Curriculum vitae
September 1998 -
February 2004University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA), Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic & Space SciencesPh.D. in Atmospheric and Space Sciences and Scientific Computing
graduation: May 2004Advisor: Prof. Joyce Penner
Relevant course work: Radiative Transfer, Numerical Methods in Geophysics, Introduction to the Space Environment, Midlatitude Cyclones, Earth-Atmosphere-Ocean Interactions, Weather Systems, Atmospheric Chemistry, Parallel Computing, Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Software Engineering Tools, Scientific Visualization, Numerical Methods for Scientific Computing I (Numerical Linear Algebra), Numerical Methods for Scientific Computing II (Finite Difference Methods for Differential Equations)Ph.D. Dissertation: Adaptive Grids in Weather and Climate Modeling.
This work includes a newly developed test suite for dynamical cores of General Circulation Models.
(read the abstract of the Ph.D. thesis, download the thesis below).
Research topic in 1999: Cloud/Aerosol Parameterizations
October 1994 -
September
1998University of Bonn (Germany), Department of Meteorology (in German, in English
)
Course of study: Meteorology, graduation in November 1998: Diplom-Meteorologin (diploma in meteorology)
Minors: Physical Chemistry (Spectroscopy, Chemical Kinetics), Geophysics
Diploma thesis: Test of the Dynamics of two global Weather Prediction Models of the German Weather Service: The Held-Suarez Test
Relevant course work: Theoretical Meteorology (Dynamics & Thermodynamics), Climatology, Climate Modeling Techniques, Statistical Methods in Meteorology, Numerical Analysis, Boundary Layer Meteorology, Applied Meteorology (Weather Prediction Techniques)
October 1992 -
September
1994Aachen University of Technology (RWTH Aachen, Germany), (in German
Department of PhysicsCourse of study: Physics, graduation in September 1994: Physik-Vordiplom (first diploma degree in physics)
Minor: Computer Science and Numerics
Relevant course work: Theoretical Physics, Applied Physics, Analysis, Linear Algebra, Advanced Algorithms, Numerical Methods (Minor in Computer Science and Numerics)
September 1989 -
August
1992Aachen University of Technology (RWTH Aachen, Germany), (in German
Computing Center (in GermanTraining as a Mathematical-Technical Assistant at the Computing Center of the Aachen University of Technology (RWTH Aachen)
Team: Vector computers and Parallel Computing, conducted by Dr. Wilfried Juling (until 1992) and Dr. Klaus Bruehl
Relevant course work: Programming languages: Fortran77, C, TurboPascal, Operating Systems, Software Engineering, Advanced Algorithms, Computer communication, Data bases, Analysis, Numerics, Statistics, Linear Algebra
Duties: develop course material for a vectorization and parallelization course, teach debugging techniques, develop data base application using dBase and Clipper, member of a conference organization team, user support (IBM 3090, operating system VM/CMS)
September 2006 - today
Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic & Space Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USAAssistant professor
March 2006 -
August 2006Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ, USA, Weather and Atmospheric Dynamics DivisionVisiting Scientist
February 2004 -
February 2006National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA, Advanced Study Program & Scientific Computing DivisionPostdoctoral researcher
August 2003 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA, Energy & Environment Directorate, Atmospheric, Earth, & Energy DepartmentVisiting Scientist
September 2000 -
December 2003University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic & Space SciencesFellowship Holder / Graduate Student Research Assistant (GSRA), Team: Prof. Joyce Penner
Ph.D. Research Projects: Adaptive Grids in Weather and Climate Modeling
Development of new test cases for dynamical cores
June 2000 -
August 2000National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, CO, USA, Climate and Global Dynamics Division
Visiting Scientist, Team: Climate Modeling Section
Project: Development of a deterministic test case (growing baroclinic wave) for the dynamical cores of general circulation models. Model intercomparison involving four dynamical cores used at NCAR.
May 1999 - May
2000University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic & Space SciencesGraduate Student Research Assistant (GSRA), Team: Prof. Joyce Penner
Research Project: Cloud/Aerosol Parameterizations: Application and Improvement of General Circulation Models
September 1998 -
April 1999University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic & Space SciencesGraduate Student Instructor (GSI) for the course: Introduction to Global Change I & II., Team: Prof. Timothy Killeen
Duties: develop and grade laboratory assignments and problem sets (especially ArcView (Geographical Information System program) and STELLA (dynamical modeling tool) lab assignments); lead laboratory and discussion sessions; write and grade exams, meet and advise students
February 1995 -
October
1997 & March 1998 - August 1998German National Research Center for Information Technology (GMD), St. Augustin, Germany, (today's Fraunhofer Institue)
Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing (GMD-SCAI)Student research assistant at GMD-SCAI, institute led by Prof. Dr. Ulrich Trottenberg
Project/Team METEO, led by Dr. Wolfgang Joppich
Duties: Tests of the shallow water model of the German Weather Service (DWD), implementation of the 'Standard Test Set for the Shallow Water Equations', summary of the results
Diploma thesis: Test of the Dynamics of two global Weather Prediction Models of the German Weather Service: The Held-Suarez Test
November 1997 -
January
1998European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), Reading, EnglandConsultant, Team 'Numerical Aspects' (in collaboration with Mariano Hortal, Clive Temperton & Agathe Untch)
Project: Test of the dynamical core of the ECMWF weather prediction model IFS, Held-Suarez test method
August 1997
German Weather Service (Deutscher Wetterdienst, DWD), Offenbach, Germany (in GermanVisiting Scientist (Research and Development Division)
Research area: Analysis of the dynamical core of the numerical weather prediction model GME (icosahedral mesh), Held-Suarez experiments
July 1996 - March
1998Siemens Nixdorf Information Systems, ColognePart-time computer consultant
Duties: solve general computing problems on Siemens Nixdorf / Fujitsu vector-parallel computers (VPP series), user support, portability tests and software modifications
February 1994 -
March 1994Siemens Nixdorf Information Systems, Aachen, GermanyComputer consultant during the semester break
Duties: test of the weather prediction model of the 'Geophysikalischer Beratungsdienst der Bundeswehr' on a Siemens Nixdorf/Fujitsu VP vector computer
August 1993German Weather Service (Deutscher Wetterdienst, DWD), Offenbach, Germany (in German4-week internship at DWD (Weather forecast & Climate division)
Duties: analyze weather maps, develop software for climatological data sets
September 1992 -
September
1994Aachen University of Technology (RWTH Aachen, Germany), Computing Center (in GermanPart-time computer consultant at the Computing Center of the Aachen University of Technology (RWTH Aachen)
Team: Vector computers and Parallel Computing, conducted by Dr. Klaus Bruehl
Duties: User support, system tests and optimization (Siemens Nixdorf/Fujitsu vector-parallel computers, VP and VPP series, development of a data base application
In-depth look at the Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR) in the FV model (Dec 5, 2007), Invited presentation at the Kakushin Workshop, Kyoto, Japan
Adaptive Mesh Refinements (AMR) for Multi-Scale Climate Models (Dec 3, 2007), Invited presentation at the APCOM '07-EPMESC XI conference, Kyoto, Japan
Adaptive Grids for Multi-Scale Dynamical Cores: Cubed-Spheres versus Latitude-Longitude Grids (Sep. 26, 2007), Presentation at the 2007 Workshop on the Solution of Partial Differential Equations on the Sphere (PDEs on the Sphere), Exeter, United Kingdom, September 24-27, 2007
Adaptive Mesh Refinements (AMR) for Multi-Scale Climate Models (Sep. 19, 2007), Poster presentation at the DoE Climate Change Prediction Program (CCPP) Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, USA, Sep. 17-19, 2007
Adaptive Mesh Refinements (AMR) for Multi-Scale Climate Models (Aug. 28, 2007), Poster presentation at the Second International Conference on Earth System Modeling, Hamburg, Germany, August 27-31, 2007
Adaptive Meshes on the Sphere: Cubed-Spheres versus Latitude-Longitude Grids (May 31, 2007), Presentation at the ICON & Friends Workshop, Langen, Germany, May, 29 - June, 1, 2007
A Proposed Test Suite for Atmospheric Model Dynamical Cores, Poster presentation at the AGU Fall Meeting 2006, San Francisco, CA, USA, December 11-15, 2006
Adaptive Meshes on the Sphere: Cubed-Spheres versus Latitude-Longitude Grids (Dec. 8, 2006), Seminar presentation, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic & Space Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
A Proposed Test Suite for Atmospheric Model Dynamical Cores, Presentation at the 2006 Workshop on the Solution of Partial Differential Equations on the Sphere, Monterey, CA, USA, June 26 - 29, 2006, view the presentation
Quasi-Biennial (QBO)-like Oscillations in Idealized Dynamical Core Experiments (June 27, 2006), Presentation at the 2006 Workshop on the Solution of Partial Differential Equations on the Sphere, Monterey, CA, USA, June 26 - 29, 2006
A Proposed Test Suite for Atmospheric Model Dynamical Cores Poster presentation at the 11th Annual CCSM Workshop, Breckenridge, Colorado, USA, June 20 - 22, 2006Adaptive Mesh Refinements for Future Weather and Climate Models (May 10, 2006), Seminar presentation, Courant Institute, New York University, New York, NY
Adaptive Grids for Future Weather and Climate Models (November 18, 2005), Seminar presentation, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
QBO-like Oscillations in Dynamical Core Experiments, Poster presentation at the 10th Annual CCSM Workshop, Breckenridge, Colorado, USA, June 21 - 23, 2005QBO-like Oscillations in Dynamical Core Experiments (June 15, 2005), Presentation at the AMS meetings: 13th Conference on Middle Atmosphere, 15th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics, 7th Conference on Climate Variability and Change, Cambridge, MA, USA, June 12 - 17, 2005
Adaptive Grids for Future Weather Prediction Models (June 8, 2005), Presentation at the SIAM Conference on Mathematical & Computational Issues in the Geosciences, Avignon, France, June 7 - 10, 2005
Adaptive Grids for Weather and Climate Models (June 3, 2005), Seminar presentation at the Laboratoire de Meteorologie Dynamique du CNRS - Ecole Normale Superieure (LMD/ENS), Paris, France
Adaptive Grids for Future Weather Prediction Models (April 27, 2005), Presentation at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 24 - 29, 2005
Adaptive Grids for Weather and Climate Models (September 9, 2004), Presentation at the ECMWF 2004 Seminar on Recent Developments in Numerical Methods for Atmospheric and Ocean Modelling, Reading, UK, September 6 - 10, 2004
An Adaptive Mesh Refinement Strategy for Future GCMs (July 23, 2004), Presentation at the 2004 Workshop on the Solution of Partial Differential Equations on the Sphere, Yokohama, Japan, July 20 - 23, 2004
Adaptive Grids for Weather and Climate Models, Poster presentation at the 9th Annual CCSM Workshop, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, July 7 - 9, 2004
Adaptive Mesh Refinements for Weather and Climate Models (March 29, 2004), Presentation at the 8th Copper Mountain Conference on Iterative Methods (Minisymposium), Copper Mountain, Colorado, USA, March 28 - April 2, 2004
Adaptive Grids in Climate Modeling: Dynamical Core Tests (December 08, 2003), Presentation at the AGU Fall Meeting 2003 , San Francisco, California, USA, December 8 - 12, 2003 (click here for the mountain flow movie (5.3 MB mpeg) and advection movie (4.3 MB mpeg))
Adaptive Grids in Climate and Weather Modeling (March 31, 2003), Seminar presentation, VIGRE Working Group in Scientific Computing, Department of Mathematics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
New idealized test cases for dynamical cores (August 12, 2002), Presentation at the 2002 Workshop on the Solutions of Partial Differential Equations on the Sphere, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 12 - August 15, 2002
Adaptive Methods in Weather and Climate Modeling (February 5, 2002), Presentation at the NCAR Workshop on Adaptive and High-Order Methods with Applications in Turbulence in Boulder, Colorado, USA, February 4-6, 2002
Towards a standardized test suite for dynamical core intercomparisons: Growing baroclinic waves (May 18, 2001), Presentation at the 2001 Workshop on the Solutions of Partial Differential Equations on the Sphere, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 15 - May 18, 2001
The Dynamical Core Intercomparison Project: Approaches to analyzing dynamical core experiments (December 1, 1999), Presentation at the 8th Workshop on the Solutions of Partial Differential Equations on the Sphere, San Francisco, California, USA, November 30 - December 3, 1999
Test of three dynamical cores: A discussion about the new DWD global model GME, the operational DWD model GM and the ECMWF model IFS (April 28, 1998), Presentation at the 6th Workshop on the Solutions of Partial Differential Equations on the Sphere (with the special "Workshop on Test Cases for Dynamical Cores of Atmospheric General Circulation Models"), Gatlinburg Tennessee, USA, April 28 - May 1, 1998
NCAR Postdoctoral Fellowship (Advanced Study Program), February 2004 - February 2006
University of Michgan Graduate Student Distinguished Achievement Award 2004 (College of Engineering), awarded on March/14/2004
Keith Runcorn Travel Award for Non-Europeans (KRTA), European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 2005
Invitation to the Summer School MAMAOS,
Modern Applied Mathematics for the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Jul/13-27/2003NASA Graduate Student Fellowship (Earth System Science Fellowship Program, 2000), awarded in June 2000, renewed in July 2001 & July 2002
Invitation to the Scientific Computing Workshop: 'How can ACTS work for you?',
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, Sep/28-30/2000Winner of a fellowship for a three month stay at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, Colorado (USA), Climate and Global Dynamics Division (June-August 2000), awarded by the German National Research Center for Information Technology on October 21, 1999 (GMD, St. Augustin, Germany).
Winner in the open competition 'Best Projects at the German National Research Center for Information Technology in 1999 (GMD, St. Augustin, Germany), category 'Diploma Thesis':
Award 'Best Diploma Thesis at GMD in 1999' (October 21, 1999): Test of the dynamics of two global weather prediction models of the German Weather Service: The Held-Suarez test