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EGU 2026 – Join us!
We are excited to continue our growing session at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2026, focusing on the complex dynamics of fractured-porous and karstified aquifers. With dedicated oral and poster sessions, this year’s edition reflects the strong and ongoing interest in understanding [...]
FH-DGGV conference in Leipzig – Join us!
We are looking forward to the FH-DGGV Conference 2026 (10.-13.3.2026) in Leipzig and to contributing to two focused hydrogeology sessions at the Kongresshalle am Zoo. S15: Grundwasserbewirtschaftung in Karstgebieten Wednesday, 11 March 2026 | 15:15–16:00 | Bach-SaalChairs: Nico Goldscheider (KIT), Andreas Hartmann (TU Dresden), [...]
www.openKARST.org online
We’re happy to share that www.openkarst.org is now live! The new website serves as a central hub for everyone interested in openKARST - our open-source Python framework for modeling transient flow in karst conduit networks. At openkarst.org, you’ll find: An overview of the openKARST [...]
New WRR paper on film flow modeling
We are pleased to share our recent publication in Water Resources Research: Development of a Dual-Domain Karst Flow Model Under Consideration of Preferential Film-Flow Dynamics and Analysis of Compartment-Specific Parameter Sensitivitieshttps://doi.org/10.1029/2024WR037677 This work was primarily carried out by Torsten Noffz as part of his [...]
Official openKARST release!
We can finally announce the official publication of openKARST, our Python-based open-source code for modeling transient flow in karst conduit networks. The paper has now been published in Computers & Geosciences: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2025.106066 Karst systems pose unique challenges due to their highly dynamic flow regimes [...]
openKARST – A new open-source simulator for complex karst conduit networks
We are excited to announce the release of openKARST, a Python-based open-source code developed for modeling transient flow in karst conduit networks. The code is introduced in our new preprint, currently under revision at Computers & Geosciences, and available on arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.22320 Karst systems [...]
EGU 2025 – Join us!
We are excited to highlight our established and growing session at EGU 2025, focusing on the complex dynamics of fractured-porous and karstified aquifers. With two oral time blocks and a dedicated poster session, this year’s session reflects the strong and continued interest in understanding [...]
Habilitation at the University of Göttingen: Advancing hydrogeological research across scales
I am pleased to share that I have successfully completed my Habilitation at the Faculty of Geoscience and Geography at the University of Göttingen. With this step, I have been granted the academic title Privatdozent (PD) and the formal qualification habil., which acknowledges my [...]









