education | |
University of Vienna: studies of physics, mathematics and astronomy 1982 Ph.D., physics |
academic curriculum | |
August 1984 Assistant professor, Institute for Experimental Physics, University of Vienna October 1993 Habilitation in Experimental Physics Spring 1994 Tenure, University of Vienna October 1997 Associate Professor October 2006 - December 2011, Vice Dean, Faculty of Physics January 2012 Full professor, chair: Aerosol and Cluster Physics, University of Vienna October 2013 Chair, Research Platform "Exolife" (Univ. of Vienna) |
main directions of research | |
physical and optical properties of atmospheric aerosols modelling of optical parameters, dependence on size distribution size distribution inversion of atmospheric humidity growth of atmospheric aerosols aerosol black carbon, size distribution of BC, BC in cloud water optical determination of brown carbon cloud nucleating properties of atmospheric aerosols, cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) contribution of organic material to CCN concentrations surface tension of cloud water cloud condensation nuclei activation of aircraft combustor exhaust black, elemental & organic carbon techniques atmospheric radiative transfer |
national und international functions | |
Member, Climate and Air Quality Commission, Austrian Academy of Sciences, 2007- Vice President, Gesellschaft für Aerosolforschung (GAeF) 200- 2006 Member, Scientific Steering Committee, ESF project INTROP Austrian coordinator, ESF project INTROP Chair, Management Committee, COST Action 633 Particulate Matter – properties related to health effects Austrian national representative, COST Action 633 Guest Editor, special issue of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Guest Editor, special issue of Atmospheric Environment Guest Editor, special issue Journal of Aerosol Science Member of the Committee on Nucleation and Atmospheric Aerosols (International Commission on Clouds and Precipitation, IUGG 2000-2005) Member, CEN/TC 264/WG 35 Working group EC/OC in PM Member, Board of Editors, Journal of Aerosol Science |
university administration | |
student member of faculty administration 1980-1983 member of Institutskonferenz (governing body of institute), 1998 and 1999 member of the governing body of the Fakultät für Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik 2000–2003 vice-chair of the „Arbeitsgruppe Profilbildung der Fakultät für Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik“, 2001-2002 advocate for equal opportunities at the Institute for Experimental Physics member, Fakultätskonferenz Physik 2003–2006 member, Studienkonferenz Physik 2003– member, working group for setting up a Bachelor program for physics Vice Dean, Faculty of Physics 2006-2011 |
reviewer, conference organisation | |
National Science Foundation NSF, European Science Foundation ESF, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG Reviewer of Habilitation, University of Munich, Germany Atmospheric Environment, Journal of Geophysical Research, Environmental Science and Technology, Journal for Aerosol Science, etc. Chair, COST 633 international workshop, March 2008 Chair, COST 633 Conference, Vienna 2006 Co-Chair, International Conference on Carbonaceous Particles, Vienna 1997 Co-Chair, International Conference on Carbonaceous Particles, Vienna 2011 Program Chair, International Conference on Carbonaceous Particles, Vienna 2004 Member of Scientific Committee, International Conference on Carbonaceous Particles, Berkeley, 2008 Member of Scientific Steering Committee, GAeF Conference, Karlsruhe 2005 Member of Scientific Steering Committee, GAeF Conference, Karlsruhe 2006 Member of Organizing Committee, European Aerosol Conferences, 2007, 2012, 2013 Co-Chair, Exhibition “Brennpunkt Naturwissenschaften”, 2001, 2002 Chair, European Aerosol Assembly Working Group on PMx (2012-) |
teaching | |
Since 1987 courses in physics, mathematics for physics students, environmental physics, physics for pharmacology students, physics for biology students, didactics of physics Supervision of diploma and Ph. D. students |
memberships | |
Gesellschaft für Aerosolforschung e.V. (GAeF), American Association for Aerosol Research AAAR, Air and Waste Management Association, American Geophysical Union, Chemisch Physikalische Gesellschaft, Österreichische Physikalische Gesellschaft, etc. |