Olalla Díaz-Yáñez
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Olalla Díaz-Yáñez

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Hi there!

Thanks for stopping in my ETH personal web page. I am part of the Forest Management Resources group (FORM). You can learn more about our groups exciting work and teaching by visiting our FORM webpage.

In a Nutshell

I’ve always been fascinated by forests and how they grow and change over time. That curiosity slowly turned into a deeper interest in forest dynamics and the processes behind them. At some point, I realized that turning that understanding into models is not only useful, but surprisingly fun and a great way to make sense of all that complexity.

I work in the Forest Management Resources group at ETH Zurich (FORM), where my research integrates climate–disturbance modelling, uncertainty-aware decision-making, cross-scale forest data, and practice-oriented tools to support robust forest management.

Education

PhD Forest Sciences | 2018 University of Eastern Finland

Master’s Degree, MSc European Forestry | 2013 University of Eastern Finland

Master’s Degree, MSc Forest Management and Planning | 2013 Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

BSc Forest engineering | 2011 Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Experiences

Established Researcher | 2025 - Present ETH Zurich

Lecturer and Postdoctoral Researcher | 2020 - 2025 ETH Zurich

Postdoctoral Researcher | 2018 - 2020 University of Eastern Finland

Research Visitor | 2014, 2017, 2019 USDA Forest Service (USA) and BOKU (Austria)