Thomas Flueler

Thomas Flueler, Dr. sc. nat. ETH, is a Senior Research Associate and lecturer at ETH Zurich, Institute for Environmental Decisions, Switzerland. In addition to research and consulting, he has extensive experience in regulatory activities: He was Nuclear Technology Unit Head at the Cantonal Directorate of Public Works, Zurich, and participated in the ongoing Swiss site-selection procedure for nuclear repositories as the cantonal project manager (until October 2022); he is a member of the...See more

Thomas Flueler, Dr. sc. nat. ETH, is a Senior Research Associate and lecturer at ETH Zurich, Institute for Environmental Decisions, Switzerland. In addition to research and consulting, he has extensive experience in regulatory activities: He was Nuclear Technology Unit Head at the Cantonal Directorate of Public Works, Zurich, and participated in the ongoing Swiss site-selection procedure for nuclear repositories as the cantonal project manager (until October 2022); he is a member of the oversight committee Commission de suivi of the Underground Research Laboratory Mont-Terri, Switzerland; and he was a member of the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Commission (KSA), an advisory committee to the Federal Government (1992-2004). His research foci are decision making in complex sociotechnical systems, especially institutional, regulatory and long-term aspects, concepts of robustness, resilience and vulnerability in the context of long-term governance of environmental issues, stakeholder involvement and inclusive expertise in complex systems. See less