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Doctoral alumni S - T

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Schleupner, Christine (Dr. rer. nat)

PhD Thesis:

"GIS as integrating tool in sustainability and global change"

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Member of IMPRS-ESM

01.03.03 - 12.12.08

Research group

Research Unit Sustainability and Global Change
University of Hamburg

http://www.fnu.zmaw.de

Supervisor

Prof Dr Richard S. J. Tol

Academic background

Diplom in Geography (German equivalent to MSc)
Philipps University Marburg / University of Münster

Research interests

  • Human-environment interactions
  • Wetlands, coasts, high-mountain regions

Contact

Research Unit Sustainability and Global Change
Bundesstr 55, Room 13
20146 Hamburg - Germany

Phone +49 - (0)40 42838 - 7071

E-mail  christine.schleupner@we dont want spamzmaw.de

URL      http://www.fnu.zmaw.de/

Schurgers, Guy (Dr. rer. nat)

PhD Thesis:

"Long-term interactions between vegetation and climate - Model simulations for past and future"

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Member of IMPRS-ESM

01.11.02 – 05.07.06

Research group

Ocean Physics
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology

URL OceanintheEarthSystem/OceanPhysics

Supervisor

Dr. Uwe Mikolajewicz

Academic background

MSc Crop Science
Wageningen University - Netherlands

Research interests

  • The interaction between the biosphere and its environment at a wide range of temporal and spatial scales, including both the biogeophysical interactions (energy and water balance at the land surface) and the biogeochemical role of the terrestrial biosphere (its role in the cycles of carbon, nitrogen and other elements)
  • Ecological modelling

Contact

Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Analysis
Lund University
Sölvegatan 12
223 62 Lund – Sweden

Phone +46 – 46 – 222 8691

E-mail guy.schurgers@we dont want spamnateko.lu.se

URL www.nateko.lu.se

Schwoon, Malte (Dr. rer. pol)

PhD Thesis:

"Managing the Transition to Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicles – Insights from Agent-based and Evolutionary Models"

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Member of IMPRS-ESM

01.11.03 – 07.11.06

Research group

Research Unit Sustainability and Change
University of Hamburg

http://www.fnu.zmaw.de

Supervisor

Prof. Dr. Richard S. J. Tol

Academic background

Diplom-Volkswirt (German equivalent to MSc Economics)
University of Hamburg – Germany

Research interests

  • Agent-based Modelling
  • Energy Economics

Contact

Dispatch Team
Statkraft Markets GmbH
Niederkasseler Lohweg 175
40547 Duesseldorf - Germany 

E-mail  malte.schwoon@we dont want spamstatkraft.de

Seiffert, Rita (Dr. rer. nat)

PhD Thesis:

"Impact of small-scale fluctuations on climate sensitivity and its stochastic analysis"

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Member of IMPRS-ESM

01.04.05 - 28.10.08

Research group

The Ocean in the Earth System
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology

www.mpimet.mpg.de

Supervisor

PD Dr. Jin-Song von Storch

Academic background

Diplom in Meteorology (German equivalent to MSc)
Hamburg University - Germany

Research interests

  • Climate modelling
  • Stochastic parameterisation of small-scale processes
  • Uncertainty of the climate response to increased CO2 concentration

Contact

Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau
Dienststelle Hamburg
Wedeler Landstraße 157
22559 Hamburg - Germany

E-mail rita.seiffert@we dont want spambaw.de

Sicardi, Valentina (Dr. rer. nat.)

PhD Thesis:

"Using Atmospheric Potential Oxygen to Gain Insight into Climate Drivers of Ocean Biogeochemistry"

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Member of IMPRS-ESM

06.07.2006 - 29.01.10

Research group

Biogeochemical System
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry

www.bgc-jena.mpg.de

Supervisor

Dr. Christian Rödenbeck

Academic background

MSc Environmental Sciences: Atmospheric Physics
University of Naples “Parthenope” - Italy

Research interests

  • Oxygen and Carbon Cycles
  • Climate induced change on the ocean and the atmosphere

Contact

Earth Sciences Department
Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación
Edificio Nexus II
c/ Jordi Girona 29
08034 Barcelona - Spain

E-mail   valentina.sicardi@we dont want spambsc.es

Sillmann, Jana (Dr. rer. nat)

PhD Thesis:

"Extreme climate events and Euro-Atlantic atmospheric blocking in present and future climate simulations"

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Member of IMPRS-ESM

16.04.04 – 30.01.09

Research group

Global Climate Modelling
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology

www.mpimet.mpg.de

Supervisor

Dr Erich Roeckner

Academic background

Diplom in Geo-ecology (German equivalent to MSc)
Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg - Germany

Research interests

  • Extreme climate events
  • Future climate projections
  • Large-scale atmospheric circulation

Contact

Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis
University of Victoria
PO Box 3065, STN CSC
Victoria, B.C., V8W 3V6 – Canada

E-mail   jana.sillmann@we dont want spamec.gc.ca

Stehfest, Elke (Dr. rer. nat)

PhD Thesis:

"Modelling of global crop production and resulting N2O emissions"

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Member of IMPRS-ESM

08.04.02 – 25.11.05

Research group

GRID-Land
CESR, University of Kassel

http://www.usf.uni-kassel.de

Supervisor

Prof. Dr. Joseph Alcamo

Academic background

Diploma in Biology (German equivalent to MSc)
University of Heidelberg – Germany

Research interests

  • Modelling global crop yields
  • Modeling of N2O emissions
  • Integrated Environmental Assessment Modeling, Land use change modeling

Contact

Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Global Sustainability and Climate
P.O. Box 303, 3720 AH BILTHOVEN – The Netherlands

Phone +31 30-274 3876

E-mail  Elke.Stehfest@we dont want spammnp.nl

URL  http://www.mnp.nl/image/

Stier, Philip (Dr. rer. nat)

PhD Thesis:

"Towards the Assessment of the Aerosol Radiative Effects - A Global Modelling Approach"

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Member of IMPRS-ESM

01.02.01 - 21.01.05

Research group

Aerosols, Clouds, and Climate
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology

www.mpimet.mpg.de

Supervisor

Dr. Johann Feichter and Prof. Dr. Hartmut Grassl

Academic background

MSc Weather, Climate, and Modelling
University of Reading – UK

Research interests

  • Aerosols, clouds and their climate interactions
  • Global climate modelling
  • Aerosol microphysics and chemistry

Contact

University of Oxford
Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Planetary Physics
Clarendon Laboratory
Parks Road
Oxford
OX1 3PU - UK

 

E-mail   philip.stier@we dont want spamatm.ox.ac.uk

Tanaka, Katsumasa (Dr. rer. nat)

PhD Thesis:

"Inverse estimation for the Simple Earth System Model ACC2 and its applications"

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Member of IMPRS-ESM

01.06.03 - 30.04.07

Funded by: MPI-BGC, University of Hamburg, MPI-M

Research group

The Land in the Earth System
Max Planck  Institute for Meteorology

www.mpimet.mpg.de

Supervisor

Prof. Dr. Richard Tol

Academic background

MSc Oceanography
University of Hawaii – U.S.A.

Research interests

  • Inverse Estimation
  • Carbon cycle and climate modelling
  • Integrated Assessment

Contact

CICERO (Center for International Climate and Environmental Research - Oslo)
Gaustadalléen 21, N-0349 Oslo - Norway
Laxenburg A-2361 - Austria 

Phone +47 22 84 17 07

E-mail   katsumasa.tanaka@we dont want spamcicero.uio.no

URL   http://www.cicero.uio.no/home/index_e.aspx

Thomas, Manu (Dr. rer. nat.)

PhD Thesis:

"Simulation of the climate impact of Mt. Pinatubo eruption using ECHAM5"

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Member of IMPRS-ESM

15.01.03 - 22.01.08

Research group

Middle and Upper Atmosphere Modelling
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology

www.mpimet.mpg.de

Supervisor

Dr. Claudia Timmreck

Academic background

MSc Engineering
Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore - India

Research interests

  • Global and Regional climate modeling
  • Understanding and simulating the interactions between aerosols and clouds
  • Indian summer monsoon – variability
  • Air pollution studies

Contact

School of Environmental Sciences
University of East Anglia
NR4 7TJ Norwich - United Kingdom

Phone +44-(0)1603591373

E-mail  Manu.Thomas@we dont want spamuea.ac.uk

Tiwari, Yogesh K. (Dr. rer. nat)

PhD Thesis:

"Constraints of satellite derived CO2 on carbon sources and sinks"

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Member of IMPRS-ESM

01.09.02 – 31.08.05

Funded by: MPI-BGC

Research group

Atmospheric Chemistry, Modelling and Dynamics
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry

www.bgc-jena.mpg.de

Supervisor

Prof. Dr. Martin Heimann

Academic background

MSc Meteorology
Banaras Hindu University - India

Research interests

  • Greenhouse gas modelling and its measurement
  • Indian monsoon system and its interactions with aerosol and greenhouse gases

Contact

Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
Homi Bhabha Road
Pashan
Pune 411008 – India

Phone +91 20 258 93 600 - 250

E-mail yogesh.mpi@we dont want spamgooglemail.com

Trusilova, Kristina (Dr. rer. nat)

PhD Thesis:

"Urbanization Impacts on the Climate in Europe"

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Member of IMPRS-ESM

01.02.04 - 12.12.06

Research group

Biogeochemical Systems
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry

http://www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/bgc-systems/index.shtml

Supervisor

Dr. Galina Churkina

Academic background

MSc in Applied Mathematics and Informatics
Moscow Power State University - Russia

Research interests

  • Mesoscale Atmosphere Modelling
  • Land-Atmosphere interactions
  • Urban Climate

Contact

Deutscher Wetterdienst (German Weather Service)
Frankfurter Str. 135
63067 Offenbach - Germany


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