2011 - Ph.D., Oceanography, University of Hawai`i, USA
Dissertation: On the dynamics of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation in idealized models forced by differential heating and winds
2005 - Diploma, Physical Oceanography, Leibniz-Institute for Marine Science at Kiel University (IfM-Geomar), Kiel, Germany
Thesis: The effect of topography on the seasonal cycle of circulation and propagation of planetary waves: a simplified model study
Research Interests
Theories of the general circulation of the ocean and its waves and eddies
Models and dynamics of basin-scale meridional overturning circulations
Understanding the earth system
Scientific Work Experience
Postdoctoral Fellow, International Pacific Research Center, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawai`i, 2011 - August 2012
Research Assistant, Oceanography, University of Hawai`i, 2006 - 2011
Teaching Assistant, Oceanography, University of Hawai`i, 2007, 2008
Research Assistant, IFM-Geomar, Kiel, Germany, 2000 - 2005
Refereed Publications
Schloesser, F., R. Furue, J.P. McCreary, and A. Timmermann, 2012: Dynamics of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation. Part 1: buoyancy-forced response. Progr. in Oceanography, 101 (1), 33-62, doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2012.01.002. IPRC-849.
Schloesser, F., and C. Eden, 2007: Diagnosing the energy cascade in a model of the North Atlantic. Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L02604, doi: 10.1029/2006GL027813.