giardina!
We warmly welcome Dr. Francesco Giardina to the Forest Ecology group! Francesco's work has been focusing on investigating plant-water relationships at different scales, applying several statistical methods including AI. He will use this expertise to study forest dynamics as part of a European project focused on evaluating the effects of natural rewilding of abandoned agricultural land on carbon sequestration and biodiversity.
Successful PhD defense - Ueli Schmid
We cordially congratulate Ueli Schmid on his successful PhD defence!
Welcome, Dr. Valentina Vitali!
We warmly welcome Dr. Valentina Vitali to the Forest Ecology group!
Successful PhD defense - Justine Charlet de Sauvage
We cordially congratulate Justine Charlet de Sauvage on her successful PhD defence!
Welcome, Maaike de Boer!
We warmly welcome Maaike de Boer to the Forest Ecology group!
Welcome, Samuel Zweifel!
We warmly welcome Samuel Zweifel to the Forest Ecology group!
Welcome, Camille Marande!
We warmly welcome Camille Marande to the Forest Ecology group!
Scientifica 2023
On September 2-3, 2023, we will present our exhibition booth "What holds forests together" at the Zurich Science Festival "Scientifica". Further information is available here: https://scientifica.ch/en/ausstellungen/what-holds-forests-together/
Welcome, Dr. Achille Mauri!
We warmly welcome Dr. Achille Mauri to the Forest Ecology group!
Successful PhD Defense of Yannek Käber
We cordially congratulate Yannek Käber on his successful PhD defense!
Successful PhD defense of Ismail Bekar
We cordially congratulate Ismail Bekar on his successful PhD defense!
Successful PhD defense of Michael Meier
We cordially congratulate Michael Meier on his successful PhD defense!
Welcome, Louis König!
We warmly welcome Louis König to the Forest Ecology group!
Welcome, Maximiliano Costa!
We warmly welcome Maximiliano Costa to the Forest Ecology group!
Welcome, Tom Hands
We warmly welcome Dr. Tom Hands in the Forest Ecology Group!
Welcome, Andreas Rigling
We warmly welcome Prof. Dr. Andreas Rigling in the Forest Ecology Group!
Welcome, Isabella Ostovary
We warmly welcome Isabella Ostovary as a new PhD student in the Forest Ecology Group!
Welcome, Sarah Hilfiker
We warmly welcome Sarah Hilfiker as a new PhD student in the Forest Ecology Group!
Why are mountains so important?
Why are mountains so important? We are member of the Network for European MOuntain Research, NEMOR, which has created this wonderful video where you can find the answer!
Justine Charlet de Sauvage wins phenology contest
Justine Charlet de Sauvage wins the first prize in the Swiss Competition for Phenological and Seasonal Research 2021! The phenology contest is organized by the Commission for Phenology and Seasonality. Justine applied with her master thesis project on “Temperature rather than individual growing period length determines radial growth of sessile oak in the Pyrenees”.
Richard attends FORMON summer school 2021
Each year the FORMON summer school invites PhD. students, MSc. students in their last academic year and postdocs from several countries to address a different topic. The 2021 edition focused on forest monitoring as a tool to assess forest functioning under air pollution and climate change.
Welcome, Gina Marano
We warmly welcome Gina Marano as a new PhD student in the Forest Ecology Group!
Successful PhD defense of Eva Bianchi
We cordially congratulate Eva Bianchi on her successful PhD defense!