Regula Frauenfelder

Regula Frauenfelder is a Technical Expert at NGI - Norwegian Geotechnical Institute since October 2007, specializing in project acquisition, project management, user needs and market assessments, and technical work related to applied remote sensing and GIS, particularly in mapping and monitoring ground settlements for large infrastructure projects and natural hazards. Previous roles include Principal Engineer and Acting Head of Section in GeoSurveys, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oslo, and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Geosciences since December 2022. Regula also served as a guest researcher at BGC Engineering in 2015 and conducted research assessing permafrost distribution and glacier change in the Upper Brahmaputra river basin. Regula's early career included a project mandate for the Swiss Federal Office for Water and Geology focused on glacier shrinkage analysis. Regula holds a Doctorate in Geography from the University of Zurich, earned between 1991 and 1997.