Rüdiger Grote

About

I am interested in the responses and impacts of ecosystem processes to climate change and varying air pollution. Therefore, I develop and apply biogeochemical models that describe ecosystem C, N, and water balances as well as shifts in ecosystem structure. My particular concern is the effect that plant emitted volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) have on air quality, which might be important in the context of urban green infrastructure as well as land-use change towards bioenergy production.

Experience

• Senior researcher at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) / University of Karlsruhe (TH)
  2002 - Present · 24 yrs 7 mos

  Project aquisition (EU, DFG, BMBF, BML, ...) and management (focus on ecosystem services) Cross-sectional cooperation within the institute (i.e. land surface modelling) Development of modelling tools (urban air quality, nitrogen balance, greenhouse gas emissions, ...)

• Senior Fellow at Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS-Potsdam) e.V.
  Jan 2013 - Dec 2013 · 1 yr

  Vegetation - atmosphere feedbacks and impacts under urban greening

• Researcher at Technische Universität München
  1998 - 2002 · 4 yrs

  Subproject leader SFB603 (Growth and Parasite Defence) Development of the BALANCE model

• Postdoc at PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
  1993 - 1998 · 5 yrs

  Responsible for the SANA sub-project Ecosystem Modelling Development of the FORSANA model