Dr. Mana Gharun
Dr. Mana Gharun
Guest, Professorship for Grassland Sciences
Curriculum Vitae
Professional
- Since 09/2017 | Postdoctoral Teaching and Research Fellow in Grassland Sciences Group, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zürich
- 05/2014–09/2017 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biogeochemistry, Centre for Carbon, Water and Food, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Australia
- 2008–2009 | Research Assistant, Institute for Forest Growth, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg, Germany
- 2008 | Research Intern, CSIRO Division of Sustainable Ecosystems, Canberra, Australia
Education
- 2010–2014 | Doctor of Science in Agriculture and Environment, University of Sydney, Australia, Thesis: Improving the quantitative linkage between ecological processes and hydrologic dynamics in high country forests of south-east Australia
- 2007–2009 | Master of Science in Forest Ecology and Management, University of Freiburg, Germany, Thesis: Validation of MODIS leaf area index for integration purposes
- 2002–2007 | Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering, Major: Soil and Water Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran
Research Grants
- 2019 | FEVER – Forest Vulnerability to Extreme and Repeated Climatic Stress, Gharun M, ETH Zürich Research Grant (232'800 CHF)
- 2015 | Burn and learn - an interactive online fire spread simulation for teaching purposes, Gharun M, Adams MA, Bell TL, University of Sydney Educational Innovation Grant (10'000 AUD)
Teaching Experience
- Ecophysiology (undergraduate), ETH Zürich
- Applied Laboratory Techniques in Agricultural Sciences (undergraduate), ETH Zürich
- Global Change Biology (postgraduate), ETH Zürich
- Water management and variable climate (postgraduate), University of Sydney
- Forest ecology and management in Mediterranean climates (postgraduate), University of Padova, Italy (guest lecture)
- Agro-ecosystems in developing countries (undergraduate), University of Sydney
- Sustaining our landscapes (undergraduate), University of Sydney
- Fire in Australian ecosystems (undergraduate), University of Sydney
- Environmental GIS (undergraduate), University of Sydney
- Introductory statistical methods (undergraduate), University of Sydney
Expertise and Research Interest
Eddy covariance, Plant carbon and water relations, Drought and ecosystem response, Ecohydrology, Ecosystem modelling, Tree ecophysiology, Fire ecology