Philip KESTEL

Hallo, ich bin Philip, a German who has made Singapore his home. I joined the Climate and Vegetation Pillar of Cooling Singapore in July 2021. If you haven’t seen me around much, it’s because I can usually be found in Bishan Park, measuring the impacts of vegetation on the microclimate.

I graduated from the Johann Wolfgang von Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany with a Master’s in meteorology and have been immersed in research since.

Surfing, and the search for wave creating weather systems was what got me first started on this path. I enjoy being outdoors and playing the saxophone (as my neighbors can attest).

Research Interests

• Urban Climate
• Air Quality
• Climate change, Urbanization, and Adaption
• Biometeorology

Education

• Master’s in meteorology (Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
• Coursework in Environmental Engineering (Civil, Environmental Engineering Department, National University of Singapore)

Internships:

• 2010 Urban Heat Island Studies, Department of Geography, National University of Singapore
• 2015 Collection of Air Samples and Maintenance of measuring devices St John’s Island, Singapore

Affliation

• CENSAM/ SMART

Social Media

• LinkedIn: external pagePhilip Kestelcall_made