Experts at the Bolin Centre for Climate Research

A complete list of experts at Stockholm University can be found here

Aerosols, clouds, the Arctic, and the Earth’s climate system

Radovan Krejci, researcher at the Department of Environmental Science. Expert in atmospheric science and climate research, focusing on aerosols, clouds, and their influence on the Earth’s climate system, particularly in the Arctic. He is also head of the Atmospheric Science unit at the Department of Environmental Science and active within the Bolin Centre for Climate Research.
Contact: radovan.krejci@aces.su.se, +46 70 634 15 11

Aerosol particles, clouds, climate, climate models

Annica Ekman, professor at the Department of Meteorology.
Contact: annica.ekman@misu.su.se, +46 70 482 92 93, +46 8 16 23 97

Assessing climate change impacts in the Baltic Sea from space

Susanne Kratzer, Associate Professor at the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences. Uses remote sensing to analyze the Baltic Sea’s colors to improve retrieval of water quality parameters such as chlorophyll. Some water quality parameters are obtained from satellites and can be used to assess climate change impacts, with data spanning several decades.
Contact: susanne.kratzer@su.se, +46 8 161 059

Global climate models and future scenarios

Gunilla Svensson, professor at the Department of Meteorology. Broadly knowledgeable on climate issues.
Contact: gunilla@misu.su.se, +46 702 55 54 71

History, stability, and development of sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctic and its role in the climate system

Martin Jakobsson, professor at the Department of Geological Sciences. Scientific leader of several major Arctic expeditions on icebreakers.
Contact: martin.jakobsson@geo.su.se, +46 736 19 14 09

How aerosols and clouds affect climate

Caroline Leck, professor at the Department of Meteorology. Can answer questions about airborne aerosol particles, ozone, other greenhouse gases, and gases in the atmosphere in general. Contributed to previous IPCC reports and led Arctic expeditions studying cloud formation in the Arctic and its impact on climate.
Contact: caroline.leck@misu.su.se, +46 707 33 38 81

Sustainable food

Line Gordon, professor and director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre. Expert on how food production affects the climate and what is needed to make it more sustainable and healthy.
Contact: line.gordon@su.se, +46 73 707 85 29

Ice sheets, shrinking glaciers, and their connection to the ocean

Nina Kirchner, professor at the Department of Physical Geography and head of the Tarfala Research Station. Studies ice sheets and calving/shrinking glaciers in Sweden, the Nordic region, the Arctic, and Antarctica. Investigates interactions between ice and the ocean, as well as Arctic lakes near glaciers. Can also answer questions about underwater vehicles used for research at glacier fronts.
Contact: nina.kirchner@natgeo.su.se, +46 70 609 05 88

IPCC climate reports, Earth’s climate sensitivity to CO₂, projections, and extreme events

Thorsten Mauritsen, lecturer in climate science at the Department of Meteorology. Researches global climate change and is one of the authors of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report. Focuses on determining the Earth’s climate sensitivity to CO₂, including studies of cloud processes, historical warming, paleoclimate, and climate modeling. Has also worked on Arctic climate, extreme precipitation, and ocean circulation.
Contact: thorsten.mauritsen@misu.su.se

Climate, Arctic, permafrost, and wetlands

Gustaf Hugelius, professor at the Department of Physical Geography and director of the Bolin Centre for Climate Research. Can answer questions on climate impacts on Earth’s ecosystems, all things Arctic, and COP conferences in general.
Contact: gustaf.hugelius@natgeo.su.se, +46 8 674 78 73

Climate and climate change

Michael Tjernström, Professor Emeritus at the Department of Meteorology. Broadly knowledgeable on climate issues, especially Arctic climate.
Contact: michael.tjernstrom@misu.su.se, +46 70 20 56 631 or +46 8 16 31 10

Climate change from a systems perspective

Kevin Noone, professor of chemical meteorology at the Department of Environmental Science (and former CEO of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme – IGBP). Can answer questions about the links between climate change, biodiversity, the Anthropocene, and the economy from a systems perspective.
Contact: kevin.noone@aces.su.se, +46 70 261 58 81

Climate change from a geological perspective

Alasdair Skelton, professor at the Department of Geological Sciences. Can answer general questions on climate change and the carbon cycle, as well as specific questions about climate change from a geological perspective.
Contact: alasdair.skelton@geo.su.se

Climate models and the role of clouds in the climate

Frida Bender, professor of climate modeling at the Department of Meteorology. Researches climate models, aerosols, clouds, their interactions, and their role in the climate system. Can also answer general questions about climate change and the climate system.
Contact: frida.bender@misu.su.se, +46 8 16 10 82

Climate modeling and particles

Sara Blichner, postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Environmental Science. Researches how aerosol particles affect climate and their role in climate models. Contributed to the IPCC 2021 report.
Contact: sara.blichner@aces.su.se, +47 95 92 65 43
Languages: Norwegian and English

Effects of climate change on mountain environments and natural resource management in northern Sweden

Gunhild Rosqvist, professor of geography, specializing in physical geography. Studies the effects of climate change on mountain environments, glaciers, and snow conditions, including collaborations with reindeer herders.
Contact: ninis.rosqvist@natgeo.su.se, +46 8 16 49 83, +46 70 229 34 04

Climate change through history

Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist, professor of history, especially historical geography, affiliated with the Department of History and the Bolin Centre for Climate Research. Studies how climate changes have affected human living conditions, including the relationship between long-term temperature changes and droughts.
Contact: fredrik.c.l@historia.su.se, +46 70 662 07 28

Climate in Stockholm since the 18th century

Anders Moberg, Associate Professor at the Department of Physical Geography.
Contact: anders.moberg@natgeo.su.se, +46 8 674 78 14

Climate, forests, and biodiversity

Kristoffer Hylander, professor at the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences. Studies the combined effects of climate and land use on biodiversity, focusing on ecosystems with trees (forests and agroforestry). Interested in how microclimate is affected by climate change and how it in turn affects plants and animals.
Contact: kristoffer.hylander@su.se, +46 8 16 48 99

Air pollution’s impact on climate and the Amazon’s role in the global climate

Hans-Christen (HC) Hansson, professor at the Department of Environmental Science.
Contact: hanschristen.hansson@aces.su.se, +46 70 649 72 90

Air pollution, climate, and methane emissions from the Arctic

Örjan Gustafsson, professor at the Department of Environmental Science and the Bolin Centre for Climate Research. Researches links between air pollution and global warming, including short-lived climate pollutants, focusing on India and China. Studies increasing greenhouse gas emissions from natural systems, e.g., thawing Arctic permafrost and collapsing methane hydrates, and their potential to accelerate warming.
Contact: orjan.gustafsson@aces.su.se, +46 703 24 73 17

Oceanography and the ocean’s role in the climate system

Johan Nilsson, professor at the Department of Meteorology.
Contact: johan.nilsson@misu.su.se, +46 8 16 17 36, +46 70 951 68 44

Jonas Nycander, professor at the Department of Meteorology.
Contact: jonas.nycander@misu.su.se, +46 8 16 43 36, +46 735 95 81 59

Atmospheric particles and their effects on clouds, climate, and health

Ilona Riipinen, professor at the Department of Environmental Science and director of the Bolin Centre for Climate Research.
Contact: ilona.riipinen@aces.su.se, +46 8 674 72 84, +46 73 585 92 51

Permafrost and climate

Britta Sannel, senior lecturer at the Department of Physical Geography.
Contact: britta.sannel@natgeo.su.se, +46 8 16 47 95

Planetary boundaries and tipping points

Ingo Fetzer, researcher at the Stockholm Resilience Centre and the Bolin Centre for Climate Research. Researches planetary boundaries, climate, biodiversity, the water cycle, changing biomes, and how human activity affects these. Includes tipping points for globally important systems such as the Congo and Amazon rainforests, Greenland ice sheet, and Siberian permafrost.
Contact: ingo.fetzer@su.se, +46 8 16 12 83

Freshwater, coastal water, groundwater, and climate

Gia Destouni, professor of hydrology, hydrogeology, and water resources at the Department of Physical Geography. Can answer questions on various aspects of water, including how water availability, quality, and other conditions are affected by climate change.
Contact: georgia.destouni@natgeo.su.se, +46 8 16 47 85

Trends in atmospheric aerosols and warming in Europe, the Arctic, and globally

Paul Glantz, Associate Professor at the Department of Environmental Science.
Contact: paul.glantz@aces.su.se, +46 8 674 76 47, +46 739 296 408

Wetlands, climate change, and biodiversity

Peter Hambäck, professor of ecology at the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences. Studies wetland creation and rewetting of drained areas, seen today as a partial solution for climate mitigation. Research also focuses on designing wetlands to benefit biodiversity.
Contact: peter.hamback@su.se, +46 730 76 51 26

Caroline Greiser, landscape ecologist with expertise in biodiversity, forests, wetlands, climate, and especially microclimate—how humans alter it and the consequences for species and ecosystems.
Contact: caroline.greiser@su.se, +46 76 415 24 85