Team

Academic Education

1997 – 2002
International study course for Environmental Techniques, Hochschule Bremen
Main emphases: Water and Waste water techniques
Degree: Dipl.-Ing. (FH)

2005 – 2007
Environmental Management, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel
Main Emphasis: Water ressource management, landscape development
Degree: Master of Science

Professional Development

2003 – 2005
Technical Assistant, Universität Bremen, MARUM
Main Emphasis: non-destructive drilling instrumentation

2008
Scientific Assistant, CAU Kiel, Ökologie-Zentrum
Main emphases: Geoarchaeology

2009 - 2012
Ph.D. student (stipendiary) at the TU Darmstadt
Main emphases: Groundwater management in arid regions

Stay Abroad

2000 – 2001
Halifax, Canada

• Dalhousie University, Dep. of Biological Engineering
• Soil and Water Conservation Society Metro Halifax

Publications

Journal articles

Pfletschinger, H., Engelhardt, I., Piepenbrink, M., Königer, F., Schuhmann, R., Kallioras, A., Schüth, C. (2011): Soil column experiments to quantify vadose zone water fluxes in arid settings. Environmental Earth Sciences. DOI 10.1007/s12665-011-1257-8.

Pfletschinger, H. (Red.). 2006. Tätigkeitsbericht des Ökologie-Zentrums der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel für den Zeitraum 01.07.2003-30.06.2006. Verein zur Förderung der Ökosystemforschung zu Kiel. EcoSys. Suppl 46.

Bork, H.-R., Beyer, A., Dreibrodt, S., Kranz, A., Lubos, C., Mieth, A., Pfletschinger, H., Pradhan, P. 2008. Bodendegradation – Ausmaß, Ursachen und Folgen. Geographie und Schule. Heft 175.

Engelhardt, I., Pfletschinger, H., Schüth, C., Rausch, R. 2009. Estimation of Groundwater Recharge in Arid Settings using Large-Scale Numerical Modelling and Soil Column Experiments. 4. CMM Workshop. 30.9. - 1.10.2009, Bad Herrenalb.

Conference contributions

Pfletschinger, H., Engelhardt, I., Schüth, C. (2011): Vadose zone water fluxes under arid conditions - bench-scale soil column experiments and 1D-modeling. EGU General Assembly, April 04-08, 2011, Vienna, Austria.

Pfletschinger, H., Engelhardt, I., Piepenbrink, M., Königer, F., Schüth, C. (2010): Vadose zone water fluxes under arid conditions - bench-scale soil column experiments. GeoDarmstadt2010, October 10-13, 2010, Darmstadt, Germany.

Pfletschinger, H., Engelhardt, I., Königer, F., Piepenbrink, M., Kallioras, A., Schüth, C. (2010): Vadose zone processes in arid regions- small-scale soil column experiments for the determination of water fluxes. Tagung der FH-DGG, May 12th – 16th, 2010, Tübingen, Germany.

Memberships and scientific skills

• FH-DGG
• BWK
• SciMento