Introducing Manuela Brunner

Manuela Brunner is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science (IAC) at ETH Zurich and the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF in Davos. Before moving to Davos, she studied Geography and Climate Sciences at the University of Bern, obtained a PhD from the Universities of Zurich and Grenoble-Alpes, and did postdocs at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL and the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder Colorado.

Manuela's research focuses on extreme climatic and hydrological events such as floods and droughts. She studies the hydro-meteorological drivers of extreme events, develops methods for their prediction, and assess changes in the water cycle and extremes. Her group at ETH and SLF quantifies the hazard potential and water availability in mountain regions under global change. Welcome, Manuela!