Matthias Zahn

Matthias Zahn Curriculum Vitae [ pdf in English ] [ pdf auf deutsch ]

Personal Details

Employment

(Sep-Dec 2015)	parental leave
since 2013	scientist at HZG Forschungszentrum Geesthacht, Germany applying spatial filters and multivariate statistical methods to detect regional scale storms in numerical data of the atmosphere
2010-2013	post-doctoral researcher at the University of Reading, U.K. response of the hydrological cycle to climate warming
2009-2010	scientist at GKSS Forschungszentrum Geesthacht, Germany extend my PhD work on Arctic storms into the future
2005-2009	PhD student at the University of Hamburg, Germany simulation and detection of meso-scale storms over the North Atlantic to estimate their past frequency changes
2004-2005	diploma student at GKSS Forschungszentrum Geesthacht, Germany simulation of nutrient and pollutant transports in the southern North Sea
2003-2004	student assistant at GKSS Forschungszentrum Geesthacht, Germany edit and convert digital data to various formats for publication purposes
2002-2003	leading the tutorial to the lecture 'Introduction into physics' at the University of Lüneburg

Education

2005-2009

PhD, Department of Geo-sciences, University of Hamburg, Germany

Title: 'A long-term climatology of North Atlantic Polar Lows'

development of an algorithm for automated detection of meso-scale storms

regional climate modelling, numerical simulations of the atmosphere run on the supercomputer of the HLRN in Hamburg

statistical analysis of the results

1999-2005

Diploma, Environmental Sciences, University of Lüneburg, Germany

Title: 'Development of a transport climatology for the southern North Sea - application on river inputs' (in German)

main subjects: computer science, natural sciences (physics/chemistry) environmental planning

1988-1997

Abitur (A-levels equivalent), Gymnasium Lohfeld, Bad Salzuflen, Germany

main subjects: mathematics, history