My work focuses on predicting geological and geomorphic hazards by studying how landscape disturbances emerge from interactions among critical zone processes—the coupled dynamics of rock, soil, water, and vegetation that shape Earth’s surface. Bridging applied and basic science, I explore topics at the interface of engineering geological hazards, ecogeomorphology, and ecohydrology to better understand and mitigate risks in changing mountain environments.
Key cooperation partners
> Michael Manga (UC Berkeley, USA)
> Erkan Istanbulluoglu (UW Seattle, USA)
> Andrés Iroumé (UACh, Valdivia, Chile)
> Erik Kusch (CICERO, Oslo, Norway)
> Niels Hovius (GFZ, Potsdam, Germany
> Ivo Fustos (UFRO, Temuco, Chile)
> Lorenzo Picco (UPadua, Italy)
> Oliver Korup (UPotsdam, Germany)