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Janosch Beer is a PhD researcher at ETH Zurich's Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (D-BAUG), affiliated with the Professorship for Glaciology and the VAW Glaciology research group. His work focuses on understanding glacier hazards through the lens of ice temperatures, thermal regimes, and avalanche dynamics in Alpine environments.
Research interests include:
- Glacier hazard assessment and risk modeling
- Thermal regime analysis of mountain glaciers
- Avalanching glacier mechanics and triggering mechanisms
- Climate change impacts on glacier stability
- Subglacial lake dynamics in polar regions
Beer's research integrates field measurements with computational modeling, particularly through involvement in the Global Glacier Evolution Model (GloGEM) project. His fieldwork spans challenging Alpine environments including the Alphubel South Face glacier where his team documented unique hydrological phenomena during borehole drilling. He has contributed significantly to understanding the Blatten glacier collapse event through updated factsheets detailing volume changes, timing, and permafrost interactions.
Active in the international research community, Beer presented findings at the Swiss Geoscience Meeting 2024 and participated in the Global Glacier Modelling Workshop in Oslo. As part of the GLADDER project, he collaborates on Antarctic subglacial lake research while mentoring new PhD students like Sandra Wells who joined the team to focus on numerical modeling of these complex systems.
A skilled climbing instructor with field experience across diverse glacial environments from Thailand to the Alps, Beer effectively bridges practical mountaineering skills with scientific research. His science communication through Bluesky demonstrates commitment to public engagement about glacier hazards and climate change impacts.
