Biography |
| Leila Parhizgar is a doctoral candidate at the Chair of Tree Growth and Wood Physiology Group at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). She began her doctoral studies in February 2023 as part of the DFG-funded research project "Research Training Group 2679 - Urban Green Infrastructure (RTG-UGI). Leila holds a Master's degree in Sustainable Resource Management from TUM, where she also completed an internship at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Climateflux GmbH. Her academic journey began with a Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran, with a focus on spatial analysis and social well-being. |
Research interests |
| Urban Green Infrastructure and Urban Forestry / Determinants of Urban Tree Mortality / Street Trees and Their Impact on Urban Ecosystem Services |
Key publications |
| Reitberger R, Pattnaik N, Parhizgar L, …, Lang W. 2024. A Systems Perspective on the Interactions Between Urban Green Infrastructure and the Built Environment. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1363: 012071. |
Education and professional experience |
| Since 2024 Doctoral Candidate in the DFG-funded research project "Research Training Group 2679 - Urban Green Infrastructure (RTG-UGI) at the Chair of Tree Growth and Wood Physiology, TUM |
| 2023-2024 Doctoral Candidate in the DFG-funded research project RTG-UGI at the Chair of Forest Growth and Yield Science, TUM |
| 2020-2023 Student Research Assistant at the Chair of Forest Growth and Yield Science, TUM. Key contributions include assisting in setting up tree laboratories, structural dimension measurement of urban trees, and data analysis using R and ArcGIS |
| 2022-2023 Project intern at the Climateflux GmbH |
| 2019-2022 Master of Science in Sustainable Resource Management at TUM (minor in Urban Forestry and Landscape Management). Master Thesis on the “Effect of trees on the cooling of squares in Munich in the course of the year” |
| 2022 Research project intern at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in cooperation with Sachverständigenbüro für Luftbildauswertung und Umweltfragen (SLU) |
| 2012-2016 Bachelor of Science in Urban Planning (minor in Spatial Analysis and Social Well-being) at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran |
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