Supervision

PhD and MSc research supervision in wind engineering, meteorology, energy, and sustainability.

My supervision spans engineering, geoscience, energy systems, and interdisciplinary sustainability. I aim to combine methodological rigour, independent thinking, open research practices, and a supportive research environment.

Current PhD candidates

Candidate Period Role Institution Topic
Beke Pierick 2025–present Co-supervisor UiB Fast aerodynamic models for offshore wind farms using machine learning
Frederike Möller 2025–present Co-supervisor UiB Turbulence for large wind turbines using lidar and drone-based sonic anemometry
Yuanchen Wan 2024–present Main supervisor UiB Wind loading on parabolic solar collector arrays
Rebeca Marini 2023–present Co-supervisor Vrije Universiteit Brussel Full-scale wind turbine performance analysis

Completed and recent PhD supervision

Candidate Period Role Institution Topic
Shokoufeh Malekmohammadi 2021–2026 Co-supervisor UiB Ship-based wind lidar measurements for offshore wind-energy research
Mauro Ghirardelli 2021–2024 Co-supervisor UiB Development and testing of a drone-based sonic anemometer system
Rieska Putri 2018–2023 Co-supervisor UiS Atmospheric stratification and offshore wind-turbine response
Nicolò Daniotti 2018–2022 Co-supervisor UiS Full-scale aerodynamic properties of a suspension bridge

Current MSc students

Student Period Role Institution Topic
Nandini Mechel 2026–present Main supervisor UiB Climate-change effects on electricity demand in Germany and Norway
Stefan Gröbmeier 2026–present Main supervisor UiB Insurance risk assessment of lightning strikes for wind farms
Jente Willems 2026–present Main supervisor UiB Interdisciplinary perspectives on atmospheric aerosol injection for geoengineering
Silje Welander 2026–present Co-supervisor UiB Wind-turbine wake analysis using simulations and scanning wind lidar
Julie Kaldestad-Aasen 2026–present Co-supervisor UiB Waves in the marine atmospheric boundary layer from lidar observations
Bendik Voldseth 2025–present Main supervisor UiB Extreme weather events and insurance risk assessment for wind farms

Completed MSc supervision

Student Period Role Institution Topic
Zuhir Jamaleh 2025–2026 Main supervisor UiB Height-dependent coherence for offshore wind-turbine dynamics
Mathilde Bøkevoll 2025–2026 Main supervisor UiB Flow downstream of a parabolic solar collector array
Lenny Hucher 2025 Main supervisor PSL University Applicability of WindNinja for microscale flow simulation in Norwegian fjords
Vebjørn Thunshelle 2024–2025 Main supervisor UiB Perceived and recorded climate change in Greenland
Lingdi Wang 2024–2025 Main supervisor UiB Alternative Hywind Tampen layouts and competition with fisheries
Frida Krågebakk 2024–2025 Co-supervisor UiB Complementarity of wind and solar energy in Southern Norway
Hedda Wallestad 2023–2024 Main supervisor UiB Wind-farm layout assessment in Sørlige Nordsjø II
Mali Ones 2023–2024 Main supervisor UiB Turbulence measurements with a vertically pointing scanning wind lidar
Elias Villamil Fernandez 2023–2024 Main supervisor UiB Offshore-wind suitability in NVE’s proposed Norwegian coastal areas
Paulius Kavaliauskas 2022–2023 Main supervisor UiB Lateral turbulence coherence measured by dual pulsed lidar
Fahim Masud Ahmed 2022–2023 Co-supervisor UiB Low-level jet height and wind-turbine loads
Julie-Ann Marie Knight 2018–2019 Co-supervisor UiS Unstable turbulence and floating offshore wind-turbine loads

Researcher mentorship

  • Stephan Kral (postdoctoral researcher, UiB, 2024–present): scientific guidance on validation of hindcast databases within the LOWT project.
  • Zakari Midjiyawa (PhD researcher, NTNU/MET, 2020–2021): intensive mentorship in wind engineering, contributing to two peer-reviewed publications and progress toward PhD completion.