Matthias Henkies is a PhD candidate at The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Norway. He works on understanding the Arctic wind climate and its relevance for renewable energy. This includes meteorological processes, especially in the complex terrain of Svalbard, and wind resources, but also how solar panels can be affected by the wind, e.g., through snowdrift. He concentrates on the analysis of observational data and has many years of experience in Arctic fieldwork. Before his PhD he studied at TU Munich, NTNU, UNIS and LMU Munich with a B.Sc. Physics and M.Sc. Meteorology. His personal interests include all kinds of mountain sports, especially hiking and backcountry skiing, as well as singing and going everywhere by bike, sometimes even to the airport.
