David Leutwyler
Weather And Climate Model Developer
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Leutwyler is a Weather and Climate Model Developer with nine years of experience applying atmospheric science and software to understand how a warmer planet will look. Based in Zurich and trained at ETH Zürich (BSc and MSc in Environmental Sciences, majoring in Atmosphere and Climate), he now develops operational weather and climate models at MeteoSwiss. He blends rigorous academic grounding with practical modeling work, translating complex climate physics into reproducible code and forecasts. Known for asking the practical question "How will a warmer Planet Earth look like?", he pairs curiosity-driven research with operational delivery for stakeholders in Switzerland.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Environmental Sciences, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Environmental Sciences at ETH Zürich
Github Skills (22)
dsl9
weather-data8
runtime-environment8
python8
meteorology7
weather7
psyplot6
compile4
atmospheric-modelling3
machine-learning-models3
hpc3
data-serialization3
fortran3
openstreetmap2
cpp2
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
leuty/buildenv
Jan 2017 - Aug 2022
Build and runtime environment for machines at CSCS.
Contributions:3 pushes in 5 years 8 months
runtimeruntime-environmentmachines
MeteoSwiss-APN/icon_case_study
Feb 2023 - Jun 2024
Prepare case studies for running the ICON model following the MeteoSwiss setup.
Contributions:5 PRs, 14 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 3 months
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