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Research

My main research interest is the role of aerosol and clouds in the climate system, which I try to better understand using remote-sensing approaches. At KIT I am a member of the Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (IPF) and the Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK-ASF). Recent research areas include:

Remote sensing of clouds/fog and aerosols
Low clouds and fog, and interactions with the land surface
Aerosol-cloud/fog-climate interactions
Environment - society interactions (e.g. air pollution/aerosol)
Machine learning

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Information for the public:

Podcast "Nebel und niedrige Wolken und ihre Rolle im Klimasystem" (in German)
Public lecture video "Heiter bis wolkig - die Erderwärmung und die Wolken, Einblicke aus dem Weltall" (in German, EFFEKTE series, from 41:30)
Kids' lecture video "Satelliten & Co. - unsere Welt von oben" (in German)

Education and Employment

Since 9/2016: Professor of Geophysical Remote Sensing at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
10/2011-8/2016: Professor of Climatology at Ruhr-Universität Bochum
7 - 9/2012: Visiting scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Boulder, CO, USA
2008 - 2011: Post-doctoral researcher at ETH Zurich, Switzerland
8 - 10/2007: Visiting scientist, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
2006 - 2008: Lecturer at Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany
2003 - 2006: PhD research, Laboratory for Climatology and Remote Sensing, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany
2002 - 2003: Postgraduate research at the University of Sheffield, UK
2001 - 2002: MA Environment and Development, King's College London (KCL) and School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London, UK
1997 - 2001: Studies of Geography, Botany, Political Science and Soil Science, Philipps-Universität Marburg and Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Germany

Peer-reviewed Publications