PD Dr. habil.
Wolf von Tümpling
Head of Central Laboratory for Water analytics & Chemometrics
Helmholtz Centre for
Environmental Research - UFZ
Central Laboratory for Water Analytics & Chemometrics
Brückstrasse 3a
39114 Magdeburg
Tel: +49 (0) 341-6025-4300
wolf.vontuempling@ufz.de
Academic education
11.1986 - 07.1991
Study of chemistry at the Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena
1995
2012
Ph.D.: As scientist extern at the Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena:
"Environmental behaviour of Mercury and its species in tropical eco-systems"
Habilitation: As Scientist extern at the Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena:
"Dynamic of pollutants during flood events and its consequences for inland surface waters"
Professional activities
08/1991-08/1994
Scientist at the Max-Planck Institute for Limnology in Plön within a German-Brazilian research co-operation Project
09/1994-09/1997
Scientist and deputy project manager at the GKSS Research Centre, Geesthacht
10/1997-12/1999
Senior advisor during the development and consolidation including a future accredition option at the central analytical laboratory for water- and waste water investigation at the Pollution Control Department (PCD) of the Thai government in Bangkok
Since 2000/01
Since 2012/12
Head of the central laboratory for "water analytics & chemometrics" at the Helmholtz Centre for environmental research in Magdeburg
Private lecturer at the Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena
R&D and management activities
- Studies to investigate the dynamic of pollutants in running and urbane waters during and after extrem events
- Chemometrial judge- and assessment of analytical data
- Management and expansion of the central water analytical laboratory with the focus on:
- nutrients and basic parameters
- organic substances and selected pollutants
- element analytics
Involvement in forums and committees
- Member of the GDCh-Division "Waterchemistry"
- Member of the working group "Chemometrics and Quality Assurance" at the Division "Analytical Chemistry" within the Association of German Chemists (GDCh)
- Member of the working group "Chemometrics" within the Division "Waterchemistry" of the GDCh