Jordan Aaron

Assistant Professor Jordan Aaron is affiliated with the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at ETH Zurich, holding the Professorship for Engineering Geology. His office is located at NO G 69.2, Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland, with contact details including work telephone +41 44 632 86 92 and email jordan.aaron@eaps.ethz.ch.

Dr. Aaron's research focuses on applied geological engineering, with core expertise in:

• Soil and rock mechanics for civil infrastructure
• Foundation engineering solutions
• Slope instability hazard analysis
• Rock characterization for underground mining applications
• Geotechnical risk assessment
• Engineering geology field methodologies

For Fall semester 2025, he will teach four specialized courses:

• Engineering Geology (651-3525-00L)
• Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (651-4033-00L)
• Characterization of Rock and Applications in Underground Mining (669-0202-00L)
• Hazard Analysis of Slope Instabilities (669-0302-00L)

No scientific awards are documented in his current institutional profile.

Available information does not specify student advising activities or external grant funding.

He leads the Engineering Geology research group at ETH Zurich, which addresses practical geological challenges in construction, mining, and natural hazard mitigation through field-based and laboratory investigations.