Ellen Milnes
Parcours/Biographie
- 2016 : Lecturer covering the field of Hydrogeology in humanitarian contexts at CHYN, coordination of several continuing education courses in WASH and solar water schemes
- 2014 : Part-time (50%) principal hydrogeologist at HQ of UNHCR (UN High Commissioner for Refugees) supporting refugee operations worldwide with on-site and remote technical support, seconded by the Humanitarian Aid unit of the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC)
- 2008-2016 : Senior Lecturer (maître assistante) at CHYN in the group of quantitative hydrogeology, teaching: applied hydrogeological field courses, numerical simulation, geotechnics
- 2007-2008 : Postdoctoral Fellow at CHYN
- 2006 : SNF Postdocoral Research Fellow at ENIT (Ecole National d’Ingénieur de Tunis) and IMFT (Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse)
- 2005 : PhD at the University of Neuchâtel in applied and quantitative hydrogeology
- 2000 : Postgraduate Diploma in hydrogeology, University of Neuchâtel.
- 1997-1999 : Colenco - Dam and tunnel geotechnical engineer (150 MW hydroelectric power project Casecnan, Philippines
- 1997 : Diploma in geology and earth sciences at the Federal Institute of Technology ETHZ
Enseignements
- Teaching and supervision on MSc and PhD levels: applied hydrogeology in humanitarian contexts
- Research projects in applied hydrogeology: recharge processes in semi-arid/arid regions, hydrogeomorphology, rapid groundwater potential mapping, groundwater management in humanitarian contexts, hydro-tectonics and groundwater salinisation.
- Specific hydrogeological investigations and expertise in the field of sustainable groundwater management and groundwater protection contracted by private and humanitarian actors
- Continuing education and tailor-made training courses: Responsible for the WATSAN (water and sanitation engineering) and WATSUN (solar water supply engineering) courses in collaboration with ICRC and for the CAS-WASH in collaboration with SUPSI and EAWAG). Tailor-made training courses in applied hydrogeology for the private and public sectors (e.g. SDC, UNHCR) in Switzerland and abroad.
Publications
- Toutes les publications : Google Scholar
Fonction
Professeur titulaire
Chaire/Domaine
Hydrogéologie quantitative
Domaine de compétences
Applied hydrogeology, Hydrogeology in humanitarian context
Adresse
Centre d'hydrogéologie et de géothermie (CHYN)
Rue Emile-Argand 11
2000 Neuchâtel
Contact
Tél. +41 32 718 25 94
