Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Michael Leuchner

Physical Geography and Climatology | Department of Geography | RWTH Aachen University

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Research Focus

Academic Education

2018 Habilitation in Atmospheric Environmental Research at the Technical University of Munich, Germany, Professorship for Ecoclimatology; Topic: Detection and modeling of abiotic environmental factors at the interfaces of atmosphere, biosphere and anthroposphere
2001 – 2006 Doctoral Degree (Dr. rer.nat.) at the Technical University of Munich, Germany, Chair for Bioclimatology and Pollution Research
1994 – 2001 Studies: Geography (Diploma), Minors: Landscape Ecology, Business Administration, American Studies; Catholic University of Eichstätt, Germany, Western Washington University, USA, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain

Professional Career

Since 2019 Appointment as University Professor for Physical Geography and Climatology at the Institute of Geography of the RWTH Aachen University
2015 – 2019 Publishing Editor Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment, Springer Nature, Dordrecht, Netherlands
2013 – 2015 Professor (proxy) for Ecoclimatology at the Technical University of Munich, Germany
2012/2013 Professor (proxy) for Physical Geography and Landscape Ecology at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany
2008 – 2012 Research Scientist at the Technical University of Munich, Germany, Professorship for Ecoclimatology
2006 – 2008 DAAD Post-Doc Fellow and Research Scientist at the University of Houston, USA
2001 – 2006 Research Assistant at the Technical University of Munich, Germany, Chair for Bioclimatology and Pollution Research