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Prof. Ulrich Achatz

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Prof. Dr. Ulrich Achatz

Theory of Atmospheric Dynamics and Climate
Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences
Goethe University Frankfurt am Main

Altenhöferallee 1
60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Room: 3.335
Phone number: +49-(0)69-798-40243
Fax: +49-(0)69-798-40262
E-Mail:  achatz@iau.uni-frankfurt.de

Curriculum Vitae

    Academic qualifications
    2006Habilitation at the Universität Rostock (Thesis Modal and nonmodal instabilities of gravity waves in rotating Boussinesq fluids: Linear and nonlinear dynamics)
    1992PhD in astronomy at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Thesis Dispersive electromagnetic plasma waves and their influence on the transport of charged particles in thermal astrophysical plasmas)
    1989Diploma in physics at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Thesis Stability of electron/positron jets in active galactic nuclei in German)
    1985 ‑ 1992Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Physics and Astronomy)
    1984 ‑ 1985  University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA  (Physics, Fulbright Fellowship)
    1982 ‑ 1984Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg  (Physics, Vordiplom)
    Professional positions held
    since 2007Professor (Theory of Atmospheric Dynamics and Climate) at the Institut für Atmosphäre und Umwelt, Geosciences/Geography Department, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
    2007Privatdozent (roughly equivalent to a lecturer), Physics Department, Universität Rostock, Rostock, Germany
    1998 ‑ 1999  Visiting scientist at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), De Bilt, Netherlands
    1996 ‑ 2007Senior scientist (tenure), Leibniz-Institut für Atmosphärenphysik an der Universität Rostock, Kühlungsborn, Germany
    1993 ‑ 1996Postdoc, Leibniz-Institut für Atmosphärenphysik an der Universität Rostock, Kühlungsborn, Germany
    1989 ‑ 1993Research assistant, Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Bonn, Germany
    Date and Place of BirthOctober 31, 1963, in Munich                                                                                                                                       
    CitizenshipGerman
    Marital Statusmarried, two children

    Focus of Research

    The central focus of my research is the dynamics of the atmosphere. Particular attention is paid to the interaction between different scales and atmospheric layers. These topics are of great relevance in the development of efficient climate models and in the improvement of weather forecasting models. Great importance is attached to hierarchical modeling, which should contribute to the greatest possible understanding of the underlying mechanisms. Methods used are multiscale asymptotics, stochastic modelling, machine learning, and numerical simulations in a hierarchy of models of varying complexity. 

    Publications

    Please take all from → www.webofscience.com.

    Memberships

    • Deutsche Meteorologische Gesellschaft (DMG)
    • Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG)
    • American Meteorological Society (AMS)
    • American Geophysical Union (AGU) 

    Teaching

    Materials 

    The book 'Atmospheric Dynamics' by Prof Dr Ulrich Achatz is available as an e-book for students at Goethe University.

    Courses

    B. Sc. Meteorologie

    • Atmospheric dynamics 1 - 4
    • Stochastic methods

    M. Sc. Atmospheric and Climate Science

    • Advanced theory of atmospheric dynamics and climate 1-2 (Numercal Methods, Stochastic Methods, Gravity Waves)