theoretical ecohydrology lab
in brief
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 microblog on mastodon: @teelab@mas.to
about
We use theoretical methods—conceptual, mathematical, and numerical models—to study ecohydrological processes in terrestrial systems. We are currently working on:
- hydrological and biogeochemical flux re-scaling
- isotope ecohydrological model development for the soil–plant–atmosphere continuum
- numerical solvers for wildfire propagation modelling
- urban ecohydrological functions at the city scale
We teach courses on terrestrial ecohydrology in the Environmental Sciences, Civil Engineering, and Environmental Engineering graduate programmes.
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.
teaching
winter term 22–23
- Foundations of Ecohydrology (Özgen, Gillefalk)
- Ecohydrological Project (Özgen, Gillefalk)
summer term 22
- Urban Ecohydrology (Gillefalk)
- Ecohydrological Modelling (Özgen)
projects
- Runoff generation and surface hydrodynamics across scales with the SERGHEI model. Forschungszentrum Jülich under Application-Nr. 26702, 1 May 2021 – 31 Oct 2023.
- SERGHEI: Simulation environment for geomorphology, hydrodynamics and ecohydrology in integrated form – gitlab
postdocs
- Dr. Mikael Gillefalk, 2021–now, Urban ecohydrology
phd students
I'm actively seeking PhD students. Contact me if you would like to work with me on topics in computational ecohydrology.
graduate students
- Dharini Balachandran, 2022–now, Soil–plant–atmosphere continuum modelling
co-advised students
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.
- Advaith Jayan, MTech. GIS and remote sensing based analysis to assess the potential of green roofs in urbanised areas in India, PI: Arlikatti, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India.
- Lennart Steffen, PhD. Performance optimisations for the Hydroinformatics Modeling System (hms++), PI: Hinkelmann, Technische Universität Berlin.
- Aziz Hassan, PhD. Urban flash flood modelling based on merged rainfall satellite data — Application to Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, 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.
collaborations
- 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.