Nicole Mölders' Curriculum Vitae

Education

• 1999 - Dr. habil. (Habilitation), Meteorologly, University Leipzig, Germany

• 1992 - Ph.D., Geophysics, Universität zu Köln, Germany

• 1988 - M.S., Meteorology, Universität zu Köln, Germany

• 1986 - Rapport du stage, Physics of the Atmosphere, Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France

• 1983 - B.S., Meteorology, Universität zu Köln, Germany

Professional Experience

• Since 6/2021 Professor Emerita of atmospheric science, University of Alaska Fairbanks, research active

• 2008-2013 Chair of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at UAF

• 2006-2021 Professor of atmospheric science, University of Alaska Fairbanks

• 7/2005-2/2008 - Chair of the Atmospheric Sciences Program at UAF

• 1/2005-6/2005 - Acting chair of the Atmospheric Sciences Program at UAF

• 2001-2006 - Associate professor of atmospheric science, University of Alaska Fairbanks

• 2000 - Short-term visitor at National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), MMM-Division

• 1999-2001 - Heisenberg-professorship for physical hydrology (corresponds to a C2 professor in the German system), PI: Investigations on the regional water availability under changed climate conditions

• 1998-2001 - PI: Development of a module to determine groundwater recharge

• 1997-1999 - PI: Effects of accumulated changes in landuse on the interaction between evapotranspiration, cloud and precipitation formation

• 1996-1999 - PI within the framework of the national tropospheric research program (TFS): Development of moduls to model dry deposition in complex terrain with heterogeneous surface characteristics

• 1996 - Habilitanden scholar of DFG (corresponds to a C1 professor in the German system)

• 1995-2001 - Teaching at the University of Leipzig

• 1994-1997 - University of Leipzig, post-doc of Dr. A. Raabe: Coupling of a meteorological model and a hydrologic model

• 1993 - Fraunhofer-Institut für Atmosphärische Umweltforschung, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, post-doc of Prof. Dr. E. Schaller: Regional Climate Modeling

• 1988-1993 - University of Cologne, research assistant of Prof. Dr. A. Ebel: EURAD European Acid Deposition Model

• 1989 - State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany, NY, guest scientist, cooperation with Prof. Dr. C.J. Walcek: Comparison of the Cloud Moduls RSM, RADM and ADOM

• 1988 - University of Cologne, scientific co-worker of Prof. Dr. E. Raschke: Radiation and Clouds

• 1986-1990 - KFA Jülich, research assistant for support in five field experiments on trace gas transport over complex terrain

• 1986-1987 - University of Cologne, research assistant of Prof. Dr. E. Raschke: Radiation and Clouds

• 1985-1986 - University of Clermont-Ferrand, research assistant of Dr. Y. Pointin and Dr. D. Ramond: Radar Observations

• 1984-1985 - University of Cologne, research assistant of Prof. Dr. E. Raschke: Earth's Radiation Budget

Awards and Honors

• 2021 - Emeritus of Atmospheric Sciences, UAF

• 2011 - Outstanding  Teaching Award, College of Natural Science and Mathematics

• 2009 - College of Natural Science and Mathematics Faculty Bonus

• 2009 - Outstanding Graduate Student Mentoring and Advising Award, College of Natural Science and Mathematics

• 2009 - Who Is Who in America

• 2008-2009 - Who is Who in Science and Engineering

• 2007 - US Citizenship

• 2006 - NSF travel award to attend OPP's Antarctic New Investigators Workshop

• 2004 - Tenure

• 2003 - Extraordinary Performance Award for excellence in soil moisture research, by Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks

• 1999 - Heisenberg fellow by German Research Council (DFG)

• 1997-1998 - Habilitanden scholarship by German Research Council (DFG)

• 1985-1986 - Scholarship by Université Blaise Pascal Clermont-Ferrand, France

• 1986 - German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) travel award

• 1985 - German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) travel award

Committees

• 2018-2021 - Member of PACUR

• 2008-2012 - Member of the UCAR university relationship committee

• 2008-2008 - American Geophysical Union Budget and Finance Committee member

• 2007-2009 - Member of the UCAR nomination committee

• 2005-2021 - UAF's UCAR member representative

• 2002-2006 - CCSM land surface modeling working group

• 2001-2003 - Chair of the University Women Association (UWA) scholarship committee

• 2001-2007 - University Women Association (UWA) scholarship committee

• 2001-2010 - SSC member of Center of Global Change and Arctic System Research

• 2000-2005 - MM5 land surface modeling working group

• 2000-2005 - International Hydrological program (IHP) working group on coupled and integrated modeling

• 1998-2001 - Fachausschuss Hydrometeorologie of Deutsche Meteorologische Gesellschaft

Memberships

• American Geophysical Union

• American Meteorological Society

• Fairbanks Watercolor Society

Publications