Prof. Dr. Petra Döll

Nominated by

• German Research Foundation (DFG)
• AcademiaNet member since 17.05.2010
• AcademiaNet- Selection Criteria

Employed by

• Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main

Academic Discipline/Fields

• Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

Field

Environment

Area of specialisation

Earth science, specifically hydrology and water resource management

Research interests

• Global-scale modelling of water resources and their use under the influence of globalisation

• Participative methods: modelling of societal actors in order to identify sustainable action strategies

Distinctions and Awards

• eLearning Award from the Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany, 2006

• Best Paper Award from the journal Water International Volume 29, 2005

• Fritz Scheffer Prize from the German Soil Science Society, 1997

Interested in

• Creation of multimedia eLearning modules (www.webgeo.de); women's advancement

Languages

English, German, Spanish

Doctorate

• 1996: Modellierung von temperaturbeeinflusster Wasserbewegung in ungesättigten porösen Medien (Rissgefährdung von Deponieabdichtungen) ("Modelling of temperature-dependent water movement in unsaturated porous media (with respect to the risk of leaks in landfill closures)")

PostDoc qualification, e.g. Habilitation

• 2002: Modellierung von Wasserressourcen, Wasserqualität und Wasserbedarf auf regionalem und globalem Maßstab ("Modelling of water resources, water quality and water needs on the regional and global scale")