Senior Scientist

Dr.  Franziska Glüer
Swiss Seismological Service (SED)
ETH Zürich
Dr. Franziska Glüer
NO FO 69.4
Sonneggstrasse 5
8092 Zürich

+41 44 632 75 74

Research interests:

  • Seismic hazard
  • Earthquake induced effects
  • Engineering seismology
  • Landslides
  • Paraglacial rock slope mechanics
  • Postdoc: ETH Zurich, Swiss Seismological Service, Earthquake Hazard & Risk Assessment Section, 2018-ongoing (Project: 4D seismic response and slope failure)
  • PhD: ETH Zurich, Department of Earth Sciences, Engineering Geology, 2013-2018. (Thesis: Monitoring and analysis of interactions between the retreating Aletsch glacier and adjacent rock slope instabilities)
  • Engineering Geologist/Project Engineer/Head of Laboratory, Gesellschaft für Baugeologie und -messtechnik, Baugrundinstitut, 2012-2013
  • MSc: Technical University Munich, Engineering Geology, 2008- (Thesis: Investigation of Rock Slope Failures Triggered by the Aysén 2007 Earthquake (Patagonia/Chile))
  • BSc: Technical University Munich, Earth Science, 2005- (Thesis: Estimation of the potential of shallow geothermal energy in Poland)
  • Glueer, F., Mreyen, A.-S., Cauchie, L., Havenith, H.-B., Bergamo, P., Halló, M., & Fäh, D. (2024). Integrating Seismic Methods for Characterizing and Monitoring Landslides: A Case Study of the Heinzenberg Deep-Seated Gravitational Slope Deformation (Switzerland). Geosciences, 14(2), 28. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14020028

  • Häusler, M., Glueer, F., & Fäh, D. (2024). The changing seismic site response of the Brienz/Brinzauls rock slope instability: insights from 5 years of monitoring before, dur-ing and after a partial collapse in June 2023. ICL open access book series “Progress in Landslide Research and Technology”, 2, 12. 

  • Häusler, M., Gischig, V., Thöny, R., Glueer, F., & Fäh, D. (2022). Monitoring the changing seismic site response of a fast-moving rockslide (Brienz/Brinzauls, Switzerland). Geophysical Journal International, 229, 310. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggab473

  • Bergamo, P., Fäh, D., Panzera, F., Cauzzi, C., Glueer, F., Perron, V., & Wiemer, S. (2023). A site amplification model for Switzerland based on site-condition indicators and incorporating local response as measured at seismic stations. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-023-01766-z

  • Böse, M., Danciu, L., Papadopoulos, A., Clinton, J., Cauzzi, C., Dallo, I., Mizrahi, L., Diehl, T., Bergamo, P., Reuland, Y., Fichtner, A., Roth, P., Haslinger, F., Massin, F., Valenzuela, N., Blagojević, N., Bodenmann, L., Chatzi, E., Fäh, D., Glueer, F., Han, M., Heiniger, L., Janusz, P., Jozinovic, D., Kästli, P., Lanza, F., Lee, T., Martakis, P., Marti, M., Meier, M. A., Mena Cabrera, B., Mesimeri, M., Obermann, A., Sanchez-Pastor, P., Scarabello, L., Schmid, N., Shynkarenko, A., Stojadinovic, B., Giardini, D., & Wiemer, S. (2023). Towards a Dynamic Earthquake Risk Framework for Switzerland. EGUsphere, 2023, 1-33. doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-1863

  • Glueer, F., Häusler, M., Gischig, V., & Fäh, D. (2021a). Coseismic Stability Assessment of a Damaged Underground Ammunition Storage Chamber Through Ambient Vibration Recordings and Numerical Modelling. Frontiers in Earth Science, 9(1159). doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2021.773155

  • Glueer, F., Loew, S., Seifert, R., Manconi, A., Aaron, J., Grämiger, L., Conzett, S., Wieser, A., & Limpach, P. (2021b). Automatic total station monitoring in high alpine environments: challenges and solutions applied in the Great Aletsch region (Valais, Switzerland). Special Issue "Local and Territorial Landslide Early Warning Systems"; mdpi Geosciences (ISSN 2076-3263); section "Natural Hazards". doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences11110471

  • Glueer, F., Loew, S., & Manconi, A. (2020). Paraglacial history and structure of the Moosfluh Landslide (1850–2016), Switzerland. Geomorphology, 355, 106677. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2019.02.021

  • Glueer, F., Loew, S., Manconi, A., & Aaron, J.  (2019). From toppling to sliding: progressive evolution of the Moosfluh Landslide, Switzerland. Journal of Geophysical Research. Earth Surface 124, 2919. doi: 10.1029/2019jf005019

     

  • Glueer, F., Loew, S., & Manconi, A.  (2019). Paraglacial history and structure of the Moosfluh Landslide (1850–2016), Switzerland. Geomorphology 106677. doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2019.02.021

  • Glueer, F.  (2019). Monitoring and analysis of interactions between the retreating Aletsch glacier and adjacent rock slope instabilities. Link

  • Glueer, F., Loew, S., Zangerl, D., & Wolter, A.  (2017). Paraglacial History and Structure of the Moosfluh Landslide (1880-2016). Paper presented at the ISRM Progressive Rock Failure Conference, Ascona, Switzerland.

  • Loew, S., Gischig, V., Glueer, F., Seifert, R., & Moore, J.  (2017). Multidisciplinary monitoring of progressive failure processes in brittle rock slopes. . X.-T. Feng (Ed.) Vol. 4, pp. 662.

  • Glueer, F., Manconi, A., & Loew, S.  (2017). Kinematic Analysis of the September 2016 Moosfluh Landslide Acceleration. . Abstract Volume 15th Swiss Geoscience Meeting.

  • Loew, S., Glueer, F., & Manconi, A.  (2017). Unravelling detailed kinematics of DSGSD morphostructures (Moosfluh, Swiss Alps).. Paper presented at the European Geosiences Union General Assembly (EGU 2017), Vienna. Austria, April 23-28, 2017.  Link

  • Manconi, A., Glueer, F., & Loew, S.  (2017a). Monitoring the spatial and temporal evolution of slope instability with Digital Image Correlation. . Paper presented at the European Geosiences Union General Assembly (EGU 2017), Vienna, Austria, April 23-28, 2017.  Link

  • Manconi, A., Glueer, F., & Loew, S.  (2017b). Rapid evolution of the paraglacial Moosfluh rock slope instability (Swiss Alps) captured by Sentinel-1. Paper presented at the European Geosiences Union General Assembly (EGU 2017), Vienna, Austria, April 23-28, 2017. Link 

  • Glueer, F., & Loew, S. (2015). Rock Bridge Failure Caused by the Aysen 2007 Earthquake (Patagonia, Chile). In G. Lollino, D. Giordan, G. B. Crosta, J. Corominas, R. Azzam, J. Wasowski, & N. Sciarra (Eds.), Engineering Geology for Society and Territory, Vol 2: Landslide Processes (pp. 775-780). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09057-3_131

  • Glueer, F., Seifert, R., Frukacz, M., & Wieser, A.  (2015). Design and operation of a comprehensive and permanent rock slope deformation monitoring system at the Great Aletsch Glacier (Switzerland). . Geophysical Research Abstracts 17(12189-1). doi: 10.3929/ethz-b-000105059

4D seismic response and slope failure