Marcus Koehler

Scientist
Research, Integrated Forecast Systems, System Design

Summary:

My role includes the development of the OpenIFS model and the OpenIFS Data Hub. I collaborate with scientists within ECMWF and with model users at other institutions. My research background is in numerical modelling of atmospheric chemistry and chemistry-climate interactions. 

Main Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to the further development of the OpenIFS models and develop supporting software tools
  • Development of the OpenIFS Data Hub for the generation of data products used by OpenIFS models
  • Design and delivery of OpenIFS training courses and workshops
  • Provision of user support for OpenIFS
Professional interests:
  • Developing portable numerical models for atmospheric research and supporting software utilities
  • Developing of a web-based automated data generation system to support atmospheric modelling activities
  • Providing expert user support and developing user community workshops
  • Developing technical documentation and professional training courses
  • Research interests in many areas of atmospheric composition and composition-climate interactions
  • Research interests in climate impacts of the transport sector (especially global aviation)
Career background:

Professional experience:

since 2018       Scientist, ECMWF, Reading, UK
                          Research Department

2017 - 2018     Senior Research Associate, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
                          Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences

2015 - 2017     Research Associate, University of Cambridge, UK
                          Centre for Atmospheric Science, Department of Chemistry

2015                 Visiting Researcher, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK

2013 - 2015     Research Fellow, University of Birmingham, UK
                          School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

2008 - 2013     Lecturer in Climate-Environment Interactions, King's College London, UK
                          Department of Geography

2003 - 2008    Research Associate, University of Cambridge, UK
                          Institute for Aviation and the Environment, Department of Chemistry

Education:

2004                Ph.D. in Atmospheric Chemistry Modelling
                         Centre for Atmospheric Science, Department of Chemistry,
                         University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

1999                Diplom (equivalent to M.Sc.) in Meteorology
                         Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung,
                         Universität Karlsruhe (now KIT - Karlsruher Institute for Technology), Germany

 

 

External recognitions

Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

2017 - 2019   External PhD supervisor at University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK