Lukas Brunnercurriculum vitae

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Personal DataName Lukas Brunner

Date of Birth January 9, 1990Place of Birth Graz, Austria

Nationality Austrian

Professional Experience05/2018 -present

Postdoctoral scientist, Institute for Atmosphere and Climate, ETH ZurichResearch on the evolution of European climate until 2050. Project coordination andcooperation with partner universities in Europe; Statistical analysis and visualisationof climate data with Python; Presentation of results at international conferences andin scientific journals; Supervision of students.

10/2014 -03/2018

Predoctoral scientist, Wegener Center, University of Graz, AustriaResearch with a focus on atmospheric remote sensing and temperature extremes;Cooperation with colleague in an interdisciplinary doctoral school; Statistical analysisand visualization of satellite data with Python; Presentation of results at internationalconferences and in scientific journals; Lecturing of courses.

Internships06/2014 Intern, Abteilung für Luftreinhaltung, Umweltinstitut Bregenz, Austria

Statistical analysis and visualization of air pollution data with R.

Volunteering and Committee Work2018 - present Mittelbau representative, Insitute for Atmosphere and Climate, ETH Zurich

Organisation of events and contact person for internal issues2018 - present Board member and secretary general Club Alpbach Vorarlberg, Austria

Provision of scholarships for the European Forum Alpbach; Organisation of eventsduring the year; Management of the Club Alpbach Vorarlberg in a small team.

2016 - 2018 Volunteer, at Caritas Graz, AustriaSupport of clients in an Open Learning Center.

2016-2017 Volunteer, University of Graz historical meteorological station, AustriaStation upkeep and measurement of meteorological parameters.

2012 - 2018 Student representative in different committees, University of Graz, AustriaRepresentation of students in several committees; Speaker of my doctoral programme.

Education03/2018 Dr. rer. nat. in Climate physics, University of Graz, AustriaThesis A new perspective on atmospheric blocking – detection, analysis, and impacts

07/2014 MSc. in Geophysics, University of Graz, AustriaThesis Stratospheric ozone and temperature evolution over the past decades

10/2012 BSc. in Physics, University of Graz, Austria06/2008 School leaving examination

International Experience04/2017 -09/2017

Center for International Climate Research (CICERO), NorwayCollaboration with the research group of Dr. Jana Sillmann and publication of ascientific paper; Financed by a Marietta Blau Grant (Austrian Exchange Service)

10/2015 -03/2016

School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, United KingdomCollaboration with the research group of Univ. Prof. Gabriele C. Hegerl and publica-tion of a scientific paper.

Awards and scholarships2018 Performance scholarship for my PhD project, University of Graz, Austria2018 Scholarship as seminar assistant European Forum Alpbach 2018, European Forum

Alpbach Foundation, Austria2017 - 2018 Member PRO SCIENTIA, Österreichisches Studienförderungswerk, Austria

2017 Scholarship European Forum Alpbach 2017, Club Alpbach Vorarlberg, Austria2016 Marietta Blau Scholarship, Austrian Exchange Service2016 Scholarship European Forum Alpbach 2016, Club Alpbach Vorarlberg

2009 - 2013 Performance scholarships (3 times), University of Graz, Austria

Interests and SkillsLanguage

German nativeEnglish fluent (speaking, reading, writing)

ITSystems GNU/Linux, Microsoft WindowsCoding Advanced in: Python, Bash; Proficient in: C++, Mathematica, R

Software LATEX, Git, SVN, Office applicationsOther Skills and HobbiesEnthusiastic about open access licensing and open science; holder of the 2.Dan inShotokan Karate; Hiking and Skiing

PublicationsPeer-Reviewed

submitted Brunner, L., C. McSweeney, D. J. Befort, C. O’Reilly, B. Booth, G. Harris, J. Lowe,M. Benassi, E. Coppola, R. Nogherotto, G. C. Hegerl, R. Knutti, G. Lenderink, H.de Vries, S. Qasmi, A. Ribes, and S. Undorf: Quantifying uncertainty in projectionsof future European climate: a multi-model multi-method approach. J. Climate

04/2020 Brunner, L., A. G. Pendergrass, F. Lehner, A. L. Merrifield, R. Lorenz, and R.Knutti: Reduced global warming from CMIP6 projections when weighting modelsby performance and independence. Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss. DOI https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-2020-23

02/2020 Lehner, F., C. Deser, N. Maher, J. Marotzke, E. Fischer, L. Brunner, R. Knutti,and E. Hawkins: Partitioning climate projection uncertainty with multiple LargeEnsembles and CMIP5/6. Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-2019-93

11/2019 Merrifield, A. L., L. Brunner, R. Lorenz, and R. Knutti: A weighting scheme toincorporate large ensembles in multi-model ensemble projections. Earth Syst. Dynam.Discuss. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-2019-69

09/2019 Brunner, L., R. Lorenz, M. Zumwald, and R. Knutti: Quantifying uncertainty inEuropean climate projections using combined performance-independence weighting.Env. Res. Let. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab492f

06/2018 Unterberger, C., L. Brunner, S. Nabernegg, K. Steininger, A. K. Steiner, E. Staben-theiner, S. Monschein and H. Truhetz: Spring frost risk for regional apple productionunder a warmer climate. PLoS ONE, 13, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200201

01/2018 Brunner, L., N. Schaller, J. Anstey, J. Sillmann and A. K. Steiner: Dependence ofpresent and future European temperature extremes on the location of atmosphericblocking. Geophys. Res. Lett., 45, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL077837

01/2017 Brunner, L. and A. K. Steiner: A global perspective on atmospheric blocking usingGPS radio occultation – one decade of observations. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 10, DOI:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-4727-2017

11/2016 Brunner, L., G. C. Hegerl and A. K. Steiner: Connecting atmospheric blocking toEuropean temperature extremes in spring, J. Climate, 30.2, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0518.1

04/2016 Brunner, L., A. K. Steiner, B. Scherllin-Pirscher and M. W. Jury: Exploringatmospheric blocking with GPS radio occultation observations, Atmos. Chem. Phys.16, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-4593-2016

Other publications03/2020 Brunner, L., M. Hauser, R. Lorenz, and U. Beyerle: The ETH Zurich CMIP6

next generation archive: technical documentation. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3734128

06/2018 Mohankumar, S. E. P., K. Mintz-Woo, M. Damert, L. Brunner and J. Eise: Blog-ging Climate Change: A Case Study, In: Addressing the Challenges in Communica-tion Climate Change Across Various Audiences. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98294-6

04/2018 Brunner, L.: A new perspective on atmopsheric blocking from observations –detection, analysis, and impacts (dissertation). Wegener Center Verlag Graz, ScientificReport Nr. 76-2018, URL: https://wegcwww.uni-graz.at/publ/wegcreports/2018/WCV-SciRep-No76-LBrunner-Jun2018.pdf

06/2014 Brunner, L.: Stratospheric ozone and temperature evolution over the pastdecades (masters thesis). Wegener Center Verlag Graz, Scientific ReportNr. 59-2014, DOI: https://iacweb.ethz.ch/staff/lukbrunn/welcome/files/Brunner2014_Master.pdf