Dr. Flavio Lehner

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Flavio Lehner obtained his PhD in Climate Science from the University of Bern, Switzerland, in 2013. He briefly worked as a Science Officer for the Technical Support Unit of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report before joining the Climate Global Dynamics Lab at NCAR with a fellowship from the Swiss National Science Foundation in 2014. He was later awarded a NOAA postdoctoral fellowship and continued at NCAR’s Research Applications Lab. He transitioned to a Project Scientist position at NCAR, where he co-led various projects. Most recently, he was a Senior Scientist at ETH Zürich in Switzerland before joining Cornell as an Assistant Professor in fall 2020. His research investigates the influence of both internal and externally forced variability on understanding and projecting climate change at global and regional scales, aiming to improve the understanding of the dynamics that govern variability and the associated uncertainties involved in climate projections. He uses a toolbox that includes analysis of coupled climate models, hydrologic model simulations, climate reconstructions, and observations, which has facilitated his engagement in diverse applications from paleoclimate reconstructions to hydroclimate impact studies.

Research Interests

Awards

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CLIVAR Early Career Scientist Leadership Award

2019-01-01
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NOAA Postdoc Applying Climate Expertise Fellowship

2016-01-01
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Swiss National Science Foundation Early Postdoc Mobility Fellowship

2014-01-01
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WMO Research Award Young Scientists

2013-01-01

Courses

EAS 2900 - Introduction to Programming in Meteorology and Climate Science EAS 2680 - Climate and Global Warming

Requirements for Cornell University

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:15
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Architecture or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department of Architecture