Univ.-Prof. Manfred Koch - Forschungsinformationssystem | Universität Kassel

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Manfred Koch

Work Experience

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2004 - 2007	Vice Dean, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kassel, 2004-2007
09/1996 - 10/2018	o. University Professor (C4) and Head, Department of Geohydraulics and Engineering Hydrology, University of Kassel, since 1996.
1995 - 1996	Albert and Alice Week's Chair (Assoc. Professor) of Environmental Geology Department of Geology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, 1995-1996
1987 - 1995	Research Scientist, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32306, 1987 - 1995
1986 - 1993	Assistant Professor of Geophysics, Department of Geology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32306, 1986 - 1993.
1986 - 1994	Research Scientist, Supercomputer Computations Research Institute, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32306, 1986 - 1994.
05/1985 - 08/1985	Visiting research scientist (geophysical fluid dynamics) at the Cooperative Institute of Research (CIRES), University of Colorado at Boulder, and National Center of Atmospheric Science (NCAR), Boulder, Colorado (May - August, 1985)
08/1983 - 07/1985	Visiting research scientist (geophysical fluid dynamics) at the Department of Geology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona (1984 - 1985).
07/1983 - 08/1986	Research associate (seismology and geophysical fluid dynamics), Geophysical Institute, University of Karlsruhe, Germany (1983 - 1986)
12/1979 - 12/1979	Visiting research scientist at the Lomonossov University and the Soviet Academy of Earth Science, Moscow, USSR (Dec.1979)

Academic background

Undergraduate student of physics and mathematics at the University of Göttingen, Germany (1971-1973). Degree: Vordiploma in physics and mathematics, 1973.
Graduate student of physics at the University of Paris XI, Orsay, France (1973-1974). Degree: Partial fullfilment of the certificate of the Maitrise (Master) in physics.
Graduate student of physics and mechanical engineering, Department of Fluid Mechanics at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany (1975-1977). Degree: Diploma in physics. Title of Diploma Thesis: The interferometric study of 3D- convective flows (in german). Major professors: Dr. Ing. Jürgen Zierep and Dr. Ing. habil. Herbert Oertel.
Ph.D.-student in geophysics at the Geophysical Institute at the University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany (1978 - 1983). Degree: Ph.D., confered by the faculty of physics. Title: of the Ph.D. Thesis: Linear and nonlinear inversion of teleseismic and local travel times - Application to the seismic zone Vrancea, Romania (in german). Major professors: Dr. Karl Fuchs and Dr. Helmut Wilhelm.

Projects as Principal Investigator

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06/2015 - 03/2019	Forschungskostenzuschuss Mirdar Soltani
07/2014 - 09/2017	Forschungskostenzuschuss Emami
07/2014 - 05/2018	Forschungskostenzuschuss Fereidoon
07/2014 - 03/2018	Forschungskostenzuschuss Semiromi
01/2014 - 02/2017	Forschungskostenzuschuss M. Zare
01/2013 - 01/2013	Verdunstungsraten in Salzwasser Ponds
03/2010 - 02/2012	PPP (Hongkong)
03/2009 - 03/2011	Dienstleistungen
01/2009 - 12/2012	Simultane 3-D-Inversion für Hypozentren und Krustenstruktur unterhalb Deutschlands mittels lokaler und regionaler Laufzeiten des Deutschen Erdbebenkatalogs
10/2008 - 11/2008	Forschungsreise Peru Fr.Avilez

Publications

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2021	Koch, M., Lozano Gacha, M.F., 2021. Distributed energy balance fluxes modelling of mass balances in the Artesonraju Glacier and discharge in the basin of Artesoncocha,Cordillera Blanca, Peru. Climate 9, TBD. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli9090143
2021	Koch, M., 2021. Khan, A.J. and M. Koch, Generation of a long-term daily gridded precipitation dataset for the Upper Indus Basin (UIB) through temporal Reconstruction, Correction & informed Regionalization-„ReCIR-PCP”, International Soil and Water Conservation Research, January 27, 2021. International Soil and Water Conservation Research TBD. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2021.01.005
2021	Koch, M., 2021. Taie Semiromi, M. and M. Koch, Downscaling of daily precipitation in Gharhesoo River Basin, Iran, by a coupled model of hybrid discrete wavelet transform, artificial neural networks, and quantile mapping, International Journal of Climatology (in Press). International Journal of Climatology TBD.
2021	Koch, M., 2021. Zamani, B., Koch, M. and Ben R. Hodges A potential tipping point in the thermal regime of a warm monomictic reservoir under climate change using three-dimensional hydrodynamic modeling Inland Waters , July 21, 2021. Inland Waters TBD. https://doi.org/10.1080/20442041.2021.1918510
2021	Koch, M., 2021. Zare, M. and M. Koch, Conjunctive Management of Surface-Groundwater Resources by coupling a hybrid Wavelet-ANFIS/ Fuzzy C-means (FCM) Clustering Model with Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO): Application to the Miandarband Plain, Iran , Neural Computing and Applications , January 6, 2021. Neural Computing and Applications TBD.
2020	Koch, M., Zamani Gharehchaman, B., 2020. Comparison between two hydrodynamic models in simulating physical processes of a reservoir with complex morphology: Maroon Reservoir. Water 12, 814. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12030814
2020	Zamani Gharehchaman, B., Koch, M., Hodges, B., 2020. Effects of morphology in controlling propagation of density currentsin a reservoir using uncalibrated three-dimensional hydrodynamic modeling. Journal of Limnology 79, 238–253. https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2020.1942
2020	Taie Semiromi, M., Koch, M., 2020. How Do Gaining and Losing Streams React to the Combined Effects of Climate Change and Pumping in the Gharehsoo River Basin, Iran? Water Resources Research 56, e2019WR025388. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019WR025388
2020	Koch, M., Khan, A., Tahir, A.A., 2020. Impacts of climate change on the water availability, seasonality and extremes in the Upper Indus Basin (UIB). Sustainability 12, 1283. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12041283
2019	Koch, M., 2019. Emami, F. and M. Koch, Modeling the Impact of Climate Change on Water Availability in the Zarrine River Basin and Inflow to the Boukan Dam, Iran , Journal Climate,7(4),51, 2019, 19pp. Climate 7, 51. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli7040051

Other Research Activities

2010	Climate change impact assessment of the 21st century water balance in the mesoscale Fulda catchment area Poster presentation
2000	International Symposium on Flood Defence, Kassel, September 20-23, 2000 (together with Prof. Dr. Ing. F. Tönsmann) Conference or similar event