Axel Volkwein

Background

Volkwein, Axel was born in 1974 in Munich.

Education

Diploma in Civil Engineering, University Karlsruhe, Germany, 1999. Doctor in Science Technology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 2004.

Career

Research assistant Federal Institute of Technology, 1999—2004. Research engineer Swiss Federal Institute Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos, Switzerland, 2004—2006. Head rock and tree mechanics group Forest, Snow and Landscape Swiss Federal Institute Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, 2006—2009, head accredited & notified testing authority for rockfall protection system, since 2009.

Achievements

• Axel Volkwein has been listed as a noteworthy civil engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of European Geophysical Society Union, FAN Switzerland Association Experts Natural Hazards (editorial member), International Association Bridge, Structural Engineering (associate).