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Curriculum Vitae
Jens Oberheide

Office:


Physics Department, University of Wuppertal
Gauss Strasse 20, 42119 Wuppertal, Germany
phone: +49-202-439-2750
fax: +49-202-439-2680
joberh@uni-wuppertal.de


Education:

University of Wuppertal, Physics Department (CRISTA group), Wuppertal, Germany

December 2000

Ph.D. in Physics (Dr. rer. nat.)
Dissertation: Measurement and Modeling of Middle Atmospheric Tides: Results from the CRISTA Experiment (in German)
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Dirk Offermann

1996-2000

Ph.D. candidate



University of Hannover, Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Hannover, Germany

July 1996

Diploma in Physics (Dipl.-Phys.)
Diploma Thesis: Measuring the Absolute Detection Efficiencies of Microchannel Plates for Inert Gas Ions (in German)
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Burkhard Brehm

1990-1996

Physics student



Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium Springe, Springe, Germany
1988
 High School graduation (Abitur)


Appointments:

University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
since October 2003
 Scientist in the Atmospheric Physics Department.



High Altitude Observatory, NCAR, Boulder, USA

October 2001 - September 2003

Postdoc at HAO.



University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany

January 2001 - September 2001

 Postdoc in the Atmospheric Physics Department (CRISTA group).

1996-2000

Ph.D. student in the CRISTA group.



University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany

1995-1996

Diploma student at Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics.



Community Service:


2006
 Convener, Session ST5.3: Coupling processes in the middle atmosphere, thermosphere and ionosphere, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.


since October 2005
 Associate Editor, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres


2005
 Convener, Session ST20: Coupling between the middle atmosphere and thermosphere/ionosphere on Earth and other planets or moons, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.


2005 Guest Editor, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Special Issue on CRISTA 1&2 results in the MLT.


2004
 Panelist, NASA Sun-Earth-Connection Guest Investigator Program (SEC GIP) Review Panel, Washington DC, USA.


Honors and Awards:

University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
2001
 Best Ph.D. Thesis of the University in 2000 (Euro 2500,- cash award).



National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA
2001
 HAO Postdoctoral Fellowship.



Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
1997
 Kepler Award for Excellence in Orbital Mechanics, E. O. Hulburt Center for Space Research.


Research Interests:

Dynamics and chemistry of Earth's middle and upper atmosphere. Migrating and nonmigrating tides and their interaction with gravity waves and planetary waves. Analysis of satellite data and their interpretation with linear and general circulation models. Coupling processes across the stratopause. Geomagnetic storm effects on the neutral atmosphere. Trends in mesospheric temperatures.



Memberships:

American Geophysical Union

European Geosciences Union

Committee on Space Research

Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft