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Curriculum Vitae, Prof. Dr. Michael J. Kerschgens, February, 2005
1. Personal Data
Name:
Michael Johannes Kerschgens
Address:
Institut für Geophysik und Meteorologie
der Universität zu Köln
Kerpener Straße 13
D 50923 Köln
Germany
+49 221 470 3683
+49 221 470 5161
[email protected]
29 December 1948
German
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Date of Birth
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2. Academic Degrees Obtained
May 1975, Diploma of Meteorology
University of Cologne, Germany
Thesis: "Computation of the Absorption of Solar Radiation in the Troposphere (in German)
February 1978: Doctor of Natural and Mathematical Sciences
University of Cologne, Germany
Thesis: "Computation of Solar Radiative Transfer in Atmosphere and Ocean with a Two-Stream-Approximation (in
German).
February 1987: Venia Legendi in Meteorology
Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Bonn, Germany
Thesis: "On the Energetics of the Urban Atmosphere" (in German).
3. Stages of University Education and Professional Background
June 1975 - April 1979:
Scientific employee at the Institute of Geophysics and Meteorology of the University of Cologne. Subjects of
research: Theoretical studies of radiative transfer problems. E. g.: Influence of aerosols, clouds, and absorbing gases
on the solar energy transfer. Remote sensing of plankton. Retrieval of global radiation near the surface via satellite
data. Development of a radiative transfer scheme for the GCM of the German Weather Service.
Mai 1979 until October 1990:
Assistant Professor (wissenschaftlicher Assistent) at the Meteorological Institute of the University of Bonn.
Subjects of research: Experimental boundary layer studies with special interest in the energetics of the urban
atmosphere.
Development of micro- and mesoscale models for climatological and environmental impact studies.
Lectures and courses on different fields of Meteorology
November 1990 until now:
Professor at the University of Cologne.
Permanent, August 1992, Head of Department 1994
List of Publications: See addendum.
4. Fellowships Abroad
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Postdoc Research Fellowship 1978
University of Helsinki, Finland
Short Time Research Fellowship 1990
Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Visiting Scientist ARA & Flinders University 1999
5. Miscellany
Member in different advisory groups of the VDI (Society of German engineers) 1987Membership Editorial Advisory Board Atmospheric Environment (Urban Atmosphere) 1992-1995
Scientific Coeditor Meteorologische Zeitschrift (NF) 1994-1997
Chief Editor Meteorologische Zeitschrift after its merging with Beiträge zur Physik der Atmosphäre
(Contributions to atmospheric Physics) 2000 - 2002
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the German Weather Service (1992-1998)
Referee for the German Science foundation (DFG) 2000 Vice Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the University of Cologne (October 2000 –
March 2001)
Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the University of Cologne ( April 2001 – April
2003)
Vice Dean of the Faculty of mathematics and Natural Sciences (April 2003 – April 2005 )
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