Dr. Klaus Berger, (retired)
Photo: UHH, RRZ/MCC, Mentz
Senior scientist (retired)
Address
Universität Hamburg
Allende-Platz 2
20146 Hamburg
Office
AP2
Room: 504
Contact
Tel: +49 40 42838-2006
ORCID: 0000-0003-2113-4297
Key aspects of activity
- HELP modell
- Editorship Hamburger Bodenkundliche Arbeiten
Curriculum Vitae
| 01.04.2023 | Retired |
| 1999 | Dr. rer. nat., Universität Hamburg, Department Earth Sciences Title of doctoral thesis: Validierung und Anpassung des Simulationsmodells HELP zur Berechnung des Wasserhaushalts von Deponien für deutsche Verhältnisse. [Validation and adaptation of the simulation model HELP for the calculation of the water balance of landfills under German conditions] (in German) Umweltbundesamt, Fachgebiet III 3.6 (PT AWAS des BMBF), Berlin |
| 1992 | Diplom-Geograph (Master of Science in Geography), Universität Hamburg; main subjects: physical geography and soil science |
| since 12/1989 | Member of the scientific staff in the Institute of Soil Science, Universität Hamburg in the working group of Prof. Dr. Günter Miehlich (retired) and Prof. Dr. Annette Eschenbach, respectively |
| 1989 | Diplom-Informatiker (Master of Science in Computer Science), Universität Hamburg |
Research and Working Focuses
- Soil hydrology
- Water balance of cover systems for landfills and contaminated sites
- Validation and enhancement of soil hydrological models in the field of landfill technology, especially of the HELP model (developer of HELP-D)
- Automatic data processing and acquisition
Further Duties and Activities
Related to the university (ongoing):
- Editor of the series Hamburger Bodenkundliche Arbeiten, treasurer and thus management board member of the 'Verein zur Förderung der Bodenkunde Hamburg' (Association for the Promotion of Soil Science Hamburg)
Inside the university (formerly):
- IT officer of the Institute of Soil Science (IT management, IT services, user suppor; until March 2023)
- Webmaster of the Institute of Soil Science (until March 2023)
- Head of the library of the Institute of Soil Science (2004 until March 2023)
- IT commissioner of the Department Earth System Sciences (May 2004 until January 2023)
- Equal opportunity commissioner of the Institute of Soil Science (2011 until December 2022)
- Spokesperson of the equal opportunity commissioners/equal opportunity commissioner of the Department Earth System Sciences (2019 until December 2022)
- Responsible for fire protection in the Institute of Soil Science (coordinator of the buildung AP2, 2020 until 2022)
Outside the university:
- Expertises for HELP model applications
- Courses for HELP model users from consulting companies, authorities and universities etc.
- Reviewer for international scientific journals
Technology Transfer
Click here to get information on the model HELP-D for the simulation of the water balance of liner systems for landfills and contaminated sites.