Name: Elisabeth Schlosser, PhD
Born: 21.5.62, Ratingen, Germany
Citizenship: Austria
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Current Position:
Retired senior scientist at Department of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences, University of Innsbruck
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Education:
09.11.2010 Habilitation (Privat-Dozent, Dr. habil.), University of Innsbruck, Austria
20.03.1996 Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) at the University of Innsbruck, Austria
12.03.1988 M.S. (Mag.rer. nat.), University of Innsbruck, Austria
further:
Certificate “Tertiary Education Didactics” September 2009 (Training July 2008-July 2009)
ECMWF Course “Polar Meteorology” 4 – 8 Sept. 2006
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Previous Work Experience:
2007 -2022 Senior scientist at Department of Meteorology and Geophysics, Univ. Innsbruck
2003 – 2007 Part-time weather observer at Summit Station Patscherkofel (SYNOP/METAR)
1999 – 2006 FWF-funded self-employed Research Scientist at University of Innsbruck
1998 – 1999 National Weather Service (ZAMG)
1996 – 1998 Postdoctoral scientist at Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics, Univ. Innsbruck
1991 – 1996 Research assistant at the Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics, Univ. Innsbruck
1989 – 1991 Wintering at German Antarctic base Georg-von-Neumayer Station ( with AWI)
Feb 1989 – Jun 1989 Research assistant at the Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics, Univ. Innsbruck
various up to 3-month stays as visiting scientist at CRREL, Hanover, NH, USA (1988), NCAR, Boulder, CO, USA, (2007/08/12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19), Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromso, Norway (2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015/16/17/18/19)
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Research Projects:
Member of project team: Quantifying precipitation and its contribution to surface freshening in the Southern Ocean (PI K. Leonhard) within ACE (Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition) (2016-21)
PI of the following projects:
2016-2021: Atmospheric controls on stable isotopes in Antarctica (ACOSIA) (FWF P28695)
2012-2016: Precipitation mechanisms at Antarctic deep drilling sites (FWF P24223)
2007-2012: Dronning Maud Land precipitation and EPICA ice core interpretation (FWF V31-N10)
2002-2006: Deuterium excess of polar firn and precipitation origin (FWF P15983-N06)
1999-2002: Stable isotopes in Antarctic firn (FWF P13429-GEO/N06)
1996-1998: Glacio-meteorological investigations in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica (Univ. Ibk)
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Expeditions:
Jun – Sep 1986: Winter Weddell Sea Project (WWSP86), Optical studies of sea ice
Dec 89 – Mar 91: Wintering at Neumayer Station, Antarctica (meteorology/glaciology)
Jan – Mar 1992: FRISP (Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf Project) Hot water drilling (with AWI)
Dez 17- Feb 18: Fieldwork at Neumayer Station within ACOSIA
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Memberships
IPICS Steering Committee (Austrian representative 2009-2022)
EuroPICS Steering Committee (Austrian representative 2009-2022)
International Glaciological Society (IGS) (Austrian correspondent 2012-2022)
International Commission of Polar Meteorology (IAMAS) (-2022)
Austrian Polar Research Institute (APRI)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Polarforschung (German Society for Polar Research) (DGP)
Österreichische Gesellschaft fuer Polarforschung (ÖGP)
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Awards
Prix Amadée (BMWF, ÖAD) together with Valérie Masson-Delmotte (2014)
Elise-Richter Grant (FWF-Fellowship) (2007)
An Austrian contributor to the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the IPCC (2007)
Young Scientist Grant (University of Innsbruck) (1997)
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Referee for
International funding agencies (e.g. NSF, Alexander-von-Humboldt-Stiftung)
International scientific journals (journals with FREE OPEN ACCESS only!)