Dr. Stephan Mertes
Leibniz Institute for
Tropospheric Research
Permoserstraße 15
04318 Leipzig
Phone: +49 341 2717-7143
Mail: stephan.mertes@tropos.de
Room: 006 (Building 23.3)
Function
Scientific staff
Department
Atmospheric Microphysics
Working group
Clouds
Research area and working focus
Aerosol-Cloud-Interaction
Droplet and ice particle formation in real clouds
Cloud processing of atmopheric aerosol particles
Sampling of cloud droplets and ice particles in atmospheric clouds
Aircraft-borne and ground-based measurements
Current projects
(AC)3 [ ACLOUD ] (DFG, since 2016)
[ HALO-AC3 ] (DFG, since 2020)
HALO [ CIRRUS-HL ] (DFG, since 2020)
PARAMOUNT (internal, since 2019)
Completed projects
INUIT (DFG, 2012-2018)
HALO [ ML-CIRRUS, ACRIDICON ] (DFG, 2008-2014)
ACRIDICON-Zugspitze (DFG, 2012)
PRADACS (2011)
HCCT-2010 (2010)
CLACE (DFG, 2004-2007)
PRACS-RICO (2004)
AFO-2000 [FEBUKO] (BMBF, 2001-2003)
AFS (BMBF, 1998-2000)
CIME (EU, 1995-1997)
CHEMDROP (EU, 1994)
Memberships
Associated member of the collaborative research center TROPEIS (2006-2009)
Ordinary member of the collaborative reseach center/TR (AC)3 (since 2016)
Awards
Excellence in Refereeing for outstanding service to the authors and readers of Geophysical Research Letters
EREA best paper award 2018 as co-author of the ML-CIRRUS publication by Voigt et al. 2017 in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Scientific curriculum vitae
professional career:
since 2008 Senior scientist at the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig
1995-2007 Scientist at the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig
1992-1995 Postdoc scientist at the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig
Education:
1992 PhD at the University Bonn
1991-1992 Research Associate at the Institute for Atmospheric Chemistry, Research Center Jülich
1988-1991 Scientific assistant at the Institute for Atmospheric Chemistry, Research Center Jülich
1988-1992 PhD student at the Institute for Atmospheric Chemistry, Research Center Jülich
1981-1988 Diploma study in physics, University Bonn
Publications