Before completing his MSc in Meteorology FU Berlin in 2015, Michael Walz had already completed his BSc at the same university in 2012. During his studies in Berlin, he was employed as a student assistant for a total of 4 years in the working group for extreme events (CLIDIA) lead by Prof Dr Ulbrich.
Following a brief employment as a research associate in the MiKlip project at FU Berlin from June to August 2015, Michael started his PhD in Environmental Health and Risk Management under supervision of Dr GC Leckebusch and Dr J Hillier (Uni Loughborough) in September 2015.