Geothermal Energy

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Expert	Expertise
Prof. Dr. Olaf Kolditz Dr. Uwe-Jens Görke Department Environmental Informatics	Modelling and numerical simulation of multiphysics processes in porous media for energy-related subsurface applications; Computational Mechanics, High Performance Computing (HPC), data integration, visualization
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Haibing Shao Department Environmental Informatics	Modelling of heat and mass transport, and of coupled reactive transport processes; Modelling interactions of Borehole Heat Exchangers in shallow geothermal field; Development of coupled multiphysics models for deep geothermal sites

Expert	Expertise
Prof. Dr. Peter Dietrich Dr. Thomas Vienken Department Monitoring and Exploration Technologies	Characterization and monitoring of subsurface and near surface systems. Evaluation of effects of shallow geothermal energy use, characterization and monitoring of subsurface storage systems. Geothermal development concepts, temperature regime in urban areas.

Expert	Expertise
Prof. Dr. Matthias Groß Department of Urban and Environmental Sociology	Environmental sociology, science and technology studies, risk and ignorance Cultural foundations of the energy transition, public perception of the geological underground (especially geothermals), the evolution of geothermal energy systems, experimental practices in society
Dr. Alena Bleicher Department of Urban and Environmental Sociology	Sociological research on the exploitation of scarce resources from primary and secondary deposits, Science and technology studies Dealing with nonknowledge in decision making, governance options, public participation, experimental practices
Dr. Conrad Kunze Department of Urban and Environmental Sociology	Public perceptions, social movements, the energy transition, risk discourses, transition theory Acceptance and participation in the use of Geothermal Energy