Assoc. Prof. Elisaveta Peneva graduated with an MSc. in Meteorology in 1996 and PhD in "Physical oceanography" in 2001 and at present is a teacher at the Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Department of Meteorology and Geophysics. She leads the graduate students courses "Physics of Climate" and "Remote Sensing of Earth". Her scientific interests are the numerical modelling of the atmosphere and ocean processes and climate feedback.