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Dr. Lubis is an atmospheric scientist with a broad interest in atmospheric dynamics and climate variability and change. The main focus of his work is to advance the fundamental understanding of large-scale atmospheric processes that impact extratropical and tropical weather and climate. Potential topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the dynamics of large-scale circulation (such as sudden stratospheric warmings, blockings, annular modes, stationary waves, planetary wave reflection, and wave breaking), tropical meteorology (including moisture modes, MJO, equatorial waves, and cold surges), and extreme weather.

Before joining PNNL in the summer of 2022, Dr. Lubis was a Postdoctoral Researcher working with Prof. Noboru Nakamura (University of Chicago, USA) and Prof. Pedram Hassanzadeh (Rice University, Houston, USA). Dr. Lubis received his Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and the University of Kiel, Germany, under the supervision of Prof. Katja Matthes and Prof. Nili Harnik. Outside of work, he enjoys listening to and watching classical music concerts (a big fan of Bach, Sibelius, Paganini, Shostakovich, and Tchaikovsky), traveling, and exploring nature.

• Atmospheric Dynamics
• Tropical Meteorology
• Climate Modeling

• Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science – 2016 – Kiel University, Germany (Summa Cum Laude)
• M.Sc. in Meteorology – 2013 – University of Leipzig, Germany (Cum Laude)
• B.Sc. in Meteorology – 2010 – IPB University, Indonesia (Summa Cum Laude)

• American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2013-Present
• American Meteorological Society (AMS), 2013-Present

• Rice Academy Fellowships for Exceptional Scholars at Rice University, 2019.
• Petersen Prize for Outstanding PhD Achievement at GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel, Germany, 2016.
• Dean's Honors Prize for Best Undergraduate Student in Geophysics and Meteorology at IPB University, according to Decree No. 011/13/PP/2011.

2023

• Hagos S.M., J. Jung, P. Ma, S. Lubis, K. Balaguru, C. Chang, and L. Leung. 2023. "East African Monsoon as a Drawbridge for the Circumnavigation of Madden-Julian Oscillation Events." Geophysical Research Letters 50, no. 12:Art. No. e2023GL102906. PNNL-SA-185746. doi:10.1029/2023GL102906
• Lubis S., and P. Hassanzadeh. 2023. "The Intrinsic 150-day Periodicity of the Southern Hemisphere Large-Scale Extratropical Atmospheric Circulation." AGU Advances 4, no. 2022:e2022AV000833. PNNL-SA-179277. doi:10.1029/2022AV000833
• Lubis S., S.M. Hagos, C. Chang, K. Balaguru, and L. Leung. 2023. "Cross-Equatorial Surges Boost MJO's Southward Detour over the Maritime Continent." Geophysical Research Letters 50, no. 15:e2023GL104770. PNNL-SA-185613. doi:10.1029/2023GL104770

2022

• Lubis S., S.M. Hagos, E. Hermawan, M.R. Respati, A. Ridho, R. Risyanto, and J.A. Paski, et al. 2022. "Record-Breaking Precipitation in Indonesia's Capital of Jakarta in Early January 2020 Linked to the Northerly Surge, Equatorial Waves, and MJO." Geophysical Research Letters 49, no. 22: Art. No. e2022GL101513. PNNL-SA-176143. doi:10.1029/2022GL101513
• Muhammad F.R., and S. Lubis. 2022. "Impacts of the Boreal Summer Intraseasonal Oscillation on Precipitation Extremes in Indonesia." International Journal of Climatology 43, no. 2022:1576-1592. PNNL-SA-177965. doi:10.1002/joc.7934

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