Hannes Markus Peter
EPFL ENAC IIE RIVER
GR B0 419 (Bâtiment GR)
Station 2
CH-1015 Lausanne
Web site: Web site: https://river.epfl.ch
Current work
I am a microbial ecologist and mainly interested in factors shaping bacterial communities and functioning in freshwater ecosystems. I use combinations of field observations, experiments and molecular techniques to test hypotheses regarding the assembly of microbial communities, the influence of environmental variability and relationships between diversity and funcioning. I enjoy working in alpine environments, which are sensitive to climate change and represent excellent model systems.Teaching & PhD
Teaching
Environmental Sciences and Engineering
PhD Programs
Doctoral Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Courses
Aquatic ecosystems
Inland waters are now being recognized are major players of global biogeochemical cycles. They also provide essential ecosystem services such as fresh water and fish, and link continental processes with atmospheric and marine processes. The understanding of the structure and function of inland water
Fluvial biogeosciences
Stream and river ecosystems are increasingly deteriorated owing to global change and climate change. Students will understand basic physical, chemical and biological processes in streams and rivers, and how they relate to ecosystem health and integrity .
Hidden rivers
Hidden Rivers aims at fulfilling the need for an interdisciplinary understanding of the problematics surrounding urban streams, through ecological, hydrological, and spatial relationships found in riverscapes.