Prof. Dr. Konrad Kandler
Head of Research Group Atmospheric Aerosol
Contact
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Work
B2|01 112
Schnittspahnstraße 9
64287
Darmstadt
| Research Positions | |
|---|---|
| since 2016 |
Professor Institut für Angewandte Geowissenschaften – Atmosphärisches Aerosol, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany |
| 2007-2016 |
Associate Research Scientist Institut für Angewandte Geowissenschaften – Umweltmineralogie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany |
| 2003-2007 |
Postdoctoral Researcher Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany and Institut für Angewandte Geowissenschaften – Umweltmineralogie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany |
| 1998-2003 |
Research Assistant Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany |
| Education | |
| 2013 |
venia legendi in environmental geosciences title of the cumulative habilitation thesis: “Physikalische und chemische Eigenschaften von Wüstenaerosol im Hinblick auf seine Klimawirksamkeit“ [”Physical and chemical properties of desert aerosol with respect to its climate impact“] |
| 2003 |
PhD in meteorology, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany title of the dissertation thesis: „Hygroskopische Eigenschaften atmosphärischer Partikel in kontinentalen Luftmassen“ [”Hygroscopic properties of atmospheric particles in continental airmasses“] |
| 1998–2003 | Graduate studies in atmospheric physics, aerosol sciences, electronics and geosciences at the Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz |
| 1998 |
Diploma in meteorology, Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany title of the diploma thesis: „Größenverteilung unlöslicher Bestandteile der Naßdeposition bei Advektion subtropischer Luftmassen“ [„Size distribution of insoluble components in wet deposition during advection of subtropical air masses“] |
| 1992–1998 | Studies in meteorology, physics and geography at the Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz |
Mineral Dust
- Compositional properties: chemistry, mineralogy, provenance, size-dependence, single particle composition and structure
- Mixing state: mixing with secondary aerosol, soot and sea-salt, atmospheric ageing and cloud-interactions
- Optical properties: refractive index, shape
- Ecosystem interactions: nutrient input to tropical forests and oceans
- Ice nucleation and hygroscopic properties of atmospheric mineral dusts
- Dust in glacial systems: fluxes, feedbacks; dust sources in the Arctic
- Ice-cores: evolution of dust properties in the past
General Aerosol
- Biological particles: dust-biological mixtures, bio-particle fluxes and single particle characterization
- Urban and rural aerosol dry deposition: characterization and provenance
- Soot: electron microscopy characterization
- Volcanic dust properties
Measurement Techniques and Applications
- Inertial aerosol sampling: impactor construction for aircrafts and unmanned vehicles, impactor miniaturization, free-wing impactors (‘giant’ particle collection)
- Deposition samplers, thermophoretic samplers
- Dust aerosol generation
- Application of image analysis methods, in particular to microscopy
- Electron microscopy: application to large particles numbers, automation
- Optical aerosol techniques, coupled techniques