Lüthi Samuel, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Research - Climate Epidemiology and Public Health

Phone
+41 31 684 67 23
E-Mail
samuel.luethi2@unibe.ch
Office
203
Postal Address
Mittelstrasse 43, 3012 Bern

Field of work

Dr. Samuel Lüthi is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Climate Epidemiology and Public Health group. With a background in climate science and natural catastrophe impact modelling, he works at the intersection of climate science and epidemiology.

Sam earned his PhD in the Weather and Climate Risks group at ETH Zurich, where he researched the economic impacts of wildfires and the potential mortality effects of extreme summer seasons. He also holds a Master’s and a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from ETH Zurich, specializing in Atmosphere and Climate Science.

Before, during and after his studies, Sam spent eight years at Swiss Re, working in the Economic Research and Natural Catastrophe teams. He has also served as a consultant to the World Bank and the United Nations focusing on the impacts of natural disasters in a rapidly changing climate.

At CEPH, Sam’s research focuses on improving our ability to attribute health impacts to climate change, within the TACTIC project funded by the Wellcome Trust.

Curriculum Vitae

Current Position

Since 2025
Postdoctoral researcher in the Climate Epidemiology and Public Health group, University of Bern

Academic Qualifications

2020 – 2023
Doctor of Science ETH, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
PhD in the Weather & Climate Risks Group; Thesis on The Heat is on - Impacts of Heat & Wildfires in a Rapidly Changing Climate

2017 – 2019
Master of Science ETH in Environmental Science with a Major in Atmosphere & Climate Science, ETH Zurich
Master thesis on Applying machine learning methods to the assessment of tropical cyclone impacts under climate change

2014 – 2017
Bachelor of Science ETH in Environmental Sciences, ETH Zurich
Bachelor thesis on Snow in a high-resolution climate simulation

Previous Positions

2023 - 2024
Postdoctoral researcher at the Climate Physics Group at ETH Zurich

2024
Short term consultant for the UN (part time)

2022 - 2023
Short term consultant at the Worldbank (part-time)

2020 - 2023
Doctoral student at the Weather and Climate Risk Group at ETH Zurich

2012 - 2020
Research Assistant at Swiss Re