Regular office hours: Wednesdays: 14-15:30  (short-term changes are indicated in KLIPS)

Research topics

Hydrogeography, Climatology
Remote Sensing
Development of integrative land surface process models (plant growth, water, nutrient),
Modellieng of energy fluxes at the land and water surface
GIS
Publications

Education

Habilitation (1999) in Geography at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich:
Title of Habilitation Thesis: Gekoppelte, flächenverteilte Modellierung von Pflanzenwachstum und Verdunstung im Ammereinzugsgebiet mit dem prozeßorientierten Evapotranspirations und Vegetationsmodell PROMET-V

Promotion (Ph.D.) (1991) Dr. rer. nat: at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg:
Title of Thesis: Energiefluß- und Temperaturbestimmung von Seen mit Satellitendaten am Beispiel des Bodensees

Study (1981 - 1987): Geography, Hydrology, Geology, Limnology at Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn and Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg
Titel of Thesis: Die Aufbereitung digitaler Fernerkundungsdaten zur quantitativen Bestimmung des Chlorophyll- und Schwebstoffgehalts in einem kleinen Süßwassersee

Scientific Employments

April 2011 - March 2014:  Dean Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Jan. 2008 - March 2011:  Vice-Dean Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

since May 2002: Chair Hydrogeography and Climatology, Geographical Institute Universität of Cologne

2001 - 2002: Associate Professor an der University of Toledo, Toledo / OH, USA (2001-2002)

2000: Substitute Professur for Geography University of Cologne (WS 2000)

1999-2000: Assistant Professor  (C2) at Chair for Geography and Geographical Remote Sensing,  Institute for Geography, Ludwigs-Maximilians-University Munich

1993 - 1999: Assistant Professor (C1) at Chair for Geography and Geographical Remote Sensing,  Institute for Geography, Ludwigs-Maximilians-University Munich

1992 - 1993: Post-Doc (1992-1993) at National Research Councils (USA), NOAA / Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory in Ann Arbor / Michigan, USA and CILER Research Fellow at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor / Michigan, USA

1987 - 1991: Researcher at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg and DFG Cooperative research Centre 248 Circulation of Matter in Lake Constance

Memberships

DVGH

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (IEEE)

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

ATV-DVWK Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall e.V.