Scientist Profiles

Scientist profiles of the KIT Climate and Environment Center
	NameResearch interests
	Jun.-Prof. Dr. habil. Philipp Blum Professor for Engineering Geology KIT-Centre Climate and Environment processes in the underground Coupled THMC processes in geosystems urban systems Urban heat island effects in the subsurface georesources water and energy storage mass movements and landslides nuclear waste repository CO2-storage
	Prof. Dr. Harald Kunstmann Head of Department "Regional Climate Systems", Chair for "Regional Climate and Hydrology" at Augsburg University KIT-Centre Climate and Environment climate change water resources and water management regional climate modeling water cycle coupled numerical models impact of climate and environmental change precipitation
	Prof. Dr. Thomas Leisner Director KIT-Centre Climate and Environment atmospheric processes aerosols and clouds climate change climate engineering aerosols, clouds, precipitation, climate trace substances spectroscopy climate engineering soot
	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. mult. Franz Nestmann Full Professor and Institute Director KIT-Centre Climate and Environment water resources and water management integrated water resources management channel flows and sediment transport; experimental hydraulics and measurement techniques river engineering, river development, flood water control and ecology-air/water- and sediment interaction-air entrainment, multiphase flows, storage systems (weirs, dams, flood control basins), shipping engineering (inland waterways, design of sluices), hydropower: design, operation, regulation and control and
	Prof. Dr. Thomas Neumann Acting Head of Institute KIT-Centre Climate and Environment processes in the underground Aquatic Geochemistry Applied Mineralogy
	PD Dr. (Visiting Professor) Stefan Norra Head of Institute KIT-Centre Climate and Environment urban systems processes in the underground urban ecology urban geochemistry geoecology soil sciences water chemistry
	Prof. Dr. Johannes Orphal Full Professor and Institute Director KIT-Centre Climate and Environment atmospheric processes climate change atmospheric observations atmospheric chemistry and dynamics remote-sensing methods and technologies infrared spectroscopy, optics and technologies processes of relevance for air quality and climate
	Prof. Dr. Friedemann Wenzel Director KIT-Centre Climate and Environment risks and risk management geological hazards and risks urban systems megacity vulnerability earthquakes risk assessment early warning and rapid damage prognosis georesources decision support
	Prof. Dr. Erwin Zehe Chair for Hydrology KIT-Centre Climate and Environment water resources and water management processes in the underground Modellling of water flow and transport processes up to the lower mesoscale Pesticide transport in rural areas Self organisation and optimality in the hydrological cycle Ecohydrology, biotic controls on hydrological processes Sensor development and experimental design