Tom Ian Battin

EPFL Valais Wallis
EPFL ENAC IIE RIVER
Route des Ronquos 86
1951 Sion

Web site:  Web site:  https://river.epfl.ch

EPFL Valais Wallis
EPFL ENAC IIE RIVER
Route des Ronquos 86
1951 Sion

EPFL ENAC LIMNC
GR A2 434 (Bâtiment GR)
Station 2
1015 Lausanne

Web site:  Web site:  https://limnc.epfl.ch/

EPFL Valais Wallis
EPFL ENAC IIE RIVER
Route des Ronquos 86
1951 Sion

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Teaching & PhD

Teaching

Environmental Sciences and Engineering

Courses

Fundamentals in ecology

The students will learn the fundamentals in ecology with the goal to perceive the environment beyond its physical and chemical characteristics. Starting from basic concepts, they will acquire mechanistic understanding of biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and global change.

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

Global change ecology and fluvial ecosystems

Understand the functioning of rivers, focusing on hydrological, geomorphologic, biogeochemical and ecological components, and their linkages. Analyze impacts of global change on rivers ecosystems, develop skills related to synthesizing and interpreting literature and communicating science.