Jens-André Paffenholz

Prof. Dr. Jens-André Paffenholz

Head of Geomatics for Underground Systems,, Institute of Geotechnology and Mineral Resources-Geomatics, TU Clausthal

Germany

Qualifications and Career

2019 – present: Full professor Geomatics for Underground Systems at Clausthal University of Technology
2014 – 2019: Postdoctoral research staff, Lecturer and leader of the working group “TLS-based Multi-Sensor Systems | Engineering Geodesy”, Geodetic Institute, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
2012 – 2014: Postdoctoral research staff, Institute of Cartography and Geoinformatics, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
2011 (3 months): Research Associate, Department of Spatial Sciences, Curtin University of Technology Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2006 – 2012: Research staff, Geodetic Institute, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
2006 – 2012: Dr.-Ing.,PhD thesis about: Direct Geo-Referencing of 3D Point Clouds with 3D Positioning Sensors, Leibniz University Hannover, supervisor of PhD thesis: Prof. Hansjörg Kutterer
2002 – 2006: Dipl.-Ing. Geodesy and Geoinformatics, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany, Supervisor of Diploma thesis: Prof. Hansjörg Kutterer

Activities in the Research System, Committee work and active participation in scientific organizations

2025-present: Full member of the Geodesy Committee of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (DGK) and member of the DGK section “engineering geodesy”
2025-present: TU Clausthal, Head of the Institute of Geotechnology and Mineral Resources
2024-present: TU Clausthal, Faculty of Energy and Economics; Associate Dean
2024-present: Member of the IAG Commission 4 Joint Working Group C.6: „GNSS mass-market devices in climate and environmental sensing: approaches, opportunities, challenges, and social impact”
2022-present: TU Clausthal research area „Raw-Materials Supply and Resource Efficiency“;Research-area coordinator
2021-present: Editor avn. allgemeine vermessungs-nachrichten