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Recent news articles at the Institute for Geotechnical Engineering
ISSMGE Interactive Technical Talk Episode 12: Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (TC104)
The twelfth episode of International Interactive Technical Talk has just been launched and is supported by TC104. Prof. Ioannis Anastasopoulos, Prof. Cristina Tsuha and Dr. Federico Pisano are discussing with Dr. Marc Ballouz about Physical Modelling in Geotechnics.
The Big Blue
The research centrifuge with the highest capacity in Europe has been in operation at the ETH Hönggerberg campus since June 2023. It’s being used to investigate the effects of earthquakes and floods on buildings, bridges and dams. A visit with Professor Ioannis Anastasopoulos, Head of the Geotechnical Centrifuge Center at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering.
New Head of Department at D-BAUG
On 1 August 2023, Professor Ioannis Anastasopoulos took up his position as the new Head of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering at ETH Zurich. He will be supported by Professors Bryan T. Adey and Eleni Chatzi, who have been acting as Deputy and Delegate in the department's executive committee since 2022. A warm welcome and all the best!
IGT hosts GS fall conference on Research and Innovation in Geotechnics
The Institute for Geotechnical Engineering (IGT) of ETH Zurich is hosting the fall conference of the Swiss Geotechnical Society (GS) on the topic "Research and Innovation in Geotechnics". Read more...
IUGG Early Career Scientist Award 2023 - Prof. Dr. Johan Gaume
Prof. Dr. Johan Gaume of the Chair of Alpine Mass Movements of IGT received the 2023 Early Career Scientist Award of the IUGG in Glaciology. Read more...