Prof. Dr. Cornelius Senf
Academic Career and Research Areas
Prof. Senf (*1988) research is located at the interface of Earth observation and ecology. His current research focuses on the remote sensing of ecosystems under climate and land use change. The overarching goal of his research is to provide scientific insights that improve the sustainable management of ecosystems. From a methodological perspective, Senf covers a wide range of tools, including spaceborne remote sensing and active methods such as laser-scanning.
Prof. Senf studied geography and physics at Humboldt-University of Berlin and obtained a doctorate in geography with specialization in remote sensing in 2016. After two postdocs at Vienna’s University of Life Sciences and Natural Resources (BOKU) and the Integrative Research Institute on Transformations of Human-Environment Systems (IRI THESys) in Berlin he joined TUM in 2020 as a senior researcher. After completing his habilitation in 2023, Senf was appointed as assistant professor in 2024.
Awards
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF) Lise Meitner Fellow (2019)
- Organizer of the International Tree Mortality Network (2018)
- Best-paper award of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) Vienna (2018)
- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) P.R.I.M.E. Fellow (2016)
Key Publications (all publications)
Senf, C. (2022) Seeing the system from above – The use and potential of remote sensing for studying ecosystem dynamics. Ecosystems, 25, 1719–1737.
AbstractSenf, C. and Seidl, R. (2021) Mapping the forest disturbance regimes of Europe. Nature Sustainability, 4, 63-70.
AbstractSenf, C., Buras, A., Zang, C. S., Rammig, A., and Seidl. R. (2020) Excess forest mortality is consistently linked to drought across Europe. Nature Communications, 11, 6200.
AbstractSenf, C., Pflugmacher, D., Zhiqiang, Y., Sebald, J., Knorrn, J., Neumann, M., Hostert, P. and Seidl, R. (2018) Canopy mortality has doubled across Europe’s temperate forests in the last three decades. Nature Communications, 9, 4978.
AbstractSenf, C., Seidl, R. and Hostert, P. (2017) Remote sensing of forest insect disturbances: current state and future directions. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geo-information, 60, 49-60.
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