Research Interest
I am interested in macromolecular short-lived climate pollutants, their sources, effects on climate, health impacts, and potential mitigation pathways. This includes not only combustion products, but also other aerosols like algae, bacteria, dust, soot, or (bio)polymers, which impact planetary albedo via cloud-, snow- and ice-interactions
Research Projects
| 2022 - 2026 | Principal Investigator: MACrAA - Macromolecular aerosols in the cryosphere from the Arctic to the Alps |
| 2022 - 2026 | Cooperative Partner: GreenFjord - Greenlandic Fjord ecosystems in a changing climate: Socio-cultural and environmental interactions |
Experience and Education
| 2022 - present | Scientist, Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry (LAC), Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Switzerland |
| 2021 - 2022 | Project leader GIS modelling, Air Quality Department, City of Zürich, Switzerland |
| 2018 - 2021 | Grant Advisor and Project Manager, EUGrantsAccess, ETH Zürich, Switzerland |
| 2018 - 2019 | Postdoc, Earth and Climate unit, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| 2011 - 2017 | PhD Student and Postdoc, Applied Sciences and Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden |
| 2008 - 2010 | MSc Chemistry, University of Basel, Switzerland |
| 2002 - 2007 | BSc Chemical Engineering, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland |
| 1999 - 2002 | Chemical laboratory assistant (apprenticeship), Novartis/Syngenta, Switzerland |
Honors and Awards
| 2024 | International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) Fellow (Atmospheric Working Group) |
| 2022 - 2026 | Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Ambizione Fellow (Junior Group Leader) |