Lothar Schulte        
 

Dr. Lothar Schulte
 
Room: 3068, 3th floor, Department of Physical and Regional Geography
Phone: + 34 93 403 78 87
Email: schulte@ub.edu
Position: Assistant Professor
 
 
Curriculum Vitae 
  • 1991 - 1995. Contract at the Department of Geography, University of Düsseldorf.
  • 1995. University Degree in Geography (Magister Artium), Geology and Economic History at the University of Düsseldorf (Germany) and Cologne (Germany)
  • 1995. Postgraduate contract at the Department of Geography at the University of Düsseldorf (Germany). Research and fieldwork in Patagonia (Argentina) and south-western USA.
  • 1995 - 2000. CIRIT pre-doc research grant (Department of Science and Technology of Catalonia) at the Department of Physical and Regional Geography. Research stay at the Univesity of California Berkeley, University of California Davis, Universität Marburg, Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins (Santiago de Chile)
  • 2000. Doctoral Degree and Doctor Europaeus at the University of Barcelona. PhD thesis: "Quaternary Evolution of the Vera and eastern Sorbas basin (SE-Iberian Peninsula). A reconstruction of paleoclimatic fluctuations from morphological and pedological studies"
  • 2000 - 2005. Assistant Professor at the Department of Physical Geography at the University of Barcelona
  • 2001 - 2002. Post-doc research grant at the Department of Geography at the University of Berne (Switzerland) financed by the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation (Bonn, Germany). Research proyect "Holocene fluvial environment in the Swiss Aps. The influence of climate and human interaction".
  • 2002. Lecture at the Department of Geography at University of Berne (Switzerland)
  • 2003. Local Organizing Commitee Award of the XVI INQUA Congress Reno, USA. 
  • 2005. Full - Porofessor at the Department of Physical Geography at the University of Barcelona
  • 2005. National INQUA (International Union for Quaternary Research) corresponding member of the INQUA Palaeoecology and Human evolution
 
Research interests
  • Quaternary Geomorphology of Arid Regions, Holocene River Environment and Human Interaction, Paleopedogy, Paleo-geoecology, Glacial Geomorphology, Periglacial Processes.
 
Research areas
  • Desert lowlands of southeastern Spain, Swiss Alps, Sierra Nevada (Spain), eastern Pyrenees and northeastern Spain.
 
Coordination of research projects
  • 1995 - 2000. Quaternary Evolution of the Vera and eastern Sorbas basin (SE-Iberian Peninsula)
  • 2001 - 2006. Holocene fluvial environment in the Swiss Alps. The influence of climate variability and human interaction
  • 2006-2009 Fluvalps-3000 Project. Fluvial variability in the Alps during the last 3000 years: Climate change, land use and associated flood risks. CGL2006-01111 (MEC).
 
Participation in EC research projects
  • 1994 - 1996. "AGUAS - Paleoclimatic reconstruction and the dynamics of human settlement and land-use in the area of the middle Aguas (Almería), in the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula"
 
Teaching
  • Geomorphology, Field work in Physical Geography, Interpretation of aerial photographs and satellite images, Geography of natural reserves, Palaeoenvironment reconstruction from morfphologic and edaphic studies.
 

Selected publications

  • SCHULTE, L. ; BURJACHS, F.; VEIT, H. & JULIÀ, R; (2008) Lütschine fan delta response to climate variability and land use in the Bernese Alps during the last 2400 years. Geomorphology (reviewed and accepted).
  • SCHULTE, L. ; BURJACHS, F.; VEIT, H. & JULIÀ, R; (2007). Alpine fluvial environment and land-use changes: The Bernese Alps during the Late Holocene. Quaternary International Supp 167-168, 371-372.
  • SANTISTEBAN, J. I., SCHULTE, L. (2007). The Iberian Peninsula fluvial network: a chronological framework. Quaternary Science Reviews (accepted 12.11.05, in press).
  • SCHULTE, L. (1998): Quaternary morphodynamic and climate changes in the middle and lower Aguas Valley. In: CASTRO, P.V.; CHAPMAN, R.W.; GILI, S.; LULL, V.; MICÓ, R.; RIHUETE, C.; RISCH, R. & SANAHUJA Yll, MªE. (eds.): Aguas Project. Paleoclimatic reconstruction and the dynamics of human settlement and land-use in the area of the middle Aguas (Almería), in the south-east of the Iberian Península: 38-42. European Comission. Directorate-General, Science, Research and Development. Luxembourg.
 
Selected congress contributions
  • SCHULTE, L.: Flussdynamik und Klimavariabilität im Einzugsgebiet der Lütschine (Berner Oberland, Schweiz). - Feodor-Lynen Grant Meeting of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. 29/11/2002. Bonn, Germany.
  • SCHULTE, L. River terrace aggradation in the Mediterranean Iberian Peninsula. The onset of the Little Ice Age. - International Workshop on Paleofloods, Historical Data & Climatic Variability. 16-19/10/2002. Barcelona, Spain.
  • SCHULTE, L.: The influence of climate change and human dynamics on fluvial environments in southeastern and northeastern Spain over the last 1500 years. - International Conference on Environmental Dynamics and History in Mediterranean areas. International Association of Geomorphologist (IAG). Université de Paris-Sorbonne, 24-26/4/2002. Paris, France.
  • SCHULTE, L., MARCOS, J. de, GÓMEZ, A., PALACIOS, D., TANARRO, L.M., RAMOS, M: Late glacial deglaciation and subsequent expansion of periglacial processes in the Mulhacén Cirque (Sierra Nevada). - 1st European Permafrost Congress. 26-28/3/2001. Rome, Italy.
  • SCHULTE, L.: Climatic and Human Impact on river systems in Southeast Spain. - INQUA-Meeting. Commission on the Holocene. 27-31/3/2000. Seville, Spain.
  • SCHULTE. L & JULIÀ, R. Quaternary Soil development on river terraces in the Vera basin (SE-Spain). - 6th International Meeting on Soils with Mediterranean Type of Climate. 4-9/7/1999. Barcelona, Spain.