I am postdoctoral researcher in the project ‘Earth Surface Impacts of Hydrological Extremes along Global Atmospheric River Networks’, funded through ESA’s Living Planet Fellowship. In my project, I address several intriguing research questions: Do atmospheric river tracks organise in a complex global network? How do heavy rains caused by atmospheric rivers drive changes on the Earth’s surface? How can network representations help to disentangle & model these complex interactions? I tackle these interdisciplinary questions supervised by Prof. Miguel D. Mahecha and Jun.-Prof. Sebastian Sippel.

Complex systems are as diverse as they are fascinating. That is why I pursue a strongly interdisciplinary approach, bridging between natural, engineered and socio-economic systems. I use my background in physics to further develop methods from complexity science that help to characterise past & present Earth system dynamics. With my research, I would like to contribute to a better understanding of the growing impacts of climate extremes on ecosystems & society.