Nicolas Francois Lucas Ramseier

Biography

Born in 1993, Nicolas François Lucas Ramseier's primary research focus, as a student, was on probability and stochastic calculus applied to oceanography. He completed both a Bachelor and a Master of science in mathematics, as well as a minor in arctic oceanography, at L'Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). Benefiting from an exchange program, Nicolas Ramseier wrote his master's thesis at the hydrodynamics laboratory of UiO (Norway). Under the guidance of Professors Karsten Trulsen and Atle Jensen, his research focused on probabilistic approaches to wave shoaling. Later, Nicolas Ramseier joined Thomas Jundt Ingénieurs Civils SA, a firm established in 1987 and managed by his father, also an EPFL graduate. To further enhance his expertise, Nicolas Ramseier pursued additional structural engineering courses at EPFL, rounding out his education in this field.

Passionate about Arctic exploration and high-latitude climate, he regularly participates in polar expeditions, mainly through Swiss, Russian, or Norwegian research institutions. His significant fieldwork includes July-August 2018, when he studied ocean currents in the White Sea and circumnavigated Novaya Zemlya aboard the oceanographic research vessel “Professor Molchanov,” led by Professors Konstantin Zaikov and Eric Hoesli. In March 2019, he conducted fieldwork on wave shoaling in the polar climate in Kvaløya (Norway) as part of his work at the University of Oslo. Additionally, in July 2019, he undertook fieldwork on free waves in polar climates in the White Sea, Barents Sea, and along the Svalbard coastal region, for which he received the “Movetia Grant for Project Abroad” award.

Publications & media: He was interviewed for "Perds pas le Nord! Episode 2: L’Arctique part en courants." His published works include "Physical Variability of the White, Barents, and Kara Seas and Observations of Atlantic Water Input in the Polar Region", "A Study of Air Temperatures in Tiksi", and "The State and Perspectives of Development of Domestic Shipbuilding in the Arkhangelsk Region".