The Unicorn project

The Team

Who we are

Ivana Stiperski, PI

Ivana is an assistant professor of Atmospheric Turbulence. Her work focuses on theory and observations of complex terrain turbulence, especially the anistropy of turbulence.

Damian Wojcik, Postdoc

Damian is performing very high resolution LES simulations over hills

Mauro Ghirardelli, Postdoc

Mauro specializes in experimental boundary layer meteorology, focusing on slope flows

Samuele Mosso, Postdoc

Samuele comes from complex systems physics and works on machine learning for turbulence over complex terrain, using a large number of turbulence datasets as well as anisotropy theory

Andreas Rauchöcker, PhD student

Andreas is employing his experience with mountain meteorology and numerical modelling to perform very high resolution LES simulations of topographic flows

Maja Wedel, PhD student

Maja is using LES simulations to examine turbulence characteristics in stably stratified flows over flat and complex terrain

Carolin Probst, Msc student

Carolin is studying the turbulent structure of the valley atmosphere during winter using in-situ aircraft observations from TEAMx

Nils Sandt, Msc student

Nils is studying the turbulence hotspots over the Alps during summer TEAMx campaign using AIRFlows lidar system on board aircraft

Alumni

Claudine Charrondiere, Postdoctoral researcher, worked on the spectral scaling of convective turbulence over complex terrain and katabatic flows

Alzbeta Medvedova, Master student, worked on preparing the large datasets: measurement and DNS for future use

Viola Seifried, Bachelor student, worked on negative shear production in katabatic flows

Jakob Werkgarner, Bachelor student, worked on negative shear production in katabatic flows

Ilga Staudinger, Master student, worked on the horizontal terms in the budgets of katabatic flows

Associate Members

Marc Calaf, Associate Professor, University of Utah

Federica Gucci, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Köln

Gabin Urbancic, Postdoctoral Researcher, FMI

Tyler Waterman, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Utah