Dr Thomas Wahl PhD
Marie Skłodowska Curie Research Fellow
Dr Thomas Wahl Marie Skłodowska Curie Research Fellow at the University of Southampton, Engineering and Physical Sciences.
Dr Thomas Wahl is a Marie Skłodowska Curie Research Fellow specialising in coastal risks and climate change within Engineering and the Environment at the University of Southampton.
Through his research Thomas connects engineering and various science disciplines (e.g., oceanography, hydrology, meteorology, climatology) to better understand the vulnerability of coastal societies, built infrastructure, and fragile ecosystems under climate change conditions. He studies changes in coastal sea levels (mean and extreme), ocean waves, and freshwater flows and the associated impacts to support the development of sustainable and resilient adaptation strategies.
Professional Experience and Appointments:
From 03/2016 Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellow, Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, UK
04/2013 – 02/2016 Postdoctoral Researcher, Satellite Oceanography Lab and Ocean Modelling and Prediction Lab, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, USA
12/2012 – 04/2015 Postdoctoral Researcher, Research Centre Shaping the Future, University of Siegen, Germany (on leave 04/2013 – 04/2015)
07/2012 – 11/2012 Postdoctoral Researcher, Research Institute for Water and Environment, University of Siegen, Germany
2011/2012 Guest Researcher, School of Environmental Systems Engineering and UWA Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth (3 months)
05/2007 – 06/2012 Research Assistant, Research Institute for Water and Environment, University of Siegen, Germany
Education:
03/2008 – 06/2012 PhD, Civil Engineering, University of Siegen, Germany
Dissertation: Statistical methods to assess the hydrodynamic boundary conditions for risk based design approaches in coastal engineering – Methods and application to the German North Sea coastline
Supervisor: Prof. Jürgen Jensen; second supervisor: Prof. Robert Nicholls (University of Southampton)
10/2002 – 04/2007 Diploma, Civil Engineering, University of Siegen, Germany
Thesis: Determination of wave impacts on the coastal zone using the numerical wave model SWAN (in German)