Alexandra Kushnir
EPFL ENAC IIC RPGL
GC C1 408 (Bâtiment GC)
Station 18
1015 Lausanne
+41 21 693 37 25
Office: GC C1 408
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EPFL ENAC IIC RPGL
GC C1 408 (Bâtiment GC)
Station 18
1015 Lausanne
+41 21 693 30 32
EPFL › ENAC › ENAC-SGC › SGC-ENS
Expertise
Expertise
Education
Ph.D. in Sciences of the Universe
| Permeability development and evolution in volcanic systems: Insights from nature and laboratory experiments2013 Р2016 University of Orl̩ans
M.Sc. in Geological Sciences
| An experimental investigation of the mechanical behaviour of synthetic calcite-dolomite composites2010 – 2012 University of British Columbia
B.Sc. in Geophysics
| Understanding multi-peak anomalies for unexploded ordinance discrimination2003 – 2008 University of British Columbia
Professionals experiences
Project manager
Postdoctoral research associate
Teaching and research assistant
Geophysicist
Selected publications
Reactivation of variably sealed joints and permeability enhancement in geothermal reservoir rocks
Kushnir, A.R.L., Heap, M.J., Baud, P., Reuschlé, T., Schmittbuhl, J.
Published in Geothermal Energy, 2023 in
The thermal properties of hydrothermally altered andesites from La Soufrière de Guadeloupe (Eastern Caribbean)
Heap, M.J., Jessop, D.E., Wadsworth, F.B., Rosas-Carbajal, M., Komorowski, J-C., Gilg, H.A., Aron, N., Buscetti, M., Gential, L., Goupil, M., Masson, M., Hervieu, L., Kushnir, A.R.L., Baud, P., Carbillet, L., Ryan, A.G., Moretti, R.
Published in Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 2022 in
Experimental constraints on the crystallization of silica phases in silicic magmas
Martel, C., Pichavant, M., Di Carlo, I., Champallier, R., Wille, G., Castro, J.M., Devineau, K., Davydova, V.O., Kushnir, A.R.L.
Published in Journal of Petrology, 2021 in
Characterising the physical properties of the transition zone from the Paleozoic basement to the overlying Permo-Triassic sedimentary sequences in the Upper Rhine Graben
Kushnir, A.R.L., Heap, M.J., Baud, P., Gilg, H.A., Reuschlé, T., Lerouge, C., Dezayes, C.
Published in Geothermal Energy, 2018 in
Assessing the role of fractures on the permeability of the Permo-Triassic sandstones at the Soultz-sous-Forêts (France) geothermal site
Kushnir, A.R.L., Heap, M.J., Baud, P.
Published in Geothermics, 2018 in
Permeability evolution in variably glassy basaltic andesites measured under magmatic conditions
Kushnir, A.R.L., Martel, M., Champallier, R., Wadsworth, F.B.
Published in Geophysical Research Letters, 2017 in
Probing permeability and microstructure: Unravelling the role of a low-permeability dome on the explosivity of Merapi (Indonesia)
Kushnir, A.R.L., Martel, C., Bourdier, J.-L., Heap, M.J., Reuschlé, T., Erdmann, S., Komorowski, J.-C., Cholik, N.
Published in Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 2016 in
The mechanical and microstructural behaviour of calcite-dolomite composites: An experimental investigation
Kushnir, A.R.L., Kennedy, L.A., Misra, S., Benson, P., White, J.C.
Published in Journal of Structural Geology, 2015 in
Teaching & PhD
Current Phd
Cindy Mikaelian, Andrea Mazzeo
Courses
Geothermal resource development
This course provides an overview of the geothermal energy sector, spanning core topics of geology, thermodynamics, hydrogeology, and geochemistry and tackles questions of geothermal resource exploration, assessment, exploitation, economics, and environmental, and societal considerations.