Background
Orphal, Johannes was born on July 11, 1966 in Magdeburg, Germany.
physicist university professor
Orphal, Johannes was born on July 11, 1966 in Magdeburg, Germany.
Degree in physics, Humboldt University, Berlin, 1991. Doctor of Philosophy, University Paris-Sud, 1995.
He is Full Professor of Physics and Director of the Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). His main scientific contributions are in the field of molecular spectroscopy applied to the Earth"s atmosphere: laboratory measurements of unstable and reactive molecules and radicals, data evaluation for international databases e.g. HITRAN, preparation and use of remote-sensing satellite missions (GOME, SCIAMACHY, MIPAS, MetOp, MTG ) to observe stratospheric chemistry, tropospheric air quality and processes of relevance for climate, as well as the development of sensitive in-situ measurements techniques like IBBCEAS.
Married.