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
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, 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.
