Dr.-Ing. Behnam Zamani
Kontakt/ Adresse
Dr.-Ing. Behnam Zamani
Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ
Department of Lake Research
Brückstr. 3a
39114 Magdeburg, Germany 
Tel: 0341 6025 4866
behnam.zamani@ufz.de
		
	
	
Curriculum Vitae
Since Jan 2025
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Department of Lake Research/Seenforschung (research associate)
Technische Universität Berlin, Faculty III - Process Sciences, Department of Water Quality-Science and Engineering (postdoc, adjunct lecturer for Limnology)
2022 - 2023
German International University (GIU), Berlin. Civil Engineering, (adjunct lecturer for Hydrology)
2021 - 2022 
2019 - 2021 
Thünen Institute - Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture (postdoc)
Peschla+Rochmes Consulting Engineers, Kaiserslautern. Depts. Civil Engineering, Environment (Civil and Environmental engineer, project planner and designer, Data management and GIS expert)
2016 - 2019 
 2013 - 2015
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Bremerhaven. Dept. Sea Ice Physics (Research Assistant)
Education
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Kassel, Kassel (Germany).
Dissertation: “Three-dimensional hydrodynamic and ecosystem modeling of warm-monomictic reservoirs under the impact of 21st century climate change”
Masters in Water Reseources Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz (Iran)
Thesis: Water quality modeling in dam reservoirs (case study: Abolabbas reservoir)
Bachelors in Water Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz (Iran)
Research interests
- Physical Limnology
 - Lake ecosystems
 - Hydrodynamic and ecosystem modeling of lakes and reservoirs (3D and 1D)
 - Climate change impacts
 - Lake restoration approaches/lake management
 - Lake hydrology, lake-catchment exchanges
 
Co-operations / Projects
Previous projects:
Technische Universität Berlin / Berlin University Alliance (BUA)
Project: Climate and Water under Change (CliWaC), 2021-2024
Thünen Institute for Cimate-Smart Agriculture 
Project: CarboCheck 2021-2022 
Ongoing projects:
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)
Project: SevaMod