Bruno Merz

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bruno Merz is a faculty member at the University of Potsdam and a leading researcher at the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ). He currently serves as the Director of Department 5 (Geoengineering) at GFZ and heads Section 5.4 (Engineering Hydrology). His roles include coordinating flood and drought analysis (WP 4110/4100) and remote sensing for hydraulic modeling (WP 4210) in the WISDOM project.

• Education:
  • Diploma in Civil Engineering (specialization: water resources management), University Karlsruhe, Germany (1982–1988)
  • PhD in Civil Engineering, University Karlsruhe, Germany (1996), thesis: Modelling the rainfall runoff process in small catchments under consideration of natural variability
  • Habilitation in Hydrology and Water Resources Management, University Potsdam (2005), thesis: Flood risk analysis: Methods, limits and possibilities
• Research Focus:
  • Hydrological modeling
  • Flood and drought risk assessment
  • Disaster management
  • Monitoring and simulation of hydrological processes
• Scientific Career Highlights:
  • Director of GFZ Department 5 since 2007
  • Joint professorship at University Potsdam and GFZ since 2006
  • Head of GFZ Section 5.4 since 2002
  • Researcher at GFZ since 1997
  • Research Fellowship at Kyoto University (1988–1990)
  • Consultant/Scientist at University Karlsruhe (1990–1997)
• Contact:
  • Email: bmerz@gfz-potsdam.de
  • Phone: +49 331 288 1500