PhD: Snow avalanches
PhD: research in geophysical monitoring and machine learning forecasting of snow avalanches
Funded PhD position at the University of Canterbury
Summary
Snow avalanches pose a hazard in alpine and mountainous environments to people around the world. Despite advances in avalanche science and forecasting, there remains a pressing need to improve our ability to detect, characterise, and forecast avalanche activity and to provide timely and actionable information to avalanche forecasters and outdoor users.
This project has two parts: detecting and characterising avalanches using geophysics, and forecasting avalanche risk from weather and snowpack observations using machine learning. The successful candidate can focus on one part or contribute to research efforts in both.
Further information and how to apply available here.
Contact: Leighton Watson
Closing date: 17 March 2025.
Geoscience Society of New Zealand
PO Box 7003
Newtown
Wellington 6242
Administrator:
Nicki Sayers
Newsletter articles for consideration:
Editor@gsnz.org.nz
The GSNZ is a member organisation of the Royal Society
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