Dr. Frederic Evers
Dr. Frederic Evers
Lecturer at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering
Additional information
Research area
Current Projects:
- HydroAUV - Investigating Turbidity Currents in Alpine Storage Hydropower Reservoirs with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
- STORE Subproject 1: Next-generation Hydropower Storage
- Small Hydro Flexibility and Complementarity with Photovoltaic Production in Goms Region
- Controlled fine sediment venting via waterways of storage hydropower plants with Francis turbines as a strategy to counter reservoir sedimentation (SedVent)
- Fish downstream passage over weirs at low-head hydropower plants: Field study of total dissolved gas
- Impulse Waves at Shallow Impact Angles
- Sustainable storage hydropower for a resilient future energy system
- Composite Modelling of Dam Breaching due to Overtopping
Publications: see ORCID
Professional Career
since 2013: ETH Zurich, VAW, current position: Senior Assistant / Lecturer
2012-2013: RWTH Aachen, IWW, Research Engineer / Recitation Lecturer
2011: KIT Karlsruhe, IWG, Postgraduate Research Assistant
Academic Education
since 2024: Master of Science in Management, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
2013-2017: Doctorate, ETH Zurich
2004-2011: Engineer's Degree in Civil Engineering, KIT Karlsruhe
2023: CAS Governing Energy Transitions, University of St. Gallen (HSG)
2005-2011: Graduate Certificate in Applied Studies on Culture and Society, KIT Karlsruhe
2009-2010: Visiting Studies in Project and International Management, ESTP Paris
Membership
| Since | Membership |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Water Agenda 21, Steering Committee Hydropower Rehabilitation - Member |
| 2021 | Swiss Committee on Dams - Member |
| 2020 | Water Agenda 21, Dialogue Group Hydropower - Member |
Honours
| Year | Distinction |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Culmann Award, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, ETH Zurich |
| 2019 | Editor's Choice Paper (with W.H. Hager and R.M. Boes), Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, ASCE |
| 2018 | JMSE Travel Award, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, MDPI |
| 2017 | RSP Photography Competition (earth science and climatology: shortlist), Royal Society |
| 2017 | SNSF Scientific Image Competition (object of study: winner), Swiss National Science Foundation |
| 2013 | OpenMI Award (with B. Becker and H. Schüttrumpf), OpenMI Association |
| 2010 | Outstanding Student Commitment Award, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |