Beate G. Liepert

In 1995 she obtained a PhD in Natural Science at the Institute of Meteorology, Department of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany.

[1] Beate pioneered research on global dimming, which is the reduction of atmospheric transparency due to air pollution and inter-decadal cloud changes.

Aerosol and solar radiation measurements in urban, as well as rural environments are also part of her research agenda, as is studying the effects of light quality on plant growths and ecosystems.

More recently she started applying her knowledge to solar energy resource assessments and optimizing photovoltaic systems as alternative to fossil fuel and nuclear technologies.

[1] Beate contributed a section on global dimming to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 4th Assessment Report “Scientific Basis” (chapter 3.4.4.2) that won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.