Research Interests
Research Interests
My research focuses on volcano deformation analysis and understanding, from large caldera
collapses to volcano flank instability and dike intrusions along rift zones. To
reach this aim, I integrate different tools and datasets, such as remote sensing,
fieldwork (structural volcanology), analogue and/or numerical modeling. One of
my research goals focuses on long-term timescale analysis (101-104
years) to catch and understand the background deformation behavior of volcanic
areas.
Selected Publications
Ruch, J., T. Wang, W. Xu, M. Hensch & S. Jónsson,
Oblique rift opening revealed by reoccurring magma injection in cental Iceland,
Nature Communications, 7:12352, doi:
10.1038/ncomms12352, 2016.
Xu, W., J. Ruch & S. Jónsson, Birth of two
volcanic islands in the southern Red Sea, Nature
Communications, 6:7104, doi: 10.1038/ncomms8104, 2015.
Ruch, J., S. Pepe,
G. Solaro, A. Pepe, V. Acocella, M. Neri, E. Sansosti, Seismo-tectonic
behaviour of the Pernicana Fault System: a gauge to understand flank
instability at Etna, J. Geophys. Res., 118, 4398-4408, doi:10.1002/jgrb.50281,
2013.
Ruch, J., V.
Acocella, N. Geshi, A. Nobile, F. Corbi, Kinematic analysis of caldera collapse
using analogue model time series, J. Geophys. Res., 117, B07301,
doi:10.1029/2012JB009229, 2012.
Education
Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, 2014-2017
Postdoctoral
fellow, Roma Tre University, Italy, 2010-2013PhD in geology,
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ Potsdam, Germany, 2010
M.sc., in geology,
University of Geneva, Switzerland, 2004
CERG Master,
assessment and management of geological risks, University of Geneva,
Switzerland, 2003