Professor Dr. Alfred Wiedensohler
Leibniz Institute for
Tropospheric Research
Permoserstraße 15
04318 Leipzig
Phone: +49 341 2717-7062
Mail: alfred.wiedensohler at tropos.de
Room: 205 (Geb. 23.2)
Function
Director of the Central Facility “European Center for Aerosol Calibration & Characterization” in the frame of European Research Infrastructure Consortium ACTRIS
Department
Atmospheric Microphysics
Education & Teaching
Since 2020 Adjunct Professor at the Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology at the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
2018 - 2024 Adjunct Professor at the Department Environmental Science & Engineering, Fudan University, China (extension for 3 years after 2021)
2005 - 2007 Guest Professor at the College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China 2005 Adjunct Professor, Institute for Meteorology, University of Leipzig, Germany
2005 - 2020 Adjunct Professor, Institute for Meteorology, University of Leipzig, Germany.
1995 - 2005 Lecturer, Institute for Meteorology, University of Leipzig, Germany.
1994 Postdoctoral lecture qualification (Habilitation), Faculty of Physics, Lund University, Sweden
1989 Doctor Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University Duisburg, Germany
1983 Dipl.-Ing., Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University Duisburg, Germany
Carrier Experience
2023 - now Director of the Central Facility “European Center for Aerosol Calibration & Characterization” in the frame of European Research Infrastructure Consortium ACTRIS
2015 - 2022 Head of the “European Center for Aerosol Calibration” in the frame of European Research Infrastructure ACTRIS
2014 - 2020 Department Head: Aerosol & Cloud Microphysics at the Leibniz-Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
2002 - now Head of World Calibration Centre for Aerosol Physics of the WMO (World Meteorological Organization) in the frame of the Global Atmosphere Watch program (GAW)
1994 - 2020 Head of the aerosol research group at the Leibniz-Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
1989 - 1993 Postdoctoral Scientist, Faculty of Physics, Lund University, Sweden
1983 - 1989 Doctoral student, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University Duisburg, Germany
Professional Activities and Memberships
2016 - now ISO working group “TC 24/SC 4/WG 12 "Electrical mobility and number concentration analysis for aerosol particles”
2013 - 2018 Editor-in-Chief of the Journal Atmospheric Environment
2010 - now Associate editor of Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
2010 - now CEN working group on "Particle Counting in the Atmosphere"
1997 - now Member of "Scientific Advisory Group" for aerosols within the frame of the Global Atmosphere Watch Program (GAW) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Funding (Large projects with major own contributions)
2024 - 2027 CARGO-ACT, work package leader, (European)
2020 - 2023 ULTRAFLEB, coordination, (national)
2020 - 2023 AEROMET-2, work package leader, (European)
2019 - 2021 TAME-BC project funded, (international)
2017 - 2020 AEROMET, work package leader, (European)
2015 - 2019 ACTRIS-2, work package leader, (European)
2011 - 2015 ACTRIS, work package leader, (European)
2007 - 2011 EUSAAR, work package leader, (European)
Honors and Recognitions:
Publications: 488 peer reviewed publication; H-index 92 (web of science, Dec 2024)
2014 Winner of the Haagen-Smit Award of the Journal of Atmospheric Environment
2014 Award “Highly Cited Researcher” from Thomson Reuters
2015 Award “Highly Cited Researcher” from Thomson Reuters
2016 Award “Highly Cited Researcher” from Thomson Reuters
2017 Award “Highly Cited Researcher” from Thomson Reuters