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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")




Short CV/Education and training

  • 1981 – 1985
    Intermediate exam towards the Diplom degree in geology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

  • 1985 – 1987
    Master of Science in geology, with a concentration in hydrogeology, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

Selected publications

Selected projects

  • WATCH (EU)

  • REGHYDRO – German Research Foundation (DFG) priority programme on mass transport and mass distribution in the Earth system

  • start – German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) socioecological research

Additional qualifications

  • Lead author of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, 2007

  • Lead author of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, planned for 2014


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  1. Professor Petra Döll awarded 1.9 Mio € in DFG funds

    AcademiaNet member and hydrologist Professor Petra Döll has every reason to be pleased right now: Her research group at the Goethe University Frankfurt will benefit from German Research Foundation (DFG) funds totalling € 1.9 million. Using this award, she and her team will explore global freshwater system in greater depth.

 
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