Curriculum Vitae - Werner von Bloh
Born: 1963 in Oldenburg, Germany
Address: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, P.O. Box 60 12 03, 14412 Potsdam, Germany
Education
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Ph.D. 1999 |
University of Potsdam in Theoretical Physics, title "Geophysiologische Modellierung der Wechselwirkung von Klima und Biosphäre" / "Geophysiological modelling of the interaction between climate and biosphere". The thesis is published by Dissertation.de - Verlag im Internet, Berlin. |
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Diploma1989 |
University of Oldenburg in physics, title "Simulation und Analyse von irreversiblen Aggregationsprozessen mittels Parallelrechnern" / "Simulation and analysis of irreversible aggregation processes using parallel computers" (Supervisor Prof. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber). |
Professional experience
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2007-present |
Position at the Research Domain 1, Earth System Analysis, at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Potsdam, Germany. |
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1993-2007 |
Position at the Data & Computation department at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Potsdam, Germany. |
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1989-1993 |
Postgraduated position at the University of Oldenburg/ Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM). |
Teaching experience
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5-30 Sep. 2005 |
Lecturer at the fifth summer school of the Helmholtz Institute for Supercomputational Physics (HISP) "Complex Networks in Brain Dynamics" |
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Since 2004 |
Lectures at the university of Potsdam |
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9-15 Sep. 2000 |
Lecturer at the International School on Earth and Planetary Sciences at the university of Siena |
Research fields
- Geophysiological modelling
- Long-term evolution of the geosphere-biosphere system
- Astrobiology
- Global vegetation modelling
- Scientific computing
Publications
More than 70 publications in refereed journals and books.
Review activity
- Journals: Astrobiology, Astrophysical Journal, Chaos, Ecological Complexity, Ecological Modelling, Environmental Research Letters, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, Planetary and Space Science, Plant Ecology & Diversity, Plant Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Theoretical Biology, Review of Geophysics
- Project proposals: National Science Foundation (NSF/USA), NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI/USA)
- Member of the editorial board of Astrobiology
Science team memberships
Since 2002 Daisyworld and Beyond Research Network, UK
2005-2007 Team member "Evolution of habitable planets" of the International Space Science Institute (ISSI), Bern, Switzerland.
Membership
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Programming skills
- Computer languages: C, C++, FORTRAN
- Software: UNIX (AIX, Linux), MPI Message passing
- Administration: IBM CLUSTER-1600, LoadLeveler
