CURRICULUM VITAE
1991-1997 Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Physical Department Meteorology and Geophysics;
Diploma research: Study of the simulative characteristics of a meso-scale numerical model;
1998 – 2000 Research scientist at Space Research Institute at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Physics of ocean, atmosphere and high altitude atmosphere;
2000 (June – August) Stipendium for participation in Young Scientists Summer Program at International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA), Vienna, Austria; Project: Radiation Safety of Biosphere;
2001 – 2002 Research scientist at University of Hamburg, Meteorological Department;
2002 – 2005 Research scientist at University of Bremen, Geoscience Department and Physical Department, Project: Climate Transitions - Forcing and Feedback mechanisms of glacial-interglacial and future climate change (DEKLIM E CliTrans);
PhD Thesis: “Stability of the climate system and extreme climates in model experiments”;
2003 (June) Stipendium for participation in the Grand Combin Summer School, Italy, theme: “Paleoclimate: Combining Observations and Dynamics”;
2005 – 2009 Research scientist at University of Hamburg, Institute of Oceanography (IFM) - remote sensing group; Project: GOCE GRAND II – GravitationsfeldANalyse Deutschland II, Sonderprogramm
Geotechnologien: thema “Beobahtung des Systems Erde aus dem Weltraum”;
2006 DFG Grant - Funding for One's Own Position, project “Extreme climates in the Proterozoic and early Palaeozoic: model experiments;
2009 - Research scientist at Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research,Earth System Analysis - Research Domain I;
