Univ.-Prof. Manfred Koch - Research Information System | University of 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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1998	Koch, M., 1998. Sun, H. and M. Koch, Fractal calculation of surface area of porous media , Stochastic Hydrology and Hydraulics , 12, pp. 83-96, 1998. Stochastic Hydrology and Hydraulics TBD.
1997	Koch, M., 1997. Book Review: Seeber, G., Satellite Geodesy, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, 1993, 531pp., In: Pure and Applied Geophysics, 1997.
1997	Koch, M., 1997. Book Review: Sigl, R., Introduction to Potential Theory, Abacas Press, Cambridge, MA, 1985, 229pp., In: Pure and Applied Geophysics, 1997.
1997	Koch, M., 1997. Book review: Vogel, A., R. Gorenflo, W. Webers, and R.S. Rutman (eds.), Geophysical Data Interpretation by Inverse Modeling, Vieweg & Sons, Braunschweig, 1993, 217pp., In: Pure and Applied Geophysics, 1997.
1997	Koch, M., 1997. Book Review: Whitlow, R., Basic Soil Mechanics, Longman Scientific Technical, Essex, 1993, 528pp, In: Pure and Applied Geophysics, 1997.
1997	Koch, M., 1997. Koch,M. and M. Flörke, Numerical modeling of the hydraulic remediation (pump and treat) of a contaminated industrial site, City of Konz (in German), 1997.
1997	Koch, M., 1997. Koch, M. and T. Shinkawa, Modeling the impact of a phosphogypsum stack on the groundwater aquifer, Technical Report for the Florida Phosphate Research Institute, Bartow, Florida, 1997, 108p.
1997	Koch, M., 1997. Sun, H., Koch, M. and Liu, X., Modeling of the interaction of river and groundwater to assess groundwater contamination by time series, flow modeling and particle tracking methods, Proceedings of the 30th International Geological Congress, Hydrological Section,Peking, China, August, 1-7, 1996, In: Hydrogeology, Fie Jin and N.C.Krothe (eds.), pp. 139-164, ///VSP///, Utrecht, Netherlands, 1997, 315 p., in: Fie Jin and N.C.Krothe (Hrsg.), Hydrogeology. ///VSP///,, Utrecht, S. TBD.
1996	Koch, M., 1996. Koch, M. and H.M. Cekirge, A transient Green’s function analytical flow and particle tracking model to quantify a coupled river-aquifer system: Application to the assessment of possible groundwater contamination from a Floridan industrial river, In: Advances in Ground Water Pollution Control and Remediation, M.A. Aral (ed.), pp. 127-154, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 1996., in: Aral, M.A. (Hrsg.), Advances in Ground Water Pollution Control and Remediation. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, S. TBD.
1996	Koch, M., 1996. Sun, H. and M. Koch, Time Series Analysis of water quality parameters in an estuary using Box-Jenkins ARIMA models and cross-correlation techniques, In: Computational Methods in Water Resources XI, A.A. Aldama, J. Aparicio, C.A. Brebbia, W.G. Gray, I. Herrera and G.F. Pinder (eds.), Vol. 2, Mathematical Modeling in Water Resources, pp. 363- 374, Computational Mechanics Publications, Southampton, UK, 1996, 526 p., in: Aldama, A.A. (Hrsg.), Computational Methods in Water Resources XI, Vol. 2, Mathematical Modeling in Water Resources. Computational Mechanics Publications,, Southampton, S. TBD.

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