Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Mgr. Miroslav Šinger, PhD.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Šinger
I.2 - Name
Miroslav
I.3 - Degrees
Mgr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1989
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Department of Astronomy, Physics of the Earth and Meteorology
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Mlynská dolina 842 48 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
Assistant professor
I.8 - E-mail address
miroslav.singer@fmph.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/36707
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Physics
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0002-9315-2489

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics
II.b - Year
2011
II.c - Study field and programme
Physics
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics
II.b - Year
2013
II.c - Study field and programme
Meteorology and Climatology
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics
II.b - Year
2021
II.c - Study field and programme
Meteorology and Climatology
II.4 - Associate professor
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Assistant professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics 2021 - present
Weather Forecaster Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute, Bratislava, Slovakia 2013 - 2025
Head of the Task "Research and Development of Tools for the Warning service and Nowcasting" under the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute, Bratislava, Slovakia 2016 - 2025

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
Weather Forecasting in Midlatitude Regions Meteo France, Toulouse, France 2013
Severe Convection Forecasting I European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL), Wiener Neustadt, Austria 2014
Weather Forecasting training course European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), Reading, Great Britain 2014
Testbed (nowcasting course) European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL), Wiener Neustadt, Austria 2015

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Synoptic Meteorology I Environmental physics, renewable energy sources, meteorology and climatology II. Physics
Synoptic Meteorology II Environmental physics, renewable energy sources, meteorology and climatology II. Physics
Practice of Synoptic Meteorology I Environmental physics, renewable energy sources, meteorology and climatology II. Physics
Practice of Synoptic Meteorology II Environmental physics, renewable energy sources, meteorology and climatology II. Physics
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
0
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
1
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
1
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
3
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Physics of Convective Phenomena Environmental physics, renewable energy sources, meteorology and climatology II. Physics

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
30
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
22
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
7
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
6
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
40
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
35
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
25
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
25
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
3
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
2
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Fischer, J., Groenemeijer, P., Holzer, A., Feldmann, M., Schröer, K., Battaglioli, F., Schielicke, L., Púčik, T., Antonescu, B., Gatzen, C., & TIM Partners. (2025). Invited perspectives: Thunderstorm intensification from mountains to plains. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 25(8), 2629–2656. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-2629-2025

2

Púčik, T., Rýva, D., Staněk, M., Šinger, M., Groenemeijer, P., Pistotnik, G., Kaltenberger, R., Zich, M., Koláček, J., & Holzer, A., 2024: The Violent Tornado on 24 June 2021 in Czechia: Damage Survey, Societal Impacts, and Lessons Learned. Weather, Climate, and Society, 16(3), 411-429, https://doi.org/10.1175/WCAS-D-23-0080.1

3

Šinger, M.; Púčik, T., 2020: A Challenging Tornado Forecast in Slovakia. Atmosphere, 11 (8), 821, https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11080821

4

Šinger, M.: Influence of Orography on Supercells in Slovakia, 11th European Conference on Severe Storms, Bucharest, Romania, 8–12 May 2023, ECSS2023-144, https://doi.org/10.5194/ecss2023-144, 2023.

5

Šinger, M., Dlhoš, Š., 2019: Occurence of Large Hail in Slovakia in 2007 - 2019, Meteorological Journal, 22/2019, 105 – 114.

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

Fischer, J., Groenemeijer, P., Holzer, A., Feldmann, M., Schröer, K., Battaglioli, F., Schielicke, L., Púčik, T., Antonescu, B., Gatzen, C., & TIM Partners. (2025). Invited perspectives: Thunderstorm intensification from mountains to plains. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 25(8), 2629–2656. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-2629-2025

2

Púčik, T., Rýva, D., Staněk, M., Šinger, M., Groenemeijer, P., Pistotnik, G., Kaltenberger, R., Zich, M., Koláček, J., & Holzer, A., 2024: The Violent Tornado on 24 June 2021 in Czechia: Damage Survey, Societal Impacts, and Lessons Learned. Weather, Climate, and Society, 16(3), 411-429, https://doi.org/10.1175/WCAS-D-23-0080.1

3

Šinger, M.; Púčik, T., 2020: A Challenging Tornado Forecast in Slovakia. Atmosphere, 11 (8), 821, https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11080821

4

Šinger, M.: Influence of orography on supercells in Slovakia, 11th European Conference on Severe Storms, Bucharest, Romania, 8–12 May 2023, ECSS2023-144, https://doi.org/10.5194/ecss2023-144, 2023.

5

Púčik, T., Rýva, D., Šinger, M., Staněk, M., Groenemeijer, P., 2021: Damage Survey of the Violent Tornado in Southeast Czechia on 24 June 2021, ESSL, 30 p.

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

Chernokulsky, A.; Shikhov, A.; Bykov, A.; Azhigov, I., 2020: Satellite-Based Study and Numerical Forecasting of Two Tornado Outbreaks in the Ural Region in June 2017. 2020, 11, 1146.

2

Pilguj, N., Taszarek, M., Kryza, M., & Brooks, H. E., 2022: Reconstruction of Violent Tornado Environments in Europe: High‐Resolution Dynamical Downscaling of ERA5. Geophysical Research Letters, 49(11).

3

Kvak, R.; Okon, Ľ.; Bližňák, V.; Méri, L.; Kašpar, M., 2023: Spatial distribution and precipitation intensity of supercells: Response to terrain asymmetry in the Western Carpathians, Central Europe. Atmospheric Research, 292, 106885.

4

Cwik, P., Furtado, J., Mcpherson, R, Taszarek, M., 2024: Major May tornado outbreaks in the United States: Novel multiscale atmospheric patterns identified using maximum covariance analysis. Atmospheric Research. 315. 107872.

5

Avolio, E., & Miglietta, M. M., 2023: A Comparative Analysis of Two Mediterranean Tornado Hotspots. Atmosphere, 14(1), 189.

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

2017-19, VEGA - 1/0940/17: Výskyt extrémnych javov v atmosfére a ich súvis s cirkuláciou atmosféry, riešiteľ.

2

2021, CVV, Z2021-02: Aktualizácia meteorologických, hydrologických, radiačných údajov a spracovanie súhrnnej správy pre lokalitu Jaslovské Bohunice a Mochovce 12 a aktualizácie dotknutých kapitol Technickej a Bezpečnostnej správy JE EBO V2, EMO12, riešiteľ.

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
Vice-president Slovenská Meteorologická spoločnosť 2022 - present

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
European Severe Storms Laboratory Wiener Neustadt, Austria 1 week, 2020 multilaterálna spolupráca
European Severe Storms Laboratory Wiener Neustadt, Austria 1 week, 2021 multilaterálna spolupráca
Český hydrometeorologický ústav Prague, Czech Republic 2 days hosťujúci expert
European Severe Storms Laboratory Wiener Neustadt, Austria 4 days, 2022 multilaterálna spolupráca

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

Development of materials and case study databases for synoptic and mesoscale convective meteorology education.

Training and professional development for operational meteorologists.

Post-event field survey and damage assessment of the IF4 tornado in Moravia, June 24, 2021.

Regular active participation (Poster) in the biennial European Conference on Severe Storms (ECSS) organized by ESSL (European Severe Storms Laboratory).

Annual active participation and presentation at the "Bouřkový seminář" (Thunderstorm Seminar), organized by the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI) and the Amateur Meteorological Society (AMS) in the Czech Republic (Presenter).

2nd ALADIN Forecasters Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, October 21–23, 2015 (Presenter).

Severe Convection and Forecasting of Extreme Events; Lipno, Czech Republic, September 15–17, 2014 (Presenter).

Weather monitoring and meteorological support for large-scale public events (2015–present).

Date of last update
2026-03-01