Leyla Sungur joined GERICS in April 2025 and works in the field of urban climate modelling with the high-resolution flow model PALM-4U. The aim is to transfer PALM-4U into operational use as a practical urban climate model and thus support urban and municipal planning processes taking into account urban climatological aspects.
As part of this project, she is responsible for the conception and project management of PALM-4U. In addition, she provides technical support for the realisation of simulations, accompanies them and takes on tasks in the area of knowledge transfer.
After studying geography at LMU and TU Munich and completing an international master's degree in Global Change Ecology at the University of Bayreuth, Leyla Sungur worked as a research assistant at the Chair of Micrometeorology at the University of Bayreuth. There she was involved in the realisation of the research projects MiSKOR and REINELUFFT? which dealt with the effects of the urban heat island and the testing of air purification systems on main urban traffic routes.
Her expertise lies in the field of urban meteorology, in particular in the simulation of turbulence, urban heat effects and the dispersion of air pollutants. Her scientific interest lies in analysing adaptation measures and strategies that cities can use to react to extreme meteorological events.
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