Executive board
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. Sabine Attinger: | Hydrology • Environmental Risks • Multiscale Modeling • Uncertainty Analysis
Prof. Attinger specializes in mathematical hydrology, focusing on impact of climate change on regional hydrology
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.
Dr. Katja Geissler | Plant Ecology • Ecohydrology • Biodiversity • Drylands
Dr. Geissler researches plant ecology, focusing on ecohydrological modeling, plant traits, and biodiversity in drylands.
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.
Prof. Dr. Georg Feulner | Earth System Dynamics • Paleoclimate • Planetary Habitability • Climate Modeling
Prof. Feulner focuses on understanding Earth’s climate system across past, present, and future timescales, with particular emphasis on climate history, Earth system stability, and climate–biosphere interactions.