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Mitglieder an der Universität Potsdam

Mitglieder des Forschungshub, die eine feste Stelle an der Universität Potsdam innehaben.


Prof. Dr. Ilko Bald

Physical Chemistry • Plasmonics • Light-Matter Interaction • Nanoscale Chemistry

Prof. Bald focuses on physical chemistry, particularly on the interaction of light with matter, plasmonic effects, and nanoscale chemistry.

Prof. Dr. Peter van der Beek

Tectonics • Geodynamics • Geomorphology • Thermochronology

Prof. van der Beek studies tectonic and climatic influences on relief, erosion rates, and long-term landscape development.

Prof. Dr. Nina Brendel

Materials Science • Computational Modeling • Nanostructures • Material Properties

Prof. Brendel specializes in computational materials science, focusing on simulations of material properties and nanostructures.

Prof. Dr. Christian Bickenbach

German Constitutional Law • Administrative Law • European Union Law • Climate Litigation

Prof. Bickenbach focuses on the margins of appreciation of legislation and administration, climate protection law and climate litigation

Prof. Dr. Bodo Bookhagen

Geomorphology • Remote Sensing • Earth-Surface Processes • Hydrology

Prof. Bookhagen specializes in tectonic geomorphology, climatic variability, spatial and time series analyses, and remote-sensing.

Prof. Dr. Axel Bronstert

Hydrology • Water Resources • Flood Risk • Climate Change

Prof. Bronstert specializes in hydrology and water resources management, focusing on flood risk assessment, hydrological modeling, and climate change impacts.

PD Dr. Philip Bubeck

Flood Risk Management • Climate Adaptation • Human Behavior • Community Resilience

Dr. Bubeck studies flood risk management, focusing on climate adaptation, human behavior, and the resilience of communities to flood hazards.

Prof. Eva Eibl, PhD

Seismology • Volcanology • Earthquake Seismology • Geophysics

Prof. Eibl uses seismometers and rotational sensors to improve forecasting and monitoring of volcanic and geyser eruptions and other natural hazards such as subglacial floods.

Prof. Dr. Julia Fleischer

Public Administration • Governance • Comparative Politics • Policy Analysis

Prof. Fleischer analyzes governmental changes from a comparative perspective using quantitative and qualitative methods.

Prof. Dr. Melina Freitag

Data Assimilation • Numerical Analysis • Inverse Problems • Computational Mathematics

Prof. Freitag studies inverse problems, data assimilation, high-dimensional systems, and numerical linear algebra.

JProf. Bertrand Fournier, PhD

Landscape Ecology • Biodiversity • Human Impact • Ecological Communities

Prof. Fournier researches the interactions between ecological communities across spatial and temporal scales, with a focus on the impact of human activities on ecosystems and biodiversity.

Dr. Till Francke

Hydrology • Sediment Transport • Flood Hazards • Remote Sensing

Dr. Francke researches hydrology and climatology, focusing on sediment transport, flood hazards, and soil moisture using data-driven models and remote sensing.

Prof. Dr. Jan Härter

Theoretical Physics • Complex Systems • Nonlinear Dynamics • Dynamical Systems

Prof. Härter specializes in theoretical physics, focusing on the dynamics of complex systems and nonlinear dynamics.

Dr. Katja Geissler

Plant Ecology • Ecohydrology • Biodiversity • Drylands

Dr. Geissler researches plant ecology, focusing on ecohydrological modeling, plant traits, and biodiversity in drylands.

Dr. PD Maik Heistermann

Flash Floods • Climate change • Weather Radar • Environmental Monitoring

Dr. Heistermann focuses on flash flood hazards and water resources, using e.g. remote sensing and soil water monitoring as well as data-driven and numerical models.

Prof. Dr. habil. Nina Kolleck

Educational Governance • Social Networks • Sustainability Education • Education Policy

Prof. Kolleck focuses on educational governance and policy, exploring social networks in education and sustainability education.

Prof. Oliver Korup, Ph.D.

Geomorphology • Remote Sensing • Climate Change • Natural Hazards

Prof. Korup's research focuses on the intersection of geomorphology, natural hazards, and data science.

Prof. Dr. Sabine Kuhlmann

Public Administration • Administrative Reforms • Local Government • Public Management

Prof. Kuhlmann specializes in public administration, focusing on administrative reforms, local government, and comparative public management.

Prof. Dr. Anna-Lena Lamprecht

Software Engineering • Computational Science • Software Sustainability • Scientific Workflows

Prof. Lamprecht researches software engineering and computational science, focusing on software sustainability and scientific workflows.

Prof. Dr. Anja Linstädter

Plant Ecology • Biodiversity • Savanna Ecosystems • Grassland Ecosystems

Prof. Linstädter focuses on plant ecology and biodiversity, particularly in savanna and grassland ecosystems.

Prof. Dr. Hans-Gerd Löhmannsröben

Analytical Chemistry • Spectroscopy • Chemical Sensing • Laser Spectroscopy

Prof. Löhmannsröben specializes in analytical chemistry, focusing on spectroscopic techniques and chemical sensing.

Prof. Dr. Aswin Mangerich

Molecular Toxicology • Cancer Biology • DNA Repair • Genome Stability

Prof. Mangerich researches molecular toxicology and cancer biology, focusing on DNA repair mechanisms and genome stability.

Prof. Dr. Ralf Metzler

Theoretical Physics • Complex Systems • Stochastic Processes • Anomalous Diffusion

Prof. Metzler specializes in theoretical physics, focusing on complex systems, stochastic processes, and anomalous diffusion.

Prof. Dr. Maria Mutti

Sedimentology • Stratigraphy • Carbonate Systems • Sequence Stratigraphy

Prof. Mutti focuses on sedimentology and stratigraphy, researching carbonate systems and sequence stratigraphy.

Dr. Stephanie Natho

Landscape Management • Nutrient Retention • Ecosystem Services • Flood Hazards

Dr. Natho researches landscape management, focusing on nutrient retention, ecosystem services, and flood hazard assessment in floodplains.

Prof. Dr. Stefan Norra

Environmental Geochemistry • Urban Geochemistry • Environmental Pollution • Mineralogy

Prof. Norra researches environmental mineralogy and geochemistry, focusing on urban geochemistry and environmental pollution.

Prof. Dr. Sascha Oswald

Plant-Soil Interactions • Soil Hydrology • Groundwater • Environmental Science

Prof. Oswald focuses on spatially distributed predictive environmental models, their parameterization, and uncertainty impact estimation.

Prof. Dr. Jakob Runge

Causal Inference • Time Series Analysis • Machine Learning • Earth System Sciences

Prof. Runge develops theory, methods and accessible software for causal inference with applications in Earth sciences, among others. Causal inference complements AI by going beyond mere correlations and enables learning cause-effect relationships.

Prof Dr. Thomas Sommerer

Political Science • International Organizations • Environmental Policy • Governance

Prof. Sommerer research the design, effectiveness, and legitimacy of international institutions.

PD Dr. Wolfgang Schwanghart

Geomorphology • Climate Change • GIS • Natural Hazards

Dr. Schwanghart studies Earth surface processes in mountain environments using GIS, modelling, and field techniques.

Profilfoto Annegret Thieken

Prof. Dr. Annegret Thieken

Risk Assessment • Climate Change • Disaster Risk Reduction • Extreme Events

Prof. Thieken researches water-related risks, focusing on loss analysis, adaptive behavior, resilient cities, risk management, and adaptation tracking.

Prof. Dr. Thorsten Wagener

Hydrological Modeling • Water Resources • Watershed Management • Natural Hazards

Prof. Wagener specializes in simulation models and data analysis for transient and uncertain hydrologic systems at various scales.

Prof. Dr. Karoline Wiesner

Complex Systems • Information Theory • Neural Networks • Dynamics of Democracy

Prof. Wiesner develops mathematical and computational tools for complex physical, climate, and social systems.