GFZ German research centre for geo sciences

Dr. habil. Knut Kaiser

Consultant
Dr. habil. Knut Kaiser
Building F, Room 222 (Büro)
Telegrafenberg
14473 Potsdam

Function and Responsibilities:

  • Sustainability manager of GFZ
  • Representative of GFZ in the working group "Forum Sustainability" of Helmholtz Association

Research Interests:

  • Palaeopedology, Soil geography
  • Geomorphology, Palaeohydrology
  • Interplay between humans and environment
  • Geoarchaeology, Mining archaeology

Career:

  • since 2010 Researcher at the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences 
  • 2008-2010 Researcher at the German National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech)
  • 2003-2008 Researcher at the Faculty of Geography, Marburg University
  • 1996-2002 Researcher at the Geographical Institute, Greifswald University

Education:

  • 2008 Habilitation in Geography (Dr. rer. nat. habil.), University of Marburg (“Soils and terrestrial sediments as indicators of Holocene environmental changes on the Tibetan Plateau”)
  • 2001 Dissertation in Physical Geography (Dr. rer. nat.), University of Greifswald („Late Pleistocene to early Holocene basin development in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern/northern Germany – Investigations on stratigraphy, geomorphology and geoarchaeology; in German)
  • 1996 Diploma in Geography (Dipl.-Geogr.), University of Greifswald („Palaeohydrological and geomorphological investigations on the Holocene landscape development in the Müritz National Park, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern/northern Germany“; in German)

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