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Welcome to My Website! I am a Research Scientist at the Center for Global Change Science, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). I utilize high-resolution (<4km) regional climate modeling to analyze regional climate and extreme events. |
I am an atmospheric physicist with extensive experience using Large Eddy Simulation, Regional and Global climate modeling to study surface-aerosol-cloud-precipitation interactions and cloud process feedbacks on climate sensitivity in Earth System Models.
To study future changes in climate and climate change impacts in Northeastern United States, I dynamically downscaled global model projections under RCP 8.5 using Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF) to 3 km horizontal resolution for 60 years (2006-2100). I also performed historical WRF simulations (2006-2015) to downscale ERA-Interim and evaluate my downscaling methodology. A total of ~2 PB of data containing hourly model output is publicly available from this study to help aid climate change impacts assessments in the region.
Click on the Research tab above for details on the research projects I led and worked on.
My first name originates from the French word "Muguet", which means "Lilly of the Valley". Click on Muguet to learn the correct pronunciation.
I am a Permanent Resident of the United States (green card holder).
To study future changes in climate and climate change impacts in Northeastern United States, I dynamically downscaled global model projections under RCP 8.5 using Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF) to 3 km horizontal resolution for 60 years (2006-2100). I also performed historical WRF simulations (2006-2015) to downscale ERA-Interim and evaluate my downscaling methodology. A total of ~2 PB of data containing hourly model output is publicly available from this study to help aid climate change impacts assessments in the region.
Click on the Research tab above for details on the research projects I led and worked on.
My first name originates from the French word "Muguet", which means "Lilly of the Valley". Click on Muguet to learn the correct pronunciation.
I am a Permanent Resident of the United States (green card holder).
Research Expertise & Interests
- High Resolution Climate Modeling and Dynamical Downscaling to Assess Regional Impacts of Climate Change
- Parameterization of Mixed-Phase Cloud Processes in LES, Cloud Resolving, Regional & Earth System Models
- Surface-Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation-Climate Interactions in Past, Current and Future Climates at Local, Regional & Global scales
Professional Leadership Activities
- I am a member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Centennial Committee.
- I am a member of the AMS 2018 Annual Meeting Organizing Committee.
- I serve as a reviewer for professional journals and publishers (e.g. Nature, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems,Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, Journal of Pure and Applied Geophysics, and Atmospheric Research Letters).
Experience
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Center for Global Change Science (CGCS) Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change (JP) Research Scientist (November 2017 - Present) High-resolution (< 4km) Convection Permitting Climate Modeling |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences (EAPS) Visiting Scientist (August 2016 - October 2017) Dynamical Downscaling for the Northeastern United States Improving Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Parameterizations in Past Climate Earth System Modeling |
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University of New Hampshire
Earth Systems Research Center Research Scientist II (2014-October 2017) Dynamical Downscaling, High Resolution Climate Modeling for the Northeastern United States Climate Change Impacts & Sustainability in the Northeastern United States |
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Yale University
Department of Geology & Geophysics Post-Doctoral Research Associate (2011-2014) Aerosol-Cloud Interactions in Global Climate Models Parameterizations influencing Simulated Cloud Water Phase in Earth System Models |
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Penn State University Department of Meteorology Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant (2005-2011) Interactions between microphysics and dynamics of Arctic Mixed-Phase Clouds Surface - Boundary Layer - Cloud Process-Precipitation Interactions in Large Eddy Simulation studies of Arctic |
NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS
Dr. Komurcu attended the Hurricane WRF model tutorial at NOAA Greenbelt, MD in January 2018.
Dr. Komurcu started her new research scientist position at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in November 2017. She will continue working on high-resolution convection permitting climate modeling.
Dr. Komurcu wrote a report for NOAA 41st Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop on her downscaling work: Available through this link starting January 2017.
Dr. Komurcu presented her work titled "Analyzing Changes in Future Extreme Events in New England using A New Dynamically Downscaled High Resolution Climate Dataset" at the 2017 American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA on January 24, 2017.
Dr. Komurcu presented her work titled "A New High Resolution Climate Dataset for Climate Change Impacts Assessments in New England" at the AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA on December 12, 2016.
Dr. Komurcu gave a talk titled "A New Dataset to Analyze Extreme Events in New England" at the 41st NOAA Climate Dynamics and Prediction Workshop in Orono, Maine on October 5, 2016.
Dr. Komurcu and Dr. Bayraktar's new Multi-Objective Wind Driven Optimization algorithm is accepted for presentation at the 8th International Conference on Evolutionary Computation Theory and Applications, Portugal, Nov, 2016
Dr. Komurcu's high resolution regional climate modeling work and her contributions to climate change impacts assessments in New England are highlighted at UNH SPARKS research magazine.
Dr. Komurcu convened a session at the AGU Fall Meeting titled "Linking Downscaled Climate Variables to Extreme Events, Land Surface Hydrology, Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services and Human Health" on December 16th 2015. The session was a huge success with two oral and one poster presentation sections.
Dr. Komurcu is serving on two American Meteorological Society committees: the Centennial Committee and the 2018 Annual Meeting Organizing Committee.
Dr. Zikri Bayraktar and Dr. Komurcu published and presented their new Adaptive Wind Driven Optimization Algorithm at BICT 2015 at Columbia University between December 3-5, 2015.
Dr. Komurcu presented her high resolution climate modeling research at the National EPSCoR Conference (November 1-4, 2015).
Dr. Komurcu is selected and awarded full funding to attend the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Advanced Study Program (ASP) Early Career Summer Workshop on Geoengineering (Summer 2015).
Dr. Komurcu started her new research scientist position at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in November 2017. She will continue working on high-resolution convection permitting climate modeling.
Dr. Komurcu wrote a report for NOAA 41st Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop on her downscaling work: Available through this link starting January 2017.
Dr. Komurcu presented her work titled "Analyzing Changes in Future Extreme Events in New England using A New Dynamically Downscaled High Resolution Climate Dataset" at the 2017 American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA on January 24, 2017.
Dr. Komurcu presented her work titled "A New High Resolution Climate Dataset for Climate Change Impacts Assessments in New England" at the AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA on December 12, 2016.
Dr. Komurcu gave a talk titled "A New Dataset to Analyze Extreme Events in New England" at the 41st NOAA Climate Dynamics and Prediction Workshop in Orono, Maine on October 5, 2016.
Dr. Komurcu and Dr. Bayraktar's new Multi-Objective Wind Driven Optimization algorithm is accepted for presentation at the 8th International Conference on Evolutionary Computation Theory and Applications, Portugal, Nov, 2016
Dr. Komurcu's high resolution regional climate modeling work and her contributions to climate change impacts assessments in New England are highlighted at UNH SPARKS research magazine.
Dr. Komurcu convened a session at the AGU Fall Meeting titled "Linking Downscaled Climate Variables to Extreme Events, Land Surface Hydrology, Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services and Human Health" on December 16th 2015. The session was a huge success with two oral and one poster presentation sections.
Dr. Komurcu is serving on two American Meteorological Society committees: the Centennial Committee and the 2018 Annual Meeting Organizing Committee.
Dr. Zikri Bayraktar and Dr. Komurcu published and presented their new Adaptive Wind Driven Optimization Algorithm at BICT 2015 at Columbia University between December 3-5, 2015.
Dr. Komurcu presented her high resolution climate modeling research at the National EPSCoR Conference (November 1-4, 2015).
Dr. Komurcu is selected and awarded full funding to attend the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Advanced Study Program (ASP) Early Career Summer Workshop on Geoengineering (Summer 2015).
