Background/Biography

My research interests encompass karst geomorphology and cave morphological mapping, chronostratigraphy, and speleothem-based palaeoclimatology.

During my PhD at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, I assessed the quality of paleoclimatic signals archived in underground ice in the European Alps. This project focused on age modelling and climate proxy analysis of stratified deposits of alpine ice caves. I collected and dated samples of woody macro-remains to constrain the timing and duration of positive ice mass balance periods.

I am currently involved in mapping caves to better understand the controls of geometric properties on flow and transport in karst environments. I use high-resolution LiDAR mobile scanning to 1) quantitatively characterise the geometry of hydrologically active cave conduits, 2) produce 3D models of the cave walls and 3)deliver cartographic products.

Teaching

• Analysis and modelling of environmental systems
• Geosciences and sustainability : life, water, energy and climate

Publications