Alexandra Kushnir
EPFL ENAC IIC RPGL
GC C1 408 (Bâtiment GC)
Station 18
1015 Lausanne
Web site: Web site: https://www.epfl.ch/labs/rpgl/
EPFL ENAC IIC RPGL
GC C1 408 (Bâtiment GC)
Station 18
1015 Lausanne
+41 21 693 30 32
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EPFL ENAC IIC RPGL
GC C1 408 (Bâtiment GC)
Station 18
1015 Lausanne
+41 21 693 30 32
Office:
EPFL
>
ENAC
>
ENAC-DEC
>
DOENAC
Web site: Web site: https://www.epfl.ch/schools/enac/about/diversity-office/
Fields of expertise
Professional course
Project manager
ITI Geosciences for the Energy System Transition and the Laboratory of Excellence in Deep Geothermal Energy
University of Strasbourg
2018-2021
Postdoctoral research associate
ANR CANTARE
Strasbourg Institute of Earth Physics (IPGS)
2016-2018
Teaching and research assistant
Centre for Experimental Study of the Lithosphere
University of British Columbia
2010-2012
Geophysicist
Geophysics division
Golder Associates Ltd.
2008-2009
Education
Ph.D. in Sciences of the Universe
Permeability development and evolution in volcanic systems: Insights from nature and laboratory experiments
University of Orléans
2013-2016
M.Sc. in Geological Sciences
An experimental investigation of the mechanical behaviour of synthetic calcite-dolomite composites
University of British Columbia
2010-2012
B.Sc. in Geophysics
Understanding multi-peak anomalies for unexploded ordinance discrimination
University of British Columbia
2003-2008
Publications
Selected publications
| Kushnir, A.R.L., Heap, M.J., Baud, P., Reuschlé, T., Schmittbuhl, J. Geothermal Energy, 2023 |
Reactivation of variably sealed joints and permeability enhancement in geothermal reservoir rocks |
| 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. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 2022 |
The thermal properties of hydrothermally altered andesites from La Soufrière de Guadeloupe (Eastern Caribbean) |
| Martel, C., Pichavant, M., Di Carlo, I., Champallier, R., Wille, G., Castro, J.M., Devineau, K., Davydova, V.O., Kushnir, A.R.L. Journal of Petrology, 2021 |
Experimental constraints on the crystallization of silica phases in silicic magmas |
| Kushnir, A.R.L., Heap, M.J., Baud, P., Gilg, H.A., Reuschlé, T., Lerouge, C., Dezayes, C. Geothermal Energy, 2018 |
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. Geothermics, 2018 |
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., Martel, M., Champallier, R., Wadsworth, F.B. Geophysical Research Letters, 2017 |
Permeability evolution in variably glassy basaltic andesites measured under magmatic conditions |
| Kushnir, A.R.L., Martel, C., Bourdier, J.-L., Heap, M.J., Reuschlé, T., Erdmann, S., Komorowski, J.-C., Cholik, N. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 2016 |
Probing permeability and microstructure: Unravelling the role of a low-permeability dome on the explosivity of Merapi (Indonesia) |
| Kushnir, A.R.L., Kennedy, L.A., Misra, S., Benson, P., White, J.C. Journal of Structural Geology, 2015 |
The mechanical and microstructural behaviour of calcite-dolomite composites: An experimental investigation |
Teaching & PhD
Teaching
Civil Engineering