Education
2007-2013: PhD, Earth System Sciences. Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul-Turkey. Thesis Title: Climate change impacts on the hydrology of the Euphrates-Tigris Basin
2012-2013: Visiting PhD. The Land in the Earth System, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg-Germany.
2005-2007: MSc, Earth System Sciences. Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul-Turkey. Thesis Title: Sensitivity of Turkish precipitation to the sea surface temperature variability in the surrounding seas
2000-2004: BSc, Environmental Engineering. Faculty of Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara- Turkey.
Professional Experience
2020-Present: Professor (Associate). Department of Meteorology, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso-Chile.
2020-Present: Adjunct Researcher. Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR)2, Santiago-Chile.
2021-Present: Associate Researcher. COPAS COASTAL: Center for Oceanographic Research in the Eastern South Pacific, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción-Chile.
2016–2019: Postdoctoral Researcher. Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR)2, Department of Geophysics, University of Chile, Santiago-Chile.
2014–2016: Postdoctoral Fellow. Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR)2, Department of Geophysics, University of Chile, Santiago-Chile.
2005–2013: Research Assistant. Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul-Turkey.
Awards and Scholarships
2020-2021: Initiation in Research, Chilean National Agency for Research and Development, The National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development (ANID-FONDECYT)-Chile.
2019-2022: Grant to the Installation in the Academy, Chilean National Agency for Research and Development, The National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (ANID-CONICYT)-Chile.
July 2018: Young Scientist ICPM/IAMAS Travel Grant. The International Commission on Polar Meteorology (ICPM) of the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS) via Madison College, and The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). 13th Workshop on Antarctic Meteorology and Climate (WAMC) workshop and the Year of Polar Prediction in the Southern Hemisphere (YOPP-SH) meeting. Madison-WI, USA.
June 2017: Travel Funding Award. The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 12th Workshop on Antarctic Meteorology and Climate (WAMC) workshop and the Year of Polar Prediction in the Southern Hemisphere (YOPP-SH) meeting at NCAR, Boulder-Colorado, USA.
2014-2016: Postdoctoral Fellowship. Chilean National Agency for Research and Development, The National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development (ANID-FONDECYT)-Chile.
2014: The Best Thesis Award. Istanbul Technical University for the Academic Year 2013-2014.
2012: PhD Scholarship. The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) Research Scholarship Program.
2010: Winter School Scholarship. European Research Course on Atmospheres-ERCA, Grenoble-France.
2002-2004: BSc Scholarship. SONMAK Inc., Diamond Tools, Middle East Technical University, Ankara-Turkey.
Given Seminars & Talks and Teaching Experiences
Seminars
2022: Atmospheric blocking patterns around the Antarctic Peninsula and their influences on temperature and moisture transport, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge-UK (Virtual).
2021: Cambio climático reciente y futuro cercano en la Península Antártica (given in Spanish), Comisión de Cambio Climático del CRUV, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso-Chile.
2021: Cambio climático reciente y futuro cercano en la Península Antártica con posibles implicaciones para la plataforma de hielo Larsen (given in Spanish), Centro de Estudios Científicos (CECs), Valdivia-Chile.
2020: Gökyüzündeki ve Yeryüzündeki Nehirler: Afrika Kökenli Atmosferik Nehirlerin Mezopotamya Nehirlerine Etkisi (given in Turkish), Department of Meteorology, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul-Turkey.
2020: Cambio climático reciente y futuro cercano en la Península Antártica (given in Spanish), Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR)2, Virtual.
2020: Cambio climático en la Antártica (given in Spanish), Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Antárticas y Subantárticas, Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas-Chile (Virtual).
2018: Foehn event triggered by an atmospheric river underlies record-setting temperature along continental Antarctica. Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Centre for Materials and Coastal Research, Hamburg-Germany.
2016: Climatological and geomorphological notes on Atacama and Patagonia, Chile with photographic images (given in Turkish), Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul- Turkey.
2016: Hydrological and climate modeling in Leftraru (given in Spanish). Primer Taller de Modelamiento Matematico CMM-MOP, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
2015: Generation of climate change scenarios and coupling with the VIC model in Chile Central (given in Spanish). Taller Internacional de Desarrollo de Escenarios Climáticos a Mediano Plazo (2020-2035) para Cuencas Vulnerables a la Variabilidad Climática Interanual, Decadal y el Cambio Climático, El Programa Hidrológico Internacional-UNESCO, La Red de Centros de Excelencia en Agua en America Latina (RALCEA) y la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID), Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
2014: Regional climate change studies over the Eastern Mediterranean-Black Sea region: Observed changes, model uncertainties and projected climate change impacts. Center for Climate and Resilience Research, University of Chile, Santiago-Chile.
2012: Climate change in the Euphrates-Tigris Basin. Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg- Germany.
2011: Enhancing the Capacity of Turkey to Adapt to Climate Change. FAO Workshop, Ankara-Turkey.
Talks
2022: Impact of winter atmospheric rivers on the snowpack in the headwaters of the Euphrates and Tigris Basin, The International Atmospheric River Conference, Santiago-Chile.
2022: Atmospheric blocking patterns around the Antarctic Peninsula and their influences on temperature and moisture transport, The International Atmospheric River Conference, Santiago-Chile.
2022: Dusty atmospheric rivers over Europe, The International Atmospheric River Conference, Santiago-Chile.
2022: Potential aerosol transport to the Antarctic Peninsula driven by an atmospheric river event in austral summer 2022, The International Atmospheric River Conference, Santiago-Chile.
2022: Cooling the coldest continent: The 4 of December 2021 total solar eclipse over Antarctica, 2022 Polar CORDEX Meeting, Bergen, Norway.
2022: Atmospheric blocking patterns around the Antarctic Peninsula and their influences on temperature and moisture transport, European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2022, Vienna-Austria, Virtual.
2022: Temperature and precipitation projections for the Antarctic Peninsula over the next two decades: Contrasting global and regional climate model simulations, 13th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, Christchurch, New Zealand, Virtual.
2021: Temperature and precipitation projections for the Antarctic Peninsula over the next two decades: Contrasting global and regional climate model simulations, 16th Workshop on Antarctic Meteorology and Climate, Ohio State University-USA, Virtual.
2021: Impacts of atmospheric rivers on the hydrometeorology of the Euphrates-Tigris Basin in the snowmelt season, European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2021, Vienna-Austria, Virtual.
2020: Influence of African Atmospheric Rivers on the Hydrometeorology of the Near East's Highlands in the Snowmelt Season, The International Atmospheric River Conference, Santiago-Chile, Virtual.
2020: Unprecedented 2020 Austral Winter Sea Ice Loss over the Amundsen Sea Triggered by Atmospheric Rivers, The International Atmospheric River Conference, Santiago-Chile, Virtual.
2020: Recent and near future climate change in the Antarctic Peninsula, European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2020, Vienna-Austria, Virtual.
2020: Tropical air intrusions over the eastern Mediterranean and Mesopotamia: An atmospheric river case study and role of the East Asian trough, European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2020, Vienna-Austria, Virtual.
2019: Recent and near future climate change in the Antarctic Peninsula, 2019 Polar CORDEX Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2019: Regional climate model simulations for the Antarctic Peninsula: Comparing and contrasting with observed climate variability, 14th Workshop on Antarctic Meteorology and Climate, Charleston, SC-USA.
2018: Foehn event triggered by an atmospheric river underlies record-setting temperature along continental Antarctica . 13th Workshop on Antarctic Meteorology and Climate (WAMC). Madison-WI, USA.
2017: Observational and model based analysis of extreme temperature event in March 2015 in the Antarctic Peninsula. 12th Workshop on Antarctic Meteorology and Climate (WAMC), NCAR, Boulder, Colorado- USA.
2016: Modeling an extreme precipitation event over the Atacama Desert: The impact of warmer eastern tropical Pacific SST. Data Analysis and Modeling in Earth Sciences (DAMES), University of Hamburg, Hamburg-Germany.
2015: Regional climate processes and large-scale forcing over the Anatolian peninsula. Climate and Society in Byzantine and Ottoman Anatolia, 300-1900 CE. Climate Change and History Research Initiative (CCHRI), Princeton University, NJ-USA.
2014: Drought impact on streamflows in central-southern Chile under climate change. International Expert Symposium “Coping with Droughts“, Santiago-Chile.
2011: Simulated intense convective precipitation over the Black Sea coasts: Sensitivity to temporal modifications of SST. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011, Vienna-Austria.
2011: Hydrological response of past and future climate changes in the Euphrates-Tigris Basin. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2011, Vienna-Austria.
Teaching Experiences
2022: Lecturer, "Taller de introducción a WRF en la infraestructura NLHPC", National Laboratory for High Perfomance Computing, Universidad de Chile, Santiago-Chile.
2022: “MTE316-Climatología General: S1“, BSc Course (in Spanish), Departamento de Meteorología, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso-Chile.
2022: “KTB501E: Polar Meteorology and Climate“, MSc Course, Polar Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul-Turkey.
2022: “LMTE417-Climatología Sinóptica“, BSc Course (in Spanish), Departamento de Meteorología, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso-Chile.
2022: “1 SEM-MGBC-101: Ecología de poblaciones, comunidades y ecosistemas“, MSc Course (in Spanish), Magíster en Ciencias, mención Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso-Chile.
2021: “KTB501E: Polar Meteorology and Climate“, MSc Course, Polar Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul-Turkey.
2021: “MTE316-Climatología General: S1“, BSc Course (in Spanish), Departamento de Meteorología, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso-Chile.
2021: “MGBC-202-Electivo: Cambio Climático“, MSc Course (in Spanish), Magíster en Ciencias, mención Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso-Chile.
2021: “1 SEM-MGBC-101: Ecología de poblaciones, comunidades y ecosistemas“, MSc Course (in Spanish), Magíster en Ciencias, mención Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso-Chile.
2020: “MGBC-202-Electivo: Cambio Climático“, MSc Course (in Spanish), Magíster en Ciencias, mención Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso-Chile.
2021: “1 SEM-MGBC-101: Ecología de poblaciones, comunidades y ecosistemas“, MSc Course (in Spanish), Magíster en Ciencias, mención Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso-Chile.
2021: Invited Lecturer, “Geosistemas Antárticos y Subantárticos: Cambio Climático en la Antártica”, Universidad de Magallanes, Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Antárticas y Subantárticas, Punta Arenas-Chile.
2023: Supervisor of SCAR PhD internship, Christian Torres, Institute of Oceanography, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil. High-resolution atmospheric and glaciological modelling for the South Shetland Islands on the northern Antarctic Peninsula.
2022: Co-supervisor for MSc degree completion, María Victoria Moya Vásquez, (Supervisor: Roberto Rondanelli), Magister en meteorología y climatología, Departamento de Geofísica, Facultad de Cs. Físicas y Matemáticas, U. de Chile. Thesis Title: Influencia de los ríos atmosféricos en eventos extremos de alta temperatura sobre la península Antártica.
2021: Co-supervisor for MSc degree completion, Lissett Celle Guerrero (Supervisor: Nicolás Huneeus), Magister en meteorología y climatología, Departamento de Geofísica, Facultad de Cs. Físicas y Matemáticas, U. de Chile. Thesis Title: Transporte de polvo mineral patagónico hacia la antártica: análisis de condiciones meteorológicas y modelamiento de trayectorias durante la última década (2010-2019).
2021: Thesis Committee for MSc degree completion, Tomás Carrasco Escaff, Universidad de Chile, Departamento de Geofísica, Magister en meteorología y climatología. Thesis Title: Evaluación del control atmosférico sobre el balance de masa superficial de los campos de hielo patagónicos en el clima presente usando modelación.
2021: Thesis Committee for MSc degree completion, Vanessa Alejandra Carril Pardo, Universidad de Concepción, Departamento de Geofísica. Thesis Title: Caracterización de los patrones de circulación atmosférica asociados a la variabilidad de temperatura, hielo marino y metano atmosférico en la Península Antártica Occidental.
2020: Supervisor of internship for MSc degree completion, Alan Demortier, Ecole Nationale de la Météorologie (ENM), Toulouse-France, Thesis Title: Heat waves affecting central Chile: Large-scale driving mechanisms and historical & future simulations.
2020: Thesis Committee for MSc degree completion, Katherine Raquel Gaete Beltrán, Universidad de Magallanes Centro de Investigación Gaia Antártica (GIA), Magíster en ciencias Antárticas con mención en glaciología. Thesis Title: Análisis de sensibilidad del modelo WRF en simulaciones climáticas para un área en Fuego-Patagonia.
2020: Thesis Committee for MSc degree completion, Lawrence Oliver Setien Contreras, Universidad de Valparaíso, Departamento de Meteorología. Thesis Title: Análisis de los índices de cambio climático asociados a precipitación y temperatura en la Región de Valparaíso para el periodo 1980 - 2016.
2020: Invited Lecturer, “Geosistemas Antárticos y Subantárticos: Cambio Climático en la Antártica”, Universidad de Magallanes, Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Antárticas y Subantárticas, Punta Arenas-Chile.
2019: Lecturer, "Ejecución de Modelos climáticos en la Nube (un caso practico con WRF en AWS)", CR2 & Universidad de Chile, Santiago-Chile.
2019: Invited Lecturer, "Clase GF3004 Sisteme Climático: Modelación climática y experimentos de modelos climáticos regionales para Chile“, Departamento de Geofísica, Universidad de Chile, Santiago- Chile.
2018: Lecturer, Taller de “Bases de Datos en CR2“, CR2 & Universidad de Chile, Santiago-Chile.
2018: Invited Lecturer, "Clase GEO201 Climatologiá: Experimentos de modelos climáticos regionales de alta resolución para Chile“, Departamento de Geografía Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago-Chile.
2018: Lecturer, Curso de Verano “Modelamiento Climatico Magallanes (given in English). Instituto Antártico Chileno & Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas-Chile.
2013: Teaching Assistant of Earth System: External Processes, MSc Course. Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul-Turkey.
2011: International Training Course on Climate Analysis and Applications (given in English). WMO Regional Training Center, Antalya-Turkey.
2011: Teaching Assistant of Global Change, BSc Course. Dual Degree Program ITU/SUNY, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul-Turkey.
2011: Teaching Assistant of Land Surface Processes in Hydrometeorology, PhD Course. Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul-Turkey.
2009: Teaching Assistant of Earth System Modeling, MSc Course. Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul-Turkey.
2008: Teaching Assistant of Mining Geostatistics, MSc Course. Department of Mining Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul-Turkey.
Computer Skills and Modeling Experiences
Operation Systems: Advanced user of Linux and MacOS X
Programming Languages: Advanced skills in big data applications and programming languages. Advanced user of NCL and GrADS data analysis and visualization tools, advanced skills in CDO and NCO climate data operators, advanced skills in BASH shell scripting, good skills in R and Python programming language, intermediate user of FORTRAN, advanced skills in LATEX
Applications: Advanced user of ArcGIS and QGIS
Models: Advanced user of WRF and RegCM regional climate models, advanced user of the Hydrological Discharge Model (The HD Model, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology), advanced user of Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) Macroscale Hydrological Model, beginner user of the ECHAM6 general circulation model
Language Skills
Turkish: Native
English: Advanced
Spanish: Intermediate (Intermediate working knowledge)
German: Basic (Basic words and phrases only)
Research Interests
Regional Climate Modeling
Anthropogenic Climate Change
Extreme Hydrometeorological Events
Atmospheric Teleconnections
Atmospheric Rivers
Referee for International Journals
Atmospheric Research
Climate Dynamics
Climatic Change
Communications Earth & Environment
Environmental Research Letters
Geophysical Research Letters
International Journal of Climatology
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Journal of Hydrology
Journal of Hydrometeorology
Journal of Climate
Monthly Weather Review
Nature Communications
Science of the Total Environment
The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
The Cryosphere
Weather, Climate and Society