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Apl.-Prof. Dr. Andreas Engel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences at Goethe University Frankfurt. His research focuses on experimental atmospheric chemistry, particularly atmospheric tracers, stratospheric processes, and tropospheric interactions. He leads the trace gas laboratory at the Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, developing in-situ GC/MS instrumentation for airborne platforms like the HALO research aircraft. Key roles include coordinating EU projects Eurohydros (molecular hydrogen monitoring), SPURT, and TACTS (UT/LS chemistry), and participating in DFG research group SHARP (stratospheric-global change coupling).
Education: PhD (1993) in stratospheric chemistry from RWTH Aachen, Habilitation (2007) in geosciences. Career highlights include postdoctoral research at Forschungszentrum Jülich and leadership in international campaigns like PHILEAS (Asian monsoon air export), SOUTHTRAC (gravity waves), and POLSTRACC (polar stratosphere study). His work bridges observational data with models to understand climate-stratosphere interactions, including studies on age of air trends and halogen budgets.
Research emphasizes long-lived trace gases, halocarbon emissions, and stratospheric dynamics. Notable contributions include analyses of HCFC/ HFC leakage, SF6 emissions tracking, and ozone layer recovery assessments. Instrumentation innovations include AirCore sampling and GLORIA remote sensing. Collaborations span global projects like InTEM inverse modeling and CAM-Chem simulations.
