EDUCATION
2011 – 2015 PhD at the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences, University of Hamburg; "A stochastic parameterization of shallow cumulus convection for high-resolution numerical weather prediction and climate models”
2000 – 2006 Studies of Physics, Meteorology and Environmental Modelling, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Serbia; Diploma thesis: “Asymmetrical scheme for the convective boundary layer with constant or varying upward mixing rates”
PAST WORK EXPERIENCE
2020 – 2023 Research-area director: Model Development - Atmospheric Boundary Layer, Deutscher Wetterdienst and Goethe University Frankfurt, Offenbach, Germany
- Program Management of the Hans Ertel Centre for Weather Research (HErZ)
- Co-supervision of the Hans-Ertel research group “The Atmospheric Boundary Layer in Numerical Weather Prediction” at the Goethe University Frankfurt
- Member of the steering committee of the Field Experiment on submesoscale spatio- temporal variability in Lindenberg (FESSTVaL) - aiding the development of observation strategy and coordination of modelling activities
- Limited-area and regional modelling at convection-permitting resolutions; idealized and realistic Large-Eddy Simulations (LES)
Research topics: Mechanisms through which the surface Bowen ratio determines the properties of a cloudy Boundary Layer; Identification and classification of coherent turbulent structures using Doppler Lidars; Effects of realistic land cover types on the Convective Boundary Layer in LES
2015 – 2020 Postdoc, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg Fundamental research and numerical modelling of clouds and convection in the atmosphere using LES and convection-permitting models; development of a stochastic parameterization of clouds and its implementation into NWP and climate models
2009 – 2011 Director, South Environment and Weather Agency LTD, Belgrade, Serbia Atmospheric modelling for research purposes and applied meteorology; scientific projects related to ecosystem management, forecasting of winter road conditions and numerical weather forecasting
2009 Weather Forecasting, Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia, Belgrade
2007 – 2008 Broadcast Meteorologist, Radio-TV Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia, part-time
2006 – 2008 Physics teacher, Elementary school “Milos Crnjanski”, Novi Sad, Serbia