2003, PhD in Environmental Sciences, ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Formerly: Visiting Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; 2009-12, Coordinating Lead Author of IPCC Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation. Currently, Associate Professor of Land-Climate Dynamics, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Recipient, Macelwane Medal for research, American Geophysical Union (2013).