© Amadeus Bramsiepe, KIT
PD Dr. Ralf Kiese
Head of Division Terrestrial Bio-Geo-Chemistry
Head of Research Group 'Ecosystem Matter Fluxes'
Expertise
- Feedback of global environmental changes on terrestrial ecosystems and biosphere-atmosphere-hydrosphere exchange of environmental important trace substances
- Measuring and mechanistic modelling of C and N turnover and associated matter fluxes in natural and managed ecosystems at site and landscape scale
- Application of stable isotope approaches in environmental sciences
Academic Vita
- 1999 Diploma in Hydrology, University Freiburg
- 2002 PhD, Dr. rer. nat., University Freiburg/ Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK-IFU), Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- 2012 Habilitation (Venia Legendi) in Biogeochemistry, University Freiburg
Professional Experience
- 00-02 Ph.D. Student, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, IMK-IFU, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- 03-05 PostDoc Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, IMK-IFU, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- 05-11 Senior Scientist, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, IMK-IFU, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- 2005 Lecturer, University Freiburg
- 2011 Head of Research Group Ecosystem Matter Fluxes, KIT, Campus Alpine, IMK-IFU, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- 2015 Deputy Head of Division Biogeochemical Processes, KIT, Campus Alpine, IMK-IFU, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- 2022 Head of Division Terrestrial Biogeochemistry, KIT, Campus Alpine, IMK-IFU, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Activities in the Research System
- Since 2024 Member of DFG Permanent Senate Commission on “Transformation of agricultural and food systems”
- Since 2022 Member of ITMS (Integrated Monitoring System of Germany) coordination group
- Since 2021 Associate Editor Global Biogeochemical Cycles
- Since 2015 Member of TERENO steering committee
Link to Curriculum Vitae
Project List
- ITMS: Integrated Greenhouse Gas Monitoring System
- SUSALPS: Sustainable use of alpine and pre-alpine grassland soils in a changing climate
- Rhizotraits: Rhizosphere traits enhancing yield resilience to drought in modern cropping systems
- BASF
- TERENO: Terrestrial Environmental Observatories
Discontinued projects
- Floodflux: detecting greenhouse gas emissions in floodplain forests
- Ecopotential: improving future ecosystem benefits through earth observations
- DFG Research group Kili: Kilimanjaro ecosystems under global change
- DFG Research group ICON: Introducing Non-Flooded Crops in Rice-Dominated Landscapes: Impact on Carbon, Nitrogen and Water Cycles
Email: ralf.kiese@kit.edu
Telephone: +49 8821 183 153