Department of Palynology and Climate Dynamics

Curriculum vitae

Personal Details
Hermann Behling

Education


  • 1983-1985 – University of Bielefeld, Biology (Vordiplom)
  • 1985-1987 – University of Göttingen, Biology (Diplom)
  • Major Subjects: Botany, Microbiology, Organic Chemistry



Graduation
1987-1988 – University of Göttingen.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. H.-J. Beug;
Original thesis title: Vegetationsgeschichtliche Untersuchungen an dem meso-lithischen Fundplatz Bedburg in dem Braunkohlentagebau Garzweiler
(Vegetational history studies of the mesolithic site Bedburg in Garzweiler brown coal deposit.)

PhD Study
1989-1992 - University of Göttingen, including a 20 months stay at the „Federal University of Rio de Janeiro“ in Brazil
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. H.-J. Beug,
Major Subject: Botany
Minor Subjects: Microbiology, Geography;
Original thesis title: Untersuchungen zur spätpleistozänen und holozänen Vegetations- und Klimageschichte der tropischen Küstenwälder und der Araukarienwälder in Santa Catarina (Südbrasilien)
(Studies on late Pleistocene and Holocene vegetation and climate history of tropical coast forests and Araucaria forests in Santa Catarina, South Brazil)

Habilitation
1998-2000 – University of Bremen (Centre for Tropical Marine Ecology);
Original thesis title: Spätquartäre paläoökologische und paläoklimatische Studien an neotropischen Ökosystemen basierend auf pollenanalytischen Untersuchungen terrestrischer und mariner Sedimentkerne.
(Paleoecological and -climatic studies on late quarternary neotropical ecosystems based on palynological analysis of terrestrial and marine sediment cores.)
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Full Time Professorship
Since 2005 - W2-Professor, Head of Department Palynology & und Climate Dynamics at Albrecht-von-Haller Institute of Plant Sciences at Georg-August-University Göttingen


Scholarships


  • 1989-1990 – PhD-scholarship, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)
  • 1993-1995 - Postdoc-scholarship, Smithsonian Institution/NSF
  • 1995-1998 Postdoc-scholarship, The Netherlands Geosciences Foundation (GOA)
  • 1998-2000 – Habilitation-scholarship, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)



Stays Abroad


  • 1989-1990 – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 1993-1995 - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Center for Tropical Paleoecology and Archeology in Panama. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Colinvaux
  • 1995-1998 - Hugo de Vries-Laboratoy, Department of Palynology and Palaeo/Actuo-ecology, University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hooghiemstra



Scientific Assistant


  • 1998-2003 - Centre for Tropical Marine Ecology, „Mangrove Dynamics and Management“ (MADAM)- project in Brazil, „Brantas – Madura Strait Biogeochemistry“ (BRAMS)- project in Indonesia and several other projects.
  • 2003-2005 – Geoscientist at the University of Bremen, work on DFG-project „Effects of the slowdown of the thermohaline circulation during Heinrich Event 1 and the Younger Dryas period on vegetation and climate of tropical southwestern Africa and tropical eastern South America” in the workgroup lead by Prof. Dr. G. Wefer, marine geologie