Viktoria Kosmalla, M.Sc.

2020 - present: Research Associate; Leichtweiß-Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources; Dept. of Hydromechanics, Coastal and Ocean Engineering

2017 - 2019: Student Assistant; Leichtweiß-Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources; Dept. of Hydromechanics, Coastal and Ocean Engineering

2016 - 2019: Technische Universität Braunschweig, M.Sc. Civil Engineering 

2011 - 2015: Technische Universität Braunschweig, B.Sc. Civil Engineering 

• Ecosystem services in coastal protection - additional erosion protection by vegetation
• Ecohydraulic processes on foreshores
• Flood protection walls

2020 - 2023: MWK joint research project "Gute Küste Niedersachsen - Real-world laboratories for ecosystem strengthening coastal protection on the coast of Lower Saxony"

2020 - 2021: Innovation project "ÖkoProFeiLa - Ecohydraulic Processes from Field to Laboratory"

2019: BMBF joint research project "ECODIKE - Ecological friendly sea dikes and revetments for coastal protection"

Journals

Kosmalla, V.; Keimer, K.; Schürenkamp, D.; Lojek, O.; Goseberg, N. (2022): Erosion resistance of vegetation-covered soils: Impact of different grazing conditions in salt marshes and analysis of soil-vegetation interactions by the novel DiCoastar method. In: Ecological Engineering 181, 106657. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2022.106657

Keimer, K.; Schürenkamp, D.; Miescke, F.; Kosmalla, V.; Lojek, O.; Goseberg, N. (2021): Ecohydraulics of Surrogate Salt Marshes for Coastal Protection: Wave–Vegetation Interaction and Related Hydrodynamics on Vegetated Foreshores at Sea Dikes. In: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000667 

Liu, J.; Kutschke, S.; Keimer, K.; Kosmalla, V.; Schürenkamp, D.; Goseberg, N.; Böl, M. (2021): Experimental characterisation and three-dimensional modelling of Elymus for the assessment of ecosystem services. In: Ecological Engineering 166, 106233. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106233.

Books and Book Chapters

Scheres, B.; Arns, A.; Bisgwa, C.; Deutschmann, B.; Fröhle, P.; Goseberg, N.; Graunke, A.; Hoffmann, T. K.; Hollert, H.; Jensen, J.; Jordan, P.; Keimer, K.; Kosmalla, V.; Manojlovic, N.; Michalzik, J.; Molzberger, S.; Paul, M.; Schlurmann, T.; Schürenkamp, D.; Soltau, F.; Ulm, M.; Wrage-Mönnig, N.; Schüttrumpf, H. (2020): Ökosystemare Aspekte an Seedeichsystemen. In: Schüttrumpf H., Scheres B. (eds) Ökologische Aufwertung von Seedeichsystemen. Wasser: Ökologie und Bewirtschaftung. Springer Vieweg, Wiesbaden. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-31507-8_2.

Soltau, F.; Keimer, K.; Kosmalla, V.; Schürenkamp, D.; Ulm, M.; Arns, A.; Goseberg, N.; Jensen, J. (2020): Die Küstenschutzfunktion von Deichvorlandökosystemen. In: Schüttrumpf H., Scheres B. (eds) Ökologische Aufwertung von Seedeichsystemen. Wasser: Ökologie und Bewirtschaftung. Springer Vieweg, Wiesbaden. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-31507-8_3.

Conferences

Kosmalla, V.; Mehrtens, B.; Keimer, K.; Lojek, O.; Goseberg, N. (2022): Biomechanical parametrization of dune vegetation strengthening nature-based solutions in coastal protection. In: Strypsteen, G. et al. (eds): Book of abstracts: Building Coastal Resilience 2022, Bruges, Belgium, 12-13 April 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 89: pp. 45-47. https://dx.doi.org/10.48470/2

Mehrtens, B.; Kosmalla, V.; Bölker, T.; Lojek, O.; Goseberg, N. (2022): Spatial and temporal growth of coastal dune - field observation of the German Wadden Sea Coast. In: Strypsteen, G. et al. (eds): Book of abstracts: Building Coastal Resilience 2022, Bruges, Belgium, 12-13 April 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 89: pp. 20-21. https://dx.doi.org/10.48470/2

Keimer, K.; Schürenkamp, D.; Miescke, F.; Kosmalla, V.; Lojek, O.; Goseberg, N. (2022): Ecohydraulics of Surrogate Salt Marshes for Coastal Protection: Wave–Vegetation Interaction and Related Hydrodynamics on Vegetated Foreshores at Sea Dikes. Australian Coasts & Ports (online), 11th to 13th of April 2022. 

Kosmalla, V.; Schönebeck, J.-M.; Mehrtens, B.; Keimer, K.; Paul, M.; Lojek, O.; Schürenkamp, D.; Goseberg, N. (2021): Soil-vegetation interactions in coastal landscapes - erosion reduction as ecosystem service in the context of integrated coastal zone management. EGU General Assembly (online), 19th to 30th of April 2021. EGU21-8324, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-8324, 2021.

Mehrtens, B.; Kosmalla, V.; Lojek, O.; Schürenkamp, D.; Goseberg, N. (2021): Coastal dunes - A nature based coastal protection element exposed to exacerbated anthropogenic stress. EGU General Assembly (online), 19.-30.04.2021. EGU21-8324, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-10779.

Keimer, K.; Steinigeweg, C.; Kosmalla, V.; Lojek, O.; Schürenkamp, D.; Schröder, B.; Goseberg, N. (2021): Ecosystem services in coastal wetlands: Investigating bio- and hydro-mechanical traits of salt marsh vegetation. EGU General Assembly (online), 19th to 30th of April 2021. EGU21-8626, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-8626.

Lojek, O.; Kosmalla, V.; Keimer, K.; Schürenkamp, D.; Goseberg, N. (2020): Biomechanical ecosystem services in coastal protection along temperate climate coastlines of the North Sea. International Conference on Marine Science (online) on 2nd of October 2020

Visscher, J.; Schürenkamp, D.; Paul, M.; Schlurmann, T.; Goseberg, N.; Zielinski, O.; Keimer, K.; Kosmalla, V.; Lojek, O. (2020): Gute Küste Niedersachsen - Reallabore für einen ökosystemstärkenden Küstenschutz (Real-world laboratories for ecosystem strengthening coastal protection on the coast of Lower Saxony). FZK-Kolloquium on 5th of March 2020 in Hannover 

Schürenkamp, D.; Kosmalla, V.; Goseberg, N. (2019): Untersuchung ökohydraulischer Prozesse für ökosystemfördernden Küstenschutz (Investigation on ecohydraulic processes for ecosystem-friendly coastal protection). Hydrologisches Gespräch on 3rd of March 2019 in Husum

European Geosciences Union (EGU)

Hafentechnische Gesellschaft e.V. (HTG)