theoretical ecohydrology lab

Theoretical Ecohydrology Lab | Institute of Geoecology
Technische Universität Braunschweig
Langer Kamp 19c, 4th floor
38106, Brunswick, Germany

(e) igoe-tee@tu-braunschweig.de
(f) +49 531 391-5606
(h) https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/geooekologie/institut/tee

We use theoretical methods—conceptual, mathematical, and numerical models—to study ecohydrological processes in terrestrial systems. We are currently working on:

• urban ecohydrological units
• differential equations-based mathematical models and
• their numerical solution

We teach courses on terrestrial ecohydrology in the Environmental Sciences, Civil Engineering, and Environmental Engineering graduate programmes.

We believe that the integration of Ecohydrology into Geoecology is essential for exploring the feedback between terrestrial ecosystems and the hydrological cycle. This includes the impact of changes in land use and land cover, as well as the effects of urbanisation and ecological disturbances on hydrological and ecological functions.

By incorporating geoecological perspectives, our research provides a more complete understanding of the relationship between terrestrial ecosystems, water, and human activities, with important implications for water management and biodiversity conservation in an increasingly urbanised world.

We consider ourselves as a bridge between the Institute of Geoecology and the Leichtweiß-Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources at Technische Universität Braunschweig.

summer term 23

• Urban Ecohydrology (Gillefalk)

winter term 22–23

• Foundations of Ecohydrology (Özgen, Gillefalk)
• Ecohydrological Project (Özgen, Gillefalk)

summer term 22

• Urban Ecohydrology (Gillefalk)
• Ecohydrological Modelling (Özgen)

• Dr. Mikael Gillefalk, 2021–now, Urban ecohydrology

• Vera Hörmann, 2023–now, Abiotic stress on urban trees
• Gregor Rickert, 2023–now, Computational methods for high-performance isotope-aided ecohydrology

• Dharini Balachandran, 2022–now, Soil–plant–atmosphere continuum modelling
• Fabian Weigl, 2023–now, Urban ecohydrology
  • Co-supervision with Dr. Sascha Iden, Soil Physics Group, Technische Universität Braunschweig

in progress

• Hemant Kumar, MTech. Neural networking to predict transpiration using sap flow and soil moisture data from tropical rainforest, PI: Hemalatha, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India.
• Lennart Steffen, PhD. Performance optimisations for the Hydroinformatics Modeling System (hms++), PI: Hinkelmann, Technische Universität Berlin.
• Aziz Hassan, PhD. Optimization methods for shallow water flow modeling, PI: Hinkelmann, Technische Universität Berlin.
• Rachel Middleton, MSc. Flux re-scaling in ecohydrological systems, Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship, PI: Molins, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, USA.

past

• Franziska Tügel, PhD, 2022. Flash flood modeling with a specific focus on arid regions and infiltration, PI: Hinkelmann, Technische Universität Berlin.
  First position: Postdoc, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
• Jiaheng Zhao, PhD, 2019. Fully coupled robust shallow water flow and sediment transport model on unstructured grids, PI: Hinkelmann, Technische Universität Berlin.
  First position: Postdoc, Loughborough University, UK.

• Adrián Navas Montilla, Universidad de Zaragoza, 2023.

• We have an Erasmus+ agreement with the Escuela de Ingeniería y Arquitectura, Universidad de Zaragoza to exchange undergraduate and graduate students as well as teaching staff.
• We have a letter of understanding with the Geoinformatics and Earth Observation Group, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham to exchange graduate students.

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