CV

Scientific Positions and Experiences

Postdoctoral researcher (since 2022) Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany

• Project PERMICE
• Developing and implementing a permafrost module for the Earth system model AWI-ESM based on CryoGrid
• Investigating permafrost conditions during cold and warm climates of the past

Postdoctoral researcher (2020-2022) Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Potsdam, Germany

• Project PermaRisk
• Investigating risks of permafrost thaw under future climate change scenarios
• Developing and applying the CryoGrid permafrost models

Guest Researcher (2019) Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Norway

• 4-month stay funded by the German Academic Exchange Service

Doctoral Researcher (2017 - 2020) Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Potsdam, Germany

• Simulated the response of ice-rich permafrost to climate warming
• Implemented lateral processes in a numerical permafrost model
• Participated in an expedition to the Siberian Arctic

Research Assistant (2015-2016) Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, Germany

• Investigated the stability of power grids using numerical models published here
• Analyzed nonlinear dynamics of a simple Earth system model published here

Research Intern (2013) Bodeker Scientific, Alexandra, New Zealand

• 3-month internship funded by the German Academic Exchange Service
• Compiled a database of global ozone measurements to be published here

Academic Education

Ph.D. in Geography (2020) Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

• Thesis: “Modelling the Evolution of Ice­-rich Permafrost Landscapes in Response to a Warming Climate”
• Overall grade: summa cum laude

M.Sc. in Physics (2013 - 2016) University of Göttingen, Germany

• Thesis: “Bifurcation analysis and parameter estimation in low-­dimensional models of global human­-nature co-evolution”
• Study focus: Biophysics and Physics of Complex Systems
• Overall grade: 1.1

B.Sc. in Physics (2010 - 2013) University of Göttingen, Germany

• Thesis at the Institute for Semiconductor Physics
• Overall grade: 1.2

Awards and Grants

• Potsdamer Nachwuschwissenschatspreis 2021 for an outstanding dissertation, awarded by the city of Potsdam
• Wladimir Köppen Award 2020 for an outstanding dissertation in the field of climate science, awarded by the CLICCS excellence cluster at the University of Hamburg
• Syvitski Student Modeler Award from CSDMS (2019, 2nd prize)
• Dr. Berliner – Dr. Ungewitter Award from the Faculty of Physics, University of Göttingen

Skills

• Languages
  • English (C1)
  • Russian (A2)
  • Norwegian (A1)
• Coding
  • MATLAB (advanced)
  • Python (advanced)
  • C++ / Java (basics, it’s been a while…)
  • Julia (newbie)
• IT
  • UNIX-based operating systems, Bash scripting
  • Geographic Information Systems (QGIS)
  • High performance computing on clusters
• Field and lab work
  • Planning and coordination of field work
  • Soil and water sampling
  • Sediment coring