CV

Education

Computational:
- Highly proficient in python and R
- Proficient in Latex, MATLAB, Wolfram, Bash
- Limited knowledge of machine learning in python
- Daily user of Microsoft office Suite
Python specific:
- Data analysis. numpy , pandas
- Geospatial: xarray , cdo, netcdf4
- Data visualisation: matplotlib, plotly, seaborn, cartopy

Scholarship for a DPhil in Environmental Research. St. Cross College, Oxford. (2022-2026)
Scholarship for a master’s degree abroad. DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service). Total worth 30,550€. (2021-2022)
Degree scholarship for young talents. Heinrich-Böll Foundation e.V. Covering living costs of up to 650€ and tuition fees up to 10,000€ for two years studying abroad (2016-2022)
Award for the best Physics Abitur (German A level equivalent) at Grimmelshausen Gymnasium Gelnhausen. Total worth 1000€. (2016)

Intern at Imperial College London calculating the university’s travel carbon footprint (7 weeks - Summer 2021)
- Analysed multiple years of travel data including
- Gained expertise in the calculation of carbon footprints and related institutional policies
Master Thesis on the predictability of tropical cyclones working with Ralf Toumi (09/21-06/22)
- Using the STORM model to create synthetic cyclone tracks we are aiming to improve the predictability of landfall- ing tropical cyclones in the South China Sea
Thesis and research assistant on centennial scale variability of Atlantic Overturning (08/2019-09/2020)
- Assessing past variability and recent decline of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation from climate model data
- Independently planned three-months project and implemented data analysis in R o Communicated approach to project and results to several research groups
Summer Student in the Department of Physics, Oxford (8 weeks – Summer 2019)
- Analysis of parameter perturbation and its effect on temperature variance in global circulation model (weather@home model based on HadAM3P)
Summer Student in the Institute for Meteorology, Freie Universität Berlin (7 weeks - Summer 2018) - Assessed reliability of the MPI-ESM climate model in heat waves for decadal climate projections

SIAM-IMA conference, June 2, 2020. Talk on Assessment of temperature fingerprints in the North Atlantic for the reconstruction of deep water formation.
EGU 2020, Poster presentation on Assessment of temperature fingerprints in the North Atlantic for the reconstruction of deep water formation. S. Ermis, P. Moffa-Sánchez, A. Jahn, K. Rehfeld.

Article on palaeoclimatology in for Anthroposphere Magazine, the Oxford Climate Review (2021)
- Future Lessons from the Past. Beatrice Ellerhoffer and Shirin Ermis. Online at https://www.anthroposphere.co.uk/post/future-lessons-from-the-past (February 2021).
Several published articles in Imperial student newspaper Felix and the blog manybodyphysics.com (2020-present)
- The future of attribution science. An article on the science of extreme event attribution and an interview with Dr Frieder- ike Otto. Shirin Ermis. Print edition of Felix (October 2021).
- This year’s female Nobel Laureates – A paradigm shift? Shirin Ermis. Online at https://felixonline.co.uk/issue/1752/sci-ence/this-years-female-nobel-laureates-leading-a-paradigm-shift (October 2020).
Humans of Physics IV: Shirin Ermis. (September 2020). Online at https://manybodyphysics.com/2020/09/17/humans-of-physics-iv-shirin-ermin/

Delegate of Imperial College to the U7+ Student Forum (Summer 2021)
- Topic of the student forum is “Climate Change: Intergenerational Conflict or Intergenerational Alliance?”
- Together with a team of six students from across the globe, we wrote a policy brief on how to tackle multigenerational issues which will be presented to the U7+ presidents in November 2021
- Master classes on interacting with policy makers and climate justice from leading academics
Oxford School of Climate Change, 8-week program in Autumn 2020 organised by Oxford Climate Society
- Gained insight from Oxford lecturers on diverse Climate Change topics
- Designed extreme heat adaptability roadmap for London in a team
Students for Future Heidelberg, Member of the Organising Committee (2019)
- Organised Climate Strike Week with an entire week of alternative lectures within one month and arranged participation of 8 senior academics
Member of the Organising Committee for the seminar “Ethics in Natural Sciences”, Heinrich Böll Foundation e.V. (2019- 2020)
- Planned weekend seminar including a workshop on responsible science communication and lead discussions
Delegate of Heidelberg University at the Climate Conference, Conference of the Parties (COP) 23, Bonn 2017