Dr. habil Astrid Kiendler-Scharr
CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DATA
Name
Marital status
Nationality
Astrid Kiendler-Scharr, geb. Kiendler
married, two children born 10/1999 and 5/2002
Austrian
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since 01/2006
01/2005 - 12/2005
08/2003 - 12/2004
08/2002 – 07/2003
08/1999 – 08/2002
Head of the FZ-Jülich young investigator group „Stable Isotopes in
Aerosols“ at Institut für Energie- und Klimaforschung: Troposphäre
(IEK-8), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Scientific focus: formation and
transformation of organic aerosol, influence of biosphere
emissions on atmospheric aerosol, stable isotopes and reaction
kinetics in atmospheric processes
Research Associate (Tenure Track) at ICG-2, Forschungszentrum
Jülich
Postdoctoral research associate at ICG-2, Forschungszentrum
Jülich, Scientific focus: chemical composition of organic aerosol;
influence of organic coatings on aerosol water interaction
on parental leave in Sunnyvale, California, USA
Postdoctoral research associate at Max-Planck-Institute for
Nuclear Physics, Atmospheric Physics Division (Group of Prof. Dr.
F. Arnold) Heidelberg, Scientific focus: Ions in the exhaust plumes
of jet engines and their effect on particle formation
EDUCATION
28/01/2010
Habilitation University Köln, Germany, Meteorology department,
“Formation of secondary organic aerosols from biogenic emissions
of volatile organic compounds”
06/1996 – 07/1999
Ph.D. student at the Max-Planck-Institute for Nuclear Physics,
Atmospheric Physics Division, Heidelberg
“Development and application of a novel aircraft borne ion trap
mass spectrometer apparatus for the analysis of trace gases and
ions: measurements in a laboratory, in the plume of jet engines
and atmospheric trace gas measurements with aircrafts”
Conferment of doctorate “Dr. rer. nat.” in July 1999 (“magna cum
laude”)
02/1995 – 02/1996
Diploma student in physics at the University of Innsbruck, Institute
for Ionphysics (Group of Prof. Dr. T. Märk)
“Electron attachment to CCl4, CCl2F2, and SF6 at high energy
resolution”
Diploma degree (“Mag. Rer. nat.”) in February 1996 (with
distinction)
10/1991 – 02/1996
Study of Physics at the University of Innsbruck, Austria
AWARDS AND HONORS
1995 Leistungsstipendium of the faculty of natural sciences, University Innsbruck („best
student award”)
1996 Leistungsstipendium of the faculty of natural sciences, University Innsbruck („best
student award”)
2006 young investigator group “Stable Isotopes in Aerosols” grant from Forschungszentrum
Jülich
2008/2009 Member of the Helmholtz Academy for executive managers in sciences
COMMUNITY SERVICE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
Reviewing
Journals: Nature, Geophysical Research Letter, Journal of Geophysical Research,
Environmental Science and Technology, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Aerosol
Science and Technology, Atmospheric Environment, Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry
Granting agencies: Review Panel member for EuroVOL (EUROCORES activity of the
European Science Foundation, ESF), Swiss national science foundation (SNF), Switzerland,
The Netherlands organisation for scientific research (NWO), The Netherlands
Steering Group: member of the steering group for PEGASOS (collaborative project within
the EC 7th framework programme “Pan European Gas-AeroSOl-climate interaction Study”)
and leader of theme 2: “Atmospheric processes”
Conference Convening and Program Committees
 Since 2009 Member of the Program Committee of Atmospheric Science Division,
European Geosciences Union
 Since 2006 Convener of the Session Aerosol chemistry and microphysics European
Geosciences Union - General Assembly
 Since 2008 Co-Convener of the Session Stable Isotopes in Atmospheric Research
European Geosciences Union - General Assembly
 2006 Convener of the Session Aerosol Chemistry, International Aerosol Conference,
St. Paul, USA
 2010 Session chair at the International Aerosol Conference, Helsinki, Finland in the
sessions “Studies on SOA precursors and partitioning, and isoprene chemistry” and
“Atmospheric Chemistry: SOA”
Workshop Organization and other activities
 Organization of the ESF-Introp Summer School “Climate effects of secondary organic
aerosols”, Forschungszentrum Jülich, August 2006
 Organization of the Sixth international AMS Users Meeting, Forschungszentrum
Jülich, August 2005
 Elected spokesperson of the Institute for Chemistry and Dynamics of the Geosphere,
ICG-2: Troposphere, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 2005 - 2010
 Secretary of the EGU Atmospheric Sciences Division (Gases and Aerosols)
MEMBERSHIPS
Gesellschaft für Aerosolforschung (GAeF)
European Geophysical Union (EGU)
Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG)
QUALIFICATIONS AND FIELDS OF INTEREST
Aerosol Physics and Chemistry, Stable Isotopes in Aerosols, Development of Mass
Spectrometric Methods for Atmospheric Trace Species, Methods for Data Analysis in
Organic Aerosol Mass Spectrometry, Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmosphere Biosphere
Exchange and Feedback Mechanisms, Aerosol Climate Interactions