Short CV: Elena Shevnina

Education

Ph.D., Hydrology, Russian State Hydrometeorological University, Saint Petersburg, Russia (2001)
M.Sc., Hydrology, Russian State Hydrometeorological University, Saint Petersburg, Russia (1997)


Career

Current Position
Research Scientist, Finnish Meteorological Institute (2014->)

Previous Positions
Docent, Russian State Hydrometeorological University, Saint Petersburg, Russia (part time, 2012-2017)
Field Researcher, Russian Antarctic Expedition, Saint Petersburg, Russia (3 months, 2012-2013; 4 months, 2011-2012)
Consulting Researcher, International Water Management Institute, Tashkent, Uzbekistan (4 months, 2005; 9 months, 2003-2004)
Research Scientist, Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, Saint Petersburg, Russia (1997-2012)


Participation to Projects

Main projects

Antarctic Meteorology and its Interaction with the Cryosphere and the Ocean (AMICO-II), Academy of Finland (2013-2016)

Towards better tailored weather and marine forecasts in the Arctic to serve sustainable economic activities and infrastructure (TWASE), Academy of Finland (2014-2018)

COST Action ES1404: A European Network for a Harmonized Monitoring of Snow for the Benefit of Climate Change Scenarios, Hydrology and Numerical Weather Prediction, (2014-2018)

Other projects

Adaptation of a stochastic models to predict probability density functions of a multi-year river runoff in Russia, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (2014-2016)

Long-term geographic patterns of anomalies in the extreme river flow events connected to expected climate change in Russia, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (2012-2013)

Assessment of water resources under climate change for the Russian Arctic in a particular focus on the regions with the intensive economic development, Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring of the Russian Federation Roshydromet (2011-2012)

Development of the modern forecasting techniques to predict hazardous hydrological characteristics in biggest Siberian estuaries, Roshydromet (2011-2012)