Appointments
The University of Edinburgh – UoE – (03/2022 – 06/2023)
Lecturer in Structural Geology (cover for Dr. Florian Fusseis)
and Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Computational analysis and mathematical modelling of dehydration reactions in space and time
Education
University of Bern – UniBe – (2016-2020)
PhD (insigni cum laude) – ‘On the formation and rheology of polymineralic ultramylonites’
Supervisors – Prof. Marco Herwegh, Prof. Alfons Berger and Dr. Thomas Poulet
The PhD was funded by a Swiss National Science Foundation project titled ‘The role of sheet-silicate-rich rocks during mountain building processes’ (SNSF Grant No. 162340; principle investigator Prof. M. Herwegh).
The University of Edinburgh (2011-2016)
MEarthSci with honours in Geology (1st class)
During the course of this undergraduate masters programme I gained ~100 field days across a range of terrains (Scottish Highlands – thrust tectonics and multiphase folding; Spain – basin development; Cyprus – regional tectonics and ophiolite formation; Iceland – volcanic successions and geomorphology in a hot spot setting). Of these field days, 42 continuous days where acquired during independent mapping in the Central Alps.
Stow College (2010-2011)
HNC in Applied Sciences
St. Ninian’s high school, Giffnock, Scotland (2000-2004)
Experience
| Role | Experience/Course/Instrument |
| Lecturer | UoE (2023) Structural analysis of rocks and regions (UG honours course) Global tectonics and the rock cycle (UG course) UniBe (2019) Rock deformation the brittle field (MSc course) |
| Instrument Assistant | Scanning electron microscope |
| Field demonstrator | UniBe (2016-2020) Mont Terri tunnel investigations of fault gouge (MSc course) Structural mapping class (UG course) Morcles nappe day excursion (UG course) UoE (2015) Earth Dynamics (UG course) |
| Teaching assistant | UniBe (2016-2020) Rock deformation the brittle field (MSc course) Rock deformation the ductile field (MSc course) Mountain Building Processes (MSc course) Structural Geology (UG course) UoE (2015) Structural Geology (UG honours course) |
Mentoring
Raphael Zimmerli (MSc student – UniBe)
Sibylla Hardmeier (MSc student – UniBe)
Sulamith Kueng (MSc student – UniBe)
Rene Morris (MSc student – UoE)
Craig Allsop (MSc student – UoE)
Eilidh Vass Payne (PhD student – UoE)
Ian Watt (PhD student – UoE)
Awards
2019 – Best student oral contribution – the 22nd Deformation Rheology and Tectonics meeting
2015 – The McIntyre – Christie prize for outstanding geological mapping
Invited talks
2023 – University of Glasgow: Earth Systems Research Group Seminar: Title – ‘Understanding structural and metamorphic geology better with 2,3 and 4D image analysis’
2023 – The University of Edinburgh: Earth and Planetary Science Seminar: Title – ‘What happened in the Grant basement during covid: a time resolved x-ray microtomography story’
2021 – The University of Edinburgh: Earth and Planetary Science Seminar: Title – ‘Advancing our understanding of viscous rocks’