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General Information

Full Name Jonathan D. Wille
Date of Birth 30th May 1991
Languages English, French (B1)

Education

  • 2021
    PhD
    Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
    • Degree: Sciences del a terre et de l’univers et de l’environnement
    • Thesis title: Antarctic Atmospheric River Climatology and Impacts
    • Advisor: Vincent Favier
    • Summer School: Atmospheric Rivers Colloquium Summer School, Scripps Research, La Jolla
    • Field Campaign: Dumont d'Urville, Antarctica
  • 2015
    M.Sc
    The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.
    • Degree: Atmospheric Science
    • Thesis title: Analysis of the AMPS-Polar WRF Boundary Layer at the Alexander Tall Tower! site on the Ross Ice Shelf
    • Advisor: David H. Bromwich
  • 2013
    B.Sc
    The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
    • Major: Meteorology
    • Minor: Environmental Sustainability
    • Study Aboard: The University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom, 2012

Experience

  • 2022 - present
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Institute für Atmosphäre und Klima, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
    • Project: nextGEMS | Next Generation Earth Modelling Systems
    • Advisor: Erich Fischer
  • 2021 - 2022
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Institut des Géosciences de l’Environnement, Grenoble, France
    • Project: ARCA | Atmospheric Rivers Climatology in Antarctica
    • Advisor: Vincent Favier
  • 2017 - 2021
    Doctoral Researcher
    Institut des Géosciences de l’Environnement, Grenoble, France
  • 2016, 2017
    Research Assistant
    Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, The Ohio State University
  • 2016 - 2017
    Meteorologist/Communications Supporter
    Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions, Union Glacier, Antarctica
  • 2015 - 2016
    Weather Observer
    United States Antarctic Program, West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide Field Camp, Antarctica
  • 2013 - 2015
    Gradate Research Assistant
    Polar Meteorology Group, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, The Ohio State University
  • 2013
    Teaching Assistant
    The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
  • 2010, 2011
    Environmental Affairs Intern
    Wakefern Food Corporation

Research Interests

  • Polar atmospheric science
    • Atmospheric rivers
    • Extreme weather ice-sheet impacts
    • Subtropical - polar teleconnections
    • Ice-Core palaeoclimatology
  • High-resolution climate modeling
    • Extreme weather event depictions
    • Future flooding and drought changes
    • Societal impacts of climate change

Awards, Memberships, Activites

  • 2023
    Honourable mention for Early-Career Award of the International Association of Cryospheric Sciences (IACS)
    • In regard for paper 'Intense atmospheric rivers can weaken ice shelf stability at the Antarctic Peninsula'
  • 2022
    Coordinator for the Antarctic Atmospheric River Workshop for Institut des Géosciences de l’Environnement, Grenoble, France
  • 2021 - present
    Early Career Representative for International Commission on Polar Meteorology (ICPM)
    • Social media manager
  • 2021 - 2022
    Year of Polar Prediction – Southern Hemisphere (YOPP-SH) Task Team
    • Coordinating Australian, French, and Italian Targeted Observing Periods
  • 2017
    High School Outreach Volunteer for Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center
  • 2017
    Conference Coordinator for Polar Weather and Climate Week at Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center
  • 2015
    Organization Committee Chair for the OSU Geography Graduate Organization’s Student Research Day