Dr Jens Martin Turowski
IAS Open Programme
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
After studying experimental and theoretical physics at the University of Cambridge, UK, Jens Turowski received his doctorate in 2007 from the Earth Sciences Department at the same university. In his thesis, he used theoretical, observational and experimental approaches to investigate the geomorphology of bedrock channels.
From 2007 to 2013, he studied the processes in and morphology of steep streams as a postdoctoral researcher at the Swiss Federal Research Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape, with a focus on the transport of coarse gravel and wood, and the morphology of step-pool channels. Since 2013, he had headed up his own research group at the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences. Current major research themes include the fluvial geomorphology of mountain streams, developing environmental seismology into a standard method into the Earth surface sciences, the dynamics of granular mass flows, and the formation and evolution of fluvial valleys.
In his research, Jens Turowski collects high-quality data, often with novel or purpose-designed methods, and develops simple theoretical approaches rooted in process physics to interpret them. He was a co-recipient of the 2019 Kirk Bryan Award, and currently coordinates the MSCA Doctoral network EnvSeis, focusing on the development and application of seismological methods in the Earth surface sciences.
During their IAS Fellowship, Dr Turowski is collaborating with Dr John Hillier & Dr Edwin Baynes from the Department of Geography and Environment, and Professor Chris Keylock from the School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering.