Dipl.-Geogr. Jan Krause

Institut für Geographische Wissenschaften (FU)

Jan Krause

Jan Krause is physical geographer with focus on geomorphological and hydrological aspects. Since January 2008 Jan Krause works as coordinator of the Research Area A “Spatial Environment and Conceptual Design” in the Excellence Cluster TOPOI at Freie Universität Berlin. Furthermore he is coordinator of the Graduate Group Landscapes within the Research Group A-I “Central Places and their Environment”. Due to the broad cooperation and experiences in TOPOI he was able to expand his skills towards the field of landscape archaeology.

Since October 2011 he coordinates in addition the graduate program Landscape Archaeology (LAA) at the Berlin Graduate School of Ancient Studies (BerGSAS), Freie Universität Berlin.
 

General Information

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+49 30 838-70440

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+49 30 838-70755
 
 

Activities

talk

"Einführung in Dokumentationsmethoden der Geographie"
part of the Conference Digitale Dokumentationsmethoden in Topoi

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"Vorstellung des Teilprojektes von A-III - 1 Klimaforschung"
part of the Lecture Research Area A - Spatial Knowledge and Conceptional Design

 

Publications

 
In Topoi

2010A Cluster-analysis-based Climate Classification for NE Africa
Schütt, Brigitta. Ducke, Katharina. Krause, Jan
 
further Publications

A list of publications and further information can be found at Jan Krause’s personal website at the Freie Universität Berlin.

 
 

Curriculum Vitae

Since 2008 Coordinator at the Excellence Cluster 264 Topoi.
2012 PhD-Thesis: Holocene landscape development and palaeohydrology of the central Sahara.
2005-2007 PhD-Student within the DFG-funded project: "Limnosahara - Quartäre Landschaftsentwicklung und aktuelle Morphodynamik in der zentralen Sahara (NE-Niger)" at the Freie Universität Berlin.
2003-2007 Scientific assistant & lecturer at the Freie Universität Berlin, Physical Geography.
2003

Diplomathesis: Inverse hydrologische Modellierung für das alpine Einzugsgebiet der Ammer mittels WaSiM-ETH und PEST (Inverse hydrological modelling of the alpine Ammer catchment using WaSiM-ETH and PEST).
1996-2003

University of Trier, diploma in applied physical geography (minors: remote sensing, climatology).