SICSS Doctoral Program's Alumni Registry

Dr. Eva Ostertag

• Research Field at SICSS: Influence of (global) warming on the vegetation of salt marshes
• Doctoral Thesis: Ostertag E., 2023. Warming effects on plants in Wadden Sea salt marshes. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Kai Jensen, Dr. Stefanie Nolte

Dr. Ravi Jayaweera

• Research Field at SICSS: Sustainability transitions
• Doctoral Thesis: Jayaweera R. A., 2023. Urban sustainability transitions in the global south: navigating (in)stabilities for transformative change. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Martina Neuburger, Dr. Michael Waibel

Dr. Ge Cheng

• Research Field at SICSS: Canopy parameterization
• Doctoral Thesis: Cheng G., 2023. Parameterization of canopy processes for atmospheric models. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Heinke Schlünzen, Prof. Dr. Bernd Leitl

Dr. Alexander Schütt

• Research Field at SICSS: Impact of soil on young urban trees
• Doctoral Thesis: Schütt A., 2023. Significance of soil water availability for growth and vitality of recently planted urban street trees. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Annette Eschenbach, Prof. Dr. Kai Jensen

Dr. Gesa Schulz

• Research Field at SICSS: N-Turnover processes in estuaries
• Doctoral Thesis: Schulz G., 2023. Impact of anthropogenic stressors on the estuarine nitrogen cycle. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Dr. Kirstin Dähnke, Prof. Dr. Kay-Christian Emeis, Dr. Birgit Gaye

Dr. Lizeth Karina Vásconez Navas

• Research Field at SICSS: Soil-water dynamics in hardwood floodplains
• Doctoral Thesis: Vásconez Navas L. K., 2023. Interactions between soil-water dynamics and hardwood floodplain forest in the lower middle Elbe river – Germany. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Annette Eschenbach, Prof. Dr. Kai Jensen

Dr. Benedikt Seitzer

• Research Field at SICSS: Near-wall flow phenomena
• Doctoral Thesis: Seitzer B., 2023. The influence of geometric model complexity on near-wall flow phenomena and their resolution in Large-Eddy Simulations. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Bernd Leitl, Prof. Dr. Felix Ament

Dr. Alexia Karwat

• Research Field at SICSS: Extreme weather events
• Doctoral Thesis: Karwat A., 2023. Extra-Tropical Cyclones in a Warming Climate: Trends and Clustered Activity in the Northern Hemisphere. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: PD Dr. Richard Blender, PD Dr. Christian Franzke

Dr. Heather Shupe

• Research Field at SICSS: Carbon stocks and sequestration rates in hardwood floodplain forests
• Doctoral Thesis: Shupe H. A., 2023. Carbon stocks and sequestration rates of hardwood floodplain forests along the Middle Elbe River, Germany. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Kai Jensen , Prof. Dr. Annette Eschenbach

Dr. Zeguo Zhang

• Research Field at SICSS: Climate field reconstruction (CFR)
• Doctoral Thesis: Zhang Z., 2022. Reconstruction of climate fields using machine-learning methods. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Corinna Schrum, Dr. Eduardo Zorita

Dr. Alexandre Pereira Santos

• Research Field at SICSS: Risk exposure and urbanisation under climate change
• Doctoral Thesis: Pereira Santos A., 2023. The Nexus of urbanisation and risk exposure: assessing vulnerability and adaptation to health and climate hazards in Brazil. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran, Dr. Juan Miguel Rodriguez Lopez

Dr. Lutz Beckebanze

• Research Field at SICSS: Carbon dynamics in heterogeneous Tundra landscapes
• Doctoral Thesis: Beckebanze L., 2023. Net ecosystem carbon balance of a heterogeneous polygonal tundra landscape in the Lena River Delta, Russia. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Lars Kutzbach, Dr. David Holl

Dr. Yechennan Peng

• Research Field at SICSS: Electricity generation technologies and sustainability
• Doctoral Thesis: Peng Y., 2022. Energy transition in the Yangtze River Delta Region of China. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran, Prof. Uwe A. Schneider

Dr. Rebecca Froese

• Research Field at SICSS: Environmental and social issues in Southwestern Amazonia
• Doctoral Thesis: Froese R., 2023. A social-ecological perspective on conflicts and social cohesion in Southwestern Amazonia. Doctoral Thesis Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Janpeter Schilling, Dr. Regine Schönenberg, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran

Dr. Anna Logemann

• Research Field at SICSS: Assessment of contaminants in marine sediments
• Doctoral Thesis: Logemann A., 2022.Organic contaminants in North Sea sediments: development of assessment criteria for the contaminant pollution status through multidimensional analyses. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Kay-Christian Emeis, Dr. Berit Brockmeyer

Dr. Anusha Sunkisala

• Research Field at SICSS: Coupling methods
• Doctoral Thesis: Sunkisala A., 2022. Comparing various numerical coupling methods using a 1D Stefan problem. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Jörn Behrens, Dr. Konrad Simon

Dr. Daniel Schwarzkopf

• Research Field at SICSS: Effect of ship emissions on air quality
• Doctoral Thesis: Schwarzkopf D., 2022. Modeling of Ship Emissions and a Comparison of Their Impact on Air Quality between Northern Europe and Eastern China. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Kay-Christian Emeis, Dr. Volker Matthias

Dr. Ronny Badeke

• Research Field at SICSS: Impact of ship emissions in urban environment
• Doctoral Thesis: Badeke R., 2022. Small-scale modeling of dispersion and chemistry of ship plumes in urban areas. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Kay-Christian Emeis, Dr. Volker Matthias

Dr. Linda van Garderen

• Research Field at SICSS: Effect of climate change on extreme weather events
• Doctoral Thesis: van Garderen L., 2022. Climate change attribution of extreme weather events using spectrally nudged event storylines. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Dr. Frauke Feser, Prof. Dr. Ted Shepherd, Prof. Dr. Nedjeljka Zagar

Dr. Ina Teutsch

• Research Field at SICSS: Rogue waves
• Doctoral Thesis: Teutsch I., 2022. Rogue waves in the southern North Sea. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Corinna Schrum, Dr. Ralph Weisse

Dr. Adrian Heger

• Research Field at SICSS: Carbon balance of floodplain forest soils
• Doctoral Thesis: Heger A., 2022. Process-based characterization of the soil carbon balance in hardwood floodplain forests of the lower middle Elbe River. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Annette Eschenbach, Prof. Dr. Lars Kutzbach

Dr. Svenja Reents

• Research Field at SICSS: The effect of climate change on salt marshes
• Doctoral Thesis: Reents S., 2022. Climate change in salt marshes - Effects of hydrodynamic forcing, sea level rise and higher temperatures on coastal vegetation. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Kai Jensen, Dr. Stefanie Nolte

Dr. Maike Scheffold

• Research Field at SICSS: Marine biological carbon management
• Doctoral Thesis: Scheffold M., 2022. A carbon perspective on higher trophic levels: How do animals contribute to the organic carbon cycle and stock in the Baltic Sea? Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Inga Hense, Prof. Dr. Christian Möllmann

Dr. Katharina Heider

• Research Field at SICSS: Multifunctional agroecosystems in the Mediterranean region
• Doctoral Thesis: Heider, K., 2021. Between Tradition and Modernization: Multifunctional Smallholder Agriculture and Sustainable Rural Development in the Mediterranean Region. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran, Dr. Juan Miguel Rodriguez Lopez

Dr. Anna Miesner

• Research Field at SICSS: Marine ecosystem climate services
• Doctoral Thesis: Miesner, A., 2021. Forecasting the Marine Biological Environment. Exploring the Spatial Distribution of a North Atlantic Fish Species at the Example of Blue Whiting. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Corinna Schrum, Prof. Dr. Johanna Baehr

Dr. Suliskania Nurfitri

• Research Field at SICSS: Marine ecosystem modeling, physical-biological interactions in the ocean
• Doctoral Thesis: Nurfitri, S., 2021. Physical mechanisms of nutrient supply and controlling factors of phytoplankton growth in the Arafura Sea. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: PD Dr. Thomas Pohlmann, Dr. Johannes Pätsch

Dr. Song Li

• Research Field at SICSS: Eddy activities in the ocean
• Doctoral Thesis: Li, S., 2021. The ocean submesoscale: kinetic energy conversion and adjoint modelling. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Detlef Stammer, Dr. Nuno Serra

Dr. Qiyun Ma

• Research Field at SICSS: Mechanisms of atmospheric extremes
• Doctoral Thesis: Ma, Q., 2021. Extreme events: maintenance mechanisms and energetics. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: PD Dr. Christian Franzke, Prof. Dr. Johanna Baehr

Dr. Martha Bolivar

• Research Field at SICSS: Impacts of climate change on water management
• Doctoral Thesis: Bolivar Lobato, M. I., 2021. Water management analysis in the Magdalena basin in Colombia. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Uwe Schneider, Dr. Livia Rasche

Dr. Rémy Asselot

• Research Field at SICSS: The role of marine biota in the climate system
• Doctoral Thesis: Asselot, R., 2021. The role of marine biota in the climate system - an Earth system model approach. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Inga Hense, Dr. Frank Lunkeit

Dr. Dorothea Bunzel

• Research Field at SICSS: North sea salt marshes and changing storm-climate conditions
• Doctoral Thesis: Bunzel, D., 2021. North sea salt marshes and their response to changing storm-climate conditions over the last century. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schmiedl, Prof. Dr. Christian Betzler

Dr. Ting Ting Tracy Cheung

• Research Field at SICSS: Climate change, energy and cities
• Doctoral Thesis: Cheung, T., 2021. Climate change, energy and cities: understanding transitions in Hamburg and Hong Kong. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Oßenbrügge, Dr. Sara Fuller

Dr. Kira Kalinski

• Research Field at SICSS: Ecosystem functions of floodplain soils in urban areas - focus: Soil carbon balance and soil pollution of floodplain soils in urban areas under changing climate and water management - study sites in flooded areas at Kollau River and Dove Elbe in Hamburg
  
• Doctoral Thesis: Kalinski, K., 2021. Ecosystem services of urban floodplain soils under changing climate and water management. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
  
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Annette Eschenbach, Prof. Dr. Kai Jensen
  

Dr. Frederic Kamta

• Research Field at SICSS: Conflict, Climate Change and Migration in the Lake Chad Basin with Focus on Resource Scarcity and Insecurity in Northeast Nigeria 
• Doctoral Thesis: Kamta, F., 2021. Conflict, climate change and migration in the lake Chad Basin with focus on resource scarcity and insecurity in Northeast Nigeria. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran, Jun. Prof. Dr. Janpeter Schilling
• Current Activity: Industries and Development - Qualitative Research and Evaluation Manager 
• Address: Center for Evaluation and Development (C4ED) 
• Current Location: Mannheim, Germany
• LinkedIn: Frederic Kamta

Dr. Mathias Spieckermann

• Research Field at SICSS: Oxygen consumption of sediments in the Elbe
• Doctoral Thesis: Spieckermann, M., 2021. Controls of Oxygen Consumption of Sediments in the Upper Elbe Estuary. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Annette Eschenbach, Dr. Alexander Gröngröft

Dr. rer. nat. Wagner de Oliveira Garcia

• Research Field at SICSS: Enhanced weathering related geogenic nutrient release and carbon dioxide removal potential
• Doctoral Thesis: de Oliveira Garcia, W., 2020. Assessment of enhanced silicate rock weathering feasibility as a soil ameliorant and its influence on other terrestrial negative emission technologies. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Jens Hartmann, Prof. Dr. Jörn Peckmann
  
• Current Activity: Consultancy - Project Manager/Hydrogeologist
• Current Location: Stade, Germany
• LinkedIn: Wagner de Oliveira Garcia

Dr. rer. nat. Natalie Carina Harms

• Research Field at SICSS: The South Indian Ocean - Biogeochemical studies on water masses, nutrient and stable isotope distribution, and particulate matter in an oligotrophic ocean region
• Doctoral Thesis: Harms, N. C., 2020. The South Indian Ocean - biogeochemical studies on water masses, nutrient and stable isotope distribution, and particulate matter in an oligotrophic ocean region. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Kay-Christian Emeis, Dr. Niko Lahajnar
• Current Activity: Academia - Postdoc
• Address: University of Hamburg
• Current Location: Hamburg, Germany
• ResearchGate: Natalie Harms

"Besides my scientific interests in my freetime I sail, travel and hike, and I like to paint and draw"

Dr. rer. nat. Mihael Machado de Souza

• Research Field at SICSS: Effects of Climate Change on the Physical Conditions of the Brazilian Shelf
• Doctoral Thesis: Machado de Souza, M., 2020. Effects of climate change on the physical conditions of the Brazilian Shelf. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: PD Dr. Thomas Pohlmann, Dr. Moritz Mathis
• Current Activity: Industries and Development - Full-stack Software Developer
• Current Location: Helsinki, Finland
• LinkedIn: Mihael Machado de Souza

Dr. rer. nat. Patrick Pieper

• Research Field at SICSS: Meteorological Drought: Universal Monitoring and reliable seasonal Prediction
• Doctoral Thesis: Pieper, P., 2020. Meteorological drought: universal monitoring and reliable seasonal prediction with the standardized precipitation index. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Johanna Baehr, PD Dr. Christian Franzke
• Current Activity: Academia - Postdoc
• Address: University of Hamburg, Institute of Oceanography
• Current Location: Hamburg, Germany

Dr. rer. nat. Martin Otto Paul Ramacher

• Research Field at SICSS: Urban air pollution and population exposure
• Doctoral Thesis: Ramacher, M. O. P., 2020. Quantifying the impact of air pollutants on coastal urban populations: development of a dynamic exposure model. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Current Activity: Academia - Postdoc / Junior Group Leader
• Address: Helmholtz Zentrum Hereon
• Current Location: Hamburg, Germany
• ResearchGate: Martin Ramacher

Dr. Aurpita Saha

• Research Field at SICSS: Barrier layers in the tropical Atlantic Ocean
• Doctoral Thesis: Saha, A., 2020. Barrier layers in the tropical Atlantic Ocean: Growth and decay mechanisms and impact of Amazon river runoff. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Detlef Stammer, Dr. Nuno Serra

Dr. Anju Sathyanarayanan

• Research Field at SICSS: Physical Oceanography
• Doctoral Thesis: Sathyanarayanan, A., 2020. Understanding projected salinity changes in the global ocean of the MPI-Earth system model under a global warming scenario. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Detlef Stammer, Dr. Armin Köhl
• Current Activity: Academia - Research Associate
• Address: University of Hamburg
• Current Location: Hamburg, Germany

Dr. rer. nat. Jairo Alonso Segura Bermudez

• Research Field at SICSS: EOF Representation Of The Ocean Circulation
• Doctoral Thesis: Segura, J. A., 2020. On the Empirical Orthogonal functions representation of the ocean circulation. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Dr. Christian Franzke, Dr. Thomas Frisius
• Current Activity: Academia - Lecturer
• Address: Universidad de Sucre, Colombia
• Current Location: Cereté, Colombia | Hamburg, Germany
• LinkedIn: Jairo Alonso Segura

Dr. Jan Alexander Arndt

• Research Field at SICSS: On the effect of reactive oxidized nitrogen emissions from natural sources on air concentrations and deposition of nitrogen compounds in European coastal areas
• Doctoral Thesis: Arndt, J. A., 2019. On the effect of reactive oxidized nitrogen emissions from natural sources on air concentrations and deposition of nitrogen compounds in European coastal areas. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Kay-Christian Emeis, Dr. Volker Matthias

Dr. Amol Kamalakar Bhalerao

• Research Field at SICSS: Strategies to Mitigate the Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts of Climate Change: A Case of Northeastern India
• Doctoral Thesis: Bhalerao, A. K., 2019. Strategies to Mitigate the Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts of Climate Change: A Case of Northeastern India. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Uwe A. Schneider, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran
• Current Activity: Academia - Scientist
• Address: Indian Council of Agricultural Research
• Current Location: Pune, India
• LinkedIn: Amol Bhalerao

Dr. Janine Börker

• Research Field at SICSS: Global chemical weathering fluxes
• Doctoral Thesis: Börker, J., 2019. Quantifications of global chemical weathering fluxes applying new lithological maps and new parameterizations. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Jens Hartmann, Prof. Dr. Victor Brovkin

Dr. Yumeng Chen

• Research Field at SICSS: A New Approach towards Adaptivity in Climate Models
• Doctoral Thesis: Chen, Y., 2019. A new approach towards adaptivity in climate models. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Jörn Behrens, Dr. Konrad Simon
• Current Activity: Academia - Data assimilation scientific programmer (PDRA)
• Address: University of Reading
• Current Location: Reading, UK
• LinkedIn: Yumeng Chen

Dr. Federica Gugole

• Research Field at SICSS: Numerical study of an energy consistent stochastic parameterization for climate models
• Doctoral Thesis: Gugole, F., 2019. Numerical study of an energy consistent stochastic parameterization for climate models. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: PD Dr. Christian Franzke, Jun.-Prof. Dr. Gualtiero Badin

Dr. Guannan Hu

• Research Field at SICSS: Data assimilation and extreme value analysis
• Doctoral Thesis: Hu, G., 2019. Data assimilation and extremes in a conceptual atmospheric model. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Gualtiero Badin, PD Dr. Christian Franzke
• Current Activity: Academia - Postdoctoral Research Assistant
• Address: University of Reading
• Current Location: Reading, UK
  
• LinkedIn: Guannan Hu

Dr. Li Jing 

• Research Field at SICSS: Investigation of long-range transport and chemical fate of organophosphate esters (OPEs) in the marine environment
• Doctoral Thesis: Jing, L., 2019. Investigation of long-range transport and chemical fate of organophosphate esters (OPEs) in the marine environment. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Kay-Christian Emeis, Prof. Dr. Ralf Ebinghaus
• Current Activity: Academia - Postdoc
• Current Location: Guangzhou, China
  
  "I have joined SICSS from 2016-2019 as a PhD student. I quite appreciated the four years and the lectures, retreats and so much useful information provided by SICSS. As an international student, it is really helpful since SICSS is a friendly academic community. Now I am a Postdoc and enjoy my research work very much. Hope every member in SICSS could find your favourite thing."

Dr. rer. nat. Leonel Lara-Estrada

• Research Field at SICSS: Exploring the potential for adaptation and mitigation to climate change of coffee agroforestry systems in Central America 
• Doctoral Thesis: Lara-Estrada, L., 2019. Exploring the potential for adaptation and mitigation to climate change of coffee agroforestry systems in Central America. Doctoral Thesis Universität Hamnburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Uwe A. Schneider, Dr. Livia Rasche
• Current Activity: Academia, Consultancy, Industries and Development - Research fellow
• Address: University of Greenwich
• Current Location: Medway, UK
• LinkedIn: Leonel Lara-Estrada

Dr. Marguerite Lee

• Research Field at SICSS: Tropical cyclone intensification
• Doctoral Thesis: Lee, M., 2019. The role of convective available potential energy (CAPE) in tropical cyclone intensification. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Christian Franzke, Dr. Thomas Frisius

Dr. Jasmin Link

• Research Field at SICSS: Induced Social Behavior: Can Path Dependence or Climate Change induce Conflict?
• Doctoral Thesis: Link, J. S. A., 2019. Induced social behavior: can path dependence or climate change induce conflict? Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Beyer, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran

Dr. Fang Liu

• Research Field at SICSS: Climate change control: optimise the remediation of greenhouse gases in bioscrubber and biofilter systems
• Doctoral Thesis: Liu, F., 2019. Climate change control: optimise the remediation of greenhouse gases in bioscrubber and biofilter systems. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Pfeiffer, Dr. Claudia Fiencke

Dr. Johanna Sophie Matzat

• Research Field at SICSS: Die Energiewende in den eigenen vier Wänden
• Doctoral Thesis: Matzat, J. S., 2019. Die Energiewende in den eigenen vier Wänden: alltägliche Heizpraktiken im Wandel. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Anita Engels

Dr. Florian Noethen

• Research Field at SICSS: Computing covariant Lyapunov vectors - A convergence analysis of Ginelli's algorithm
• Doctoral Thesis: Noethen, F., 2019. Computing covariant Lyapunov vectors: a convergence analysis of Ginelli's algorithm. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Reiner Lauterbach, Prof. Dr. Gary Froyland, Dr. Cecilia González-Tokman
• Current Activity: Academia - Postdoc
• Address: University of Hamburg
• Current Location: Hamburg, Germany

Dr. Gibran Romero Mujalli

• Research Field at SICSS: The role of temperature in processes controlling weathering rates of carbonate lithologies and volcanic systems
• Doctoral Thesis: Romero Mujalli, G., 2019. The role of temperature in processes controlling weathering rates of carbonate lithologies and volcanic systems. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Jens Hartmann, Dr. Thorben Amann

Dr. Cornelia Ruhland

• Research Field at SICSS: Proxies in Permafrostböden zur Beschreibung pleistozäner Umwelt- und Klimaveränderungen
• Doctoral Thesis: Ruhland, C., 2019. Entwicklung mineralogischer und pedogener Proxies in Permafrostböden zur Beschreibung pleistozäner Umwelt- und Klimaveränderungen. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Pfeiffer, Dr. Kay Heyckendorf

Dr. Selina Schaaf-Titel

• Research Field at SICSS: Water availability and soil growth conditions of roadside trees in Hamburg
• Doctoral Thesis: Schaaf-Titel, S., 2019. Water availability and soil growth conditions of roadside trees in Hamburg. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Annette Eschenbach, Prof. Dr. Kai Jensen

Dr. Meng Zhang

• Research Field at SICSS: The statistics of travelling eddy variability in the South China Sea
• Doctoral Thesis: Zhang, M., 2019. The statistics of travelling eddy variability in the South China Sea and its external forcing. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Hans von Storch, Prof. Dr. Corinna Schrum

Dr. rer. nat. Jana Fischereit

• Research Field at SICSS: Influence of urban water surfaces on human thermal environments
• Doctoral Thesis: Fischereit, J., 2018. Influence of urban water surfaces on human thermal environments: an obstacle resolving modelling approach. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. K. Heinke Schlünzen, Prof. Dr. Bernd Leitl

Dr. Imke Hans

• Research Field at SICSS: Towards a new fundamental climate data record for microwave humidity sounders
• Doctoral Thesis: Hans, I., 2018. Towards a new fundamental climate data record for microwave humidity sounders based on meteorological best practice. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Stefan A. Bühler, Dr. Martin Burgdorf

Dr. Jana Hinners

• Research Field at SICSS: Adaptation of phytoplankton to climate change
• Doctoral Thesis: Hinners, J., 2018. A phytoplankton species under global warming: insights from resurrection experiments and ecosystem modelling. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Inga Hense, Dr. Anke Kremp
• Current Activity: Academia - Scientist
• Address: Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
• Current Location: Hamburg, Germany
  
• Social Media accounts: ResearchGate: Jana Hinners, LinkedIn: Jana Hinners

Dr. rer. nat. Anja Jeschke

• Research Field at SICSS: Second order convergent discontinuous Galerkin projection method for dispersive shallow water flows
• Doctoral Thesis: Jeschke, A., 2018. Second order convergent discontinuous Galerkin projection method for dispersive shallow water flows. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Jörn Behrens, Prof. Dr. Geir K. Pedersen

Dr. Philipp Jurgenowski-Wiegandt

• Research Field at SICSS: Wind-induced energy fluxes and internal gravity waves
• Doctoral Thesis: Jurgenowski-Wiegandt, P., 2018. Wind-induced energy fluxes and internal gravity waves in a realistic numerical model of the North Atlantic. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Carsten Eden, Prof. Dr. Dirk Olbers

Dr. Katharina Müller-Navarra

• Research Field at SICSS: Sea-level studies in the North Sea region
• Doctoral Thesis: Müller-Navarra, K., 2018. Salt-marsh foraminifera and their potential for sea-level studies in the North Sea region. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schmiedl, Prof. Dr. Kay-Christian Emeis

Dr. Stanley Okoro

• Research Field at SICSS: Modeling impacts of bioenergy from oil palm cultivation in Nigerian Niger Delta
• Doctoral Thesis: Okoro, S. U., 2018. Modeling environmental and social impacts of bioenergy from oil palm cultivation in Nigerian Niger Delta. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Udo Schickhoff, Prof. Dr. Uwe Schneider

Dr. Elina Plesca

• Research Field at SICSS: The tropical circulation in a changing climate
• Doctoral Thesis: Plesca, E., 2018. The tropical circulation in a changing climate. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Stefan A. Buehler, Dr. Verena Grützun

Dr. Norman Rößger

• Research Field at SICSS: Carbon fluxes in a tundra ecosystem of the Lena River Delta
• Doctoral Thesis: Rößger, N., 2018. Scaling and balancing carbon fluxes in a heterogeneous tundra ecosystem of the Lena River Delta. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Lars Kutzbach, Dr. Mathias Göckede

Dr. Benjamin Schaaf

• Research Field at SICSS: Regional climate long-term model simulation at the coasts of Northern Germany
• Doctoral Thesis: Schaaf, B., 2018. Added Value and regional effect in the multidecadal trend of a very high-resolution regional climate long-term model simulation at the coasts of Northern Germany. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans von Storch, Dr. Frauke Feser

Dr. rer. nat. Larissa Schultze

• Research Field at SICSS: Physical Oceanography
• Doctoral Thesis: Schultze, L. K. P., 2018. Natural variability of turbulence and stratification in a tidal shelf sea and the possible impact of offshore wind farms. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Dr. Jeffrey R. Carpenter, Prof. Dr. Carsten Eden
• Current Activity: Consultancy - IT Consultant
• Address: msg systems ag
• Current Location: Hamburg, Germany
• LinkedIn: Larissa Schultze

Dr. Simon Thomsen

• Research Field at SICSS: Soil water availability, local climate in urban environments and water use of oaks
• Doctoral Thesis: Thomsen, S., 2018. Impact of soil water availability and local climate in urban environments on water use of mature pedunculate oaks (Quercus robur L.). Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Annette Eschenbach, Prof. Dr. Kai Jensen

Dr. Daniele Vieira

• Research Field at SICSS: Social Sciences
• Doctoral Thesis: Vieira, D., 2018. The diffusion of the Brazilian flex-fuel vehicle mitigation technology. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Current Activity: Academia, Consultancy, Industries and Development - Senior Policy Analyst
• Address: UNESCO
• Current Location: Brazil
• LinkedIn: Daniele Vieira

Dr. Ellinor von der Forst

• Research Field at SICSS: Climate change vulnerability of socio-ecological systems in coastal areas of river basins in Mexico and South Africa
• Doctoral Thesis: von der Forst, E., 2018. Climate change vulnerability of socio-ecological systems in coastal areas of river basins in Mexico and South Africa: from assessment to management. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran, Dr. María Mánez Costa

Dr. rer. nat. Marco Wunsch

• Research Field at SICSS: Sedimentology and architecture of carbonate platform slopes
• Doctoral Thesis: Wunsch, M., 2018. The sedimentology and architecture of carbonate platform slopes. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Christian Betzler, Dr. Sebastian Lindhorst

Dr. Lisa Brase

• Research Field at SICSS: Nitrification, denitrification, and nitrous oxide production in aquatic nitrogen cycling
• Doctoral Thesis: Brase, L., 2017. Role of nitrification, denitrification, and nitrous oxide (N₂O) production in aquatic nitrogen cycling. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Dr. Kirstin Dähnke, Prof. Dr. Kay-Christian Emeis

Dr. Tim Dudeck

• Research Field at SICSS: Winter Zooplankton Dynamics
• Doctoral Thesis: Dudeck, T., 2017. Zooplankton dynamics in winter: a bottom-up analysis of a new zoolplankton time series from the English Channel and the Southern Bight of the North Sea. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Christian Möllmann, Dr. Marc Hufnagl
• Current Activity: Academia - Postdoc
• Address: Leibniz-Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT)
• Current Location: Buchholz, Germany
• Social Media accounts: LinkedIn: Tim Dudeck, https://www.instagram.com/fishzoop/

"I met some great friends at SICSS and the friendship still continues. Whether for academic reasons, playing football, BBQ, it brings people together from multiple disciplines and countries. Loved it! Oh yes, it facilitated some career networks and new skills too! And I could teach some fisheries ecology and marine biological insights, which brought up nice discussions."

Dr. Tim Eckhardt

• Research Field at SICSS: Carbon fluxes in permafrost landscapes
• Doctoral Thesis: Eckhardt, T., 2017. Partitioning carbon fluxes in a permafrost landscape. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Pfeiffer, Dr. Christian Knoblauch

Dr. Prosper Evadzi

• Research Field at SICSS: Regional sea-level at the retreating coast of Ghana under a changing climate
• Doctoral Thesis: Evadzi, P. I. K., 2017. Regional sea-level at the retreating coast of Ghana under a changing climate. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Dr. Eduardo Zorita, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran

Dr. Marjan Ghobadian

• Research Field at SICSS: Inferring air-sea carbon dioxide fluxes from scatterometer sea surface backscatter
• Doctoral Thesis: Ghobadian, M., 2017. Inferring air-sea carbon dioxide fluxes from scatterometer sea surface backscatter. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Detlef Stammer, Dr. Martin Gade

Dr. David Holl

• Research Field at SICSS: Carbon dioxide and methane balances of temperate peatlands
• Doctoral Thesis: Holl, D., 2017. Carbon dioxide and methane balances of pristine and degraded temperate peatlands: Empirical modeling of eddy covariance trace gas fluxes measured over heterogeneous terrain. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Lars Kutzbach, Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Pfeiffer

Dr. Mutisungilire Kachulu

• Research Field at SICSS: Food security, climate change adaptation and land use options for smallholder farmers in Malawi
• Doctoral Thesis: Kachulu, M. F., 2017. Food security, climate change adaptation and land use options for smallholder farmers in Malawi: a biophysical-economic modelling approach. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Uwe A. Schneider, Dr. Livia Rasche

Dr. Sitar Karabil

• Research Field at SICSS: Mechanisms of sea-level variability in the Baltic Sea region
• Doctoral Thesis: Karabil, S., 2017. Mechanisms of sea-level variability in the Baltic Sea region for the period 1850-2100. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Dr. Eduardo Zorita, Prof. Dr. Johanna Baehr

Dr. rer. nat. Markus Kilian

• Research Field at SICSS: Climate variability and potential future climate change in southern Amazonia
• Doctoral Thesis: Kilian, M., 2017. Climate variability and potential future climate change in southern Amazonia: sensitivity of the hydrological cycle to landuse changes. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Valerio Lucarini, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Böhner
• Current Activity: Academia - Postdoc
• Address: University of Hamburg
• Current Location: Hamburg, Germany
• LinkedIn: Markus Kilian

Dr. Vera Köpsel

• Research Field at SICSS: The societal construction of landscapes in times of a changing climate
• Doctoral Thesis: Köpsel, V., 2017. New spaces for climate change: the societal construction of landscapes in times of a changing climate. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Beate Ratter, Prof. Catherine Leyshon (University of Exeter, UK)

Dr. Claire Merker

• Research Field at SICSS: Estimating the uncertainty of areal precipitation
• Doctoral Thesis: Merker, C., 2017. Estimating the uncertainty of areal precipitation using data assimilation. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Felix Ament, Dr. Marco Clemens

Dr. Maciej Miernecki

• Research Field at SICSS: Decimeter-scale surface roughness in passive remote sensing of sea ice in L-band
• Doctoral Thesis: Miernecki, M., 2017. The role of decimeter-scale surface roughness in passive remote sensing of sea ice in L-band. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Lars Kaleschke, Prof. Dr. Stefan Bühler

Dr. Sarah Louise Nash

• Research Field at SICSS: International policy and discourse on climate change and migration
• Doctoral Thesis: Nash, S. L., 2017. Negotiating migration in the context of climate change: international policy and discourse. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Current Activity: Academia - Postdoctoral Researcher
• Address: University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
• Current Location: Vienna, Austria
• Twitter: Sarah Louise Nash

Dr. Friederike Pollmann

• Research Field at SICSS: Oceanic internal gravity waves and turbulent mixing
• Doctoral Thesis: Pollmann, F., 2017. Oceanic internal gravity waves and turbulent mixing: observations and parameterizations. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Carsten Eden, Prof. Dr. Dirk Olbers

Dr. Norman Rüggen

• Research Fied at SICSS: Carbon fluxes in the rhizosphere of a tundra wetland soil
• Doctoral Thesis: Rüggen, N., 2017. Estimation of current-season carbon fluxes in the rhizosphere of a tundra wetland soil. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Pfeiffer, Dr. Christian Knoblauch

Dr. Mostafa Shaaban

• Research Field at SICSS: Energy security in Egypt
• Doctoral Thesis: Shaaban, M. A. E. A., 2017. The Roadmap to energy security in Egypt. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Böhner

Dr. Olga Vybornova

• Research Field at SICSS: Effect of re-wetting on greenhouse gas emmissions in a cut-over bog in Northern Germany
• Doctoral Thesis: Vybornova, O., 2017. Effect of re-wetting on greenhouse gas emmissions from different microtopes in a cut-over bog in Northern Germany. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Lars Kutzbach, Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Pfeiffer

Dr. Dörte Wagner

• Research Field at SICSS: Evaluation of storminess in the early 20th century along the German coastline
• Doctoral Thesis: Wagner, D., 2017. Evaluation of storminess by early 20th century atmospheric data from signal stations along the German coastline. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Hans von Storch, Dr. Birger Tinz

Dr. Josefine Walz

• Research Field at SICSS: Soil organic matter decomposition in permafrost-affected soils and sediments
• Doctoral Thesis: Walz, J., 2017. Soil organic matter decomposition in permafrost-affected soils and sediments. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Pfeiffer, Dr. Christian Knoblauch

Dr. Maida Zahid

• Research Field at SICSS: Extreme events in Paktistan
• Doctoral Thesis:  Zahid, M., 2017. Extreme events in Pakistan: Physical processes and impacts of changing climate. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Valerio Lucarini, Prof. Dr. Johanna Baehr

Dr. Reema Agarwal

• Research Field at SICSS: Improving an atmosphere general circulation model (AGCM)
• Doctoral Thesis: Agarwal, R., 2016. Improving an atmosphere general circulation model (AGCM) through parameter optimization. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Detlef Stammer, Dr. Armin Köhl

Dr. Robert Boschi

• Research Field at SICSS: Bistability of climates around the habitable zone
• Doctoral Thesis: Boschi, R., 2016. A thermodynamic investigation into the bistability of climates around the habitable zone. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Valerio Lucarini, Prof. Dr. Maarten Ambaum

Dr. Thomas Friedrich

• Research Field at SICSS: Lokalisierung des Klimawandels auf den Philippinen - Klimawandeldiskurs auf Palawan
• Doctoral Thesis: Friedrich, T., 2016. Die Lokalisierung des Klimawandels auf den Philippinen: Rezeption, Reproduktion und Kommunikation des Klimawandeldiskurses auf Palawan. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Michael Schnegg, Prof. Dr. Anita Engels

Dr. Delei Li

• Research Field at SICSS: High-resolution wind climate evaluation and analysis
• Doctoral Thesis: Li, D., 2016. High-resolution wind climate evaluation and analysis over the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea Region. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Hans von Storch, Prof. Dr. Felix Ament

Dr. rer. nat. Daniel Mukiibi

• Research Field at SICSS: Chaotic advection by submesoscale processes in the ocean
• Doctoral Thesis: Mukiibi, D., 2016. Chaotic advection by submesoscale processes in the ocean. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Gualtiero Badin, Dr. Nuno Serra

Dr. Daniel Neumann

• Research Field at SICSS: Sea salt emissions and air quality in the North Sea and Baltic Sea regions
• Doctoral Thesis: Neumann, D., 2016. The impact of sea salt emissions on the air quality in the North Sea and Baltic Sea regions. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Dr. Volker Matthias, Prof. Dr. Kay-Christian Emeis

Dr. rer. nat. Jan Petzold

• Research Field at SICSS: Social Capital, Resilience and Adaptation on Small Islands - Climate Change on the Isles of Scilly
• Doctoral Thesis: Petzold, J., 2016. Social capital, resilience and adaptation on Small Islands: climate change on the isles of Scilly. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Beate M.W. Ratter, Prof. Catherine Leyshon
• Current Activity: Academia - Postdoc in the CLICCS Synthesis Project
• Address: University of Hamburg
• Current Location: Hamburg, Germany
• ResearchGate: Jan Petzold

Dr. phil. Andreas Schmidt

• Research Field at SICSS: Public Communication about Climate Change and Governance. Comparative Studies on Societal Debates and Interpretations
• Doctoral Thesis: Schmidt, A., 2016. Öffentliche Kommunikation über Klimawandel und Klimapolitik: komparative Studien zu gesellschaftlichen Debatten und Deutungen. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Mike S. Schäfer, Prof. Dr. Harald Heinrichs
• Current Activity: Others - Research Policy Officer "Energy; Hydrogen technologies"
• Address: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Bonn
• Current Location: Bonn, Germany
• Social Media accounts: ResearchGate: Andreas Schmidt, Twitter: Andreas Schmidt, LinkedIn: Andreas Schmidt

Dr. rer. nat. Renuka Suddapuli Hewage

• Research Field at SICSS: Effect of charred digestate (biochar) and digestate on soil organic carbon and nutrients in temperate bioenergy crop production systems
• Doctoral Thesis: Suddapuli Hewage, R. P., 2016. Effect of charred digestate (biochar) and digestate on soil organic carbon and nutrients in temperate bioenergy crop production systems. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Pfeiffer, Prof. Dr. Lars Kutzbach
• Current Activity: Consultancy - Consultant - Carbon Credit and Soil Carbon
• Current Location: Munich, Germany

Dr. rer. nat. Diana Süsser

• Research Field at SICSS: Climate change perceptions, adaptation, and local renewable-energy transition
• Doctoral Thesis: Süsser, D., 2016. People-powered local energy transition: mitigating climate change with community-based renewable energy in North Frisia. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Beate M.W. Ratter, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran
• Current Activity: Academia - Research Associate
• Address: Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Potsdam
• Current Location: Berlin, Germany
• Social Media accounts: ResearchGate: Diana Süsser, LinkedIn: Diana Süsser, Twitter: Diana Süsser

Dr. phil. Stefanie Trümper

• Research Field at SICSS: Communication Studies; Climate and Science Communication; Hazard Communication; Sciene Communication; Disaster Memory
• Doctoral Thesis: Trümper, S., 2016. Nachhaltige Erinnerung im Journalismus: Konzept und Fallstudie zur Medienaufmerksamkeit für vergangene Flutkatastrophen. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences.
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Irene Neverla, Prof. Dr. Uwe Hasebrink
• Current Activity: Academia, Consultancy - Scientific Officer
• Address: Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS) / Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH
• Current Location: Hamburg, Germany
• Social Media accounts: LinkedIn: Stefanie Trümper, Twitter: Stefanie Trümper

Previously (i.a.): Research associate at Deutsches Klima Konsortium (DKK) in Berlin, leading the conception and coordination of the K3 Congress on "Climate Communication in Times of Social Transformation" (further information)

Dr. Svenja Bierstedt

• Research Field at SICSS: Variability of daily wind over Northern Europe and migrating dunes
• Doctoral Thesis: Bierstedt, S. E., 2015. Decadal to centennial variability of daily wind over Northern Europe and its application to migrating dunes in the Baltic Sea region. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans von Storch, Dr. Birgit Hünicke

Dr. rer. nat. Lars Gerlitz

• Research Field at SICSS: Assessment of High Resolution Climate Data for the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayan Arc
• Doctoral Thesis: Gerlitz, L., 2015. Assessment of high resolution climate data for the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayan Arc: new approaches in statistical downscaling. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Current Activity: Consultancy - Program Coordinator: Climate adaptation in social institutions
• Address: Zukunft - Umwelt - Gesellschaft, Projectholder of the Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
• Current Location: Berlin, Germany
• LinkedIn: Lars Gerlitz

Dr. phil. Ana Ivanova

• Research Field at SICSS: Länderübergreifende Langzeitanalyse der Klimaberichterstattung in Leitmedien
• Doctoral Thesis: Ivanova, A., 2015. Transnationalisierung von Öffentlichkeiten: eine länderübergreifende Langzeitanalyse der Klimaberichterstattung in Leitmedien. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Mike S. Schäfer, Prof. Dr. Hartmut Wessler

Dr. rer. nat. Joseph Njoroge

• Research Field at SICSS: Climate change and tourism
• Doctoral Thesis: Njoroge, J. M., 2015. Climate change and tourism: regional tourism sustainable adaptation with a case study of Mombasa County, Kenya. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Current Activity:  Academia, Consultancy - Lecturer
• Address: Murang'a University of Technology
• Current Location: Nairobi, Kenya
• LinkedIn: Joseph Njoroge

"Interested in Tourism and climate change nexus"

Dr. rer. nat. Frederik Schenk

• Research Field at SICSS: The analog-method as statistical upscaling tool for meteorological field reconstructions over Northern Europe since 1850
• Doctoral Thesis: Schenk, F., 2015. The analog-method as statistical upscaling tool for meteorological field reconstructions over Northern Europe since 1850. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hans von Storch
• Current Activity: Academia - Research Area Leader "Historical to Millennial Climate Variability" at the Bolin Centre
• Address: Stockholm University
• Current Location: Stockholm, Sweden
• Social Media accounts: LinkedIn: Frederik Schenk, ResearchGate: Frederik Schenk

Research focus: Climate instabilities, abrupt climate change and extreme events on different time scales. Climate and environmental reconstructions using numerical and statistical methods with a focus on the Pleistocene, Holocene, last 200 years and decadal climate prediction.

Dr. Anna Böll

• Research Field at SICSS: Reconstructing the Holocene monsoon climate variability in the Arabian Sea
• Doctoral Thesis: Böll, A., 2014. Reconstruction of the Holocene monsoon climate variability in the Arabian Sea based on alkenone sea surface temperature, primary productivity and denitrification proxies. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Kay-Christian Emeis, Dr. Birgit Gaye

Dr. Björn Hendrik Fock

• Research Field at SICSS: RANS versus LES models and urban climate
• Doctoral Thesis: Fock, B. H., 2014. RANS versus LES models for investigations of the urban climate. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Heinke Schlünzen, Prof. Dr. Bernd Leitl

Dr. rer. nat. Philip Menzel

• Research Field at SICSS: Reconstruction of the Holocene Indian monsoon climate variability based on biogeochemical analyses of lake sediments
• Doctoral Thesis: Menzel, P., 2014. Reconstruction of the Holocene Indian monsoon climate variability based on biogeochemical analyses of lake sediments. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Kay-Christian Emeis, Dr. Birgit Gaye
• Current Activity: Industries and Development - Project Leader
• Address: Mull und Partner Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
• Current Location: Hamburg, Germany
• LinkedIn: Philip Menzel

Dr. Iuliia Polkova

• Research Field at SICSS: Decadal Climate Predictions
• Doctoral Thesis: Polkova, I., 2014. Impact of initialization procedures on the predictive skill of a coupled ocean-atmosphere model and related mechanisms for predictability. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Detlef Stammer, Dr. Armin Köhl
• Current Activity: Academia - Principal Investigator
• Address: University of Hamburg, Institute of Oceanography
• Current Location: Hamburg, Germany
• LinkedIn: Iuliia Polkova

Dr. Inga Röwer

• Research Field at SICSS: Reducing methane emissions from landfills
• Doctoral Thesis: Röwer, I. U., 2014. Reduction of menthane emissions from landfills: processes, measures and monitoring strategies. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences.
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Pfeiffer, Dr. Julia Gebert

Dr. phil. Benjamin Stephan

• Research Field at SICSS: Fighting tropical deforestation in global climate governance
• Doctoral Thesis: Stephan, B., 2014. Not seeing the forest for the carbon in the trees? : The role of fighting tropical deforestation in global climate governance. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Anita Engels, Prof. Matthew Paterson

Dr. Marion Vanselow-Algan

• Research Field at SICSS: Summer drought, greenhouse gas fluxes and nitrogen availability in a restored bog ecosystem
• Doctoral Thesis: Vanselow-Algan, M., 2014. Impact of summer drought on greenhouse gas fluxes and nitrogen availability in a restored bog ecosystem with differing plant communities. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences.
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Pfeiffer, Prof. Dr. Lars Kutzbach

Dr. Denise Völker

• Research Field at SICSS: Analyse der Widerstände gegen Waldschutzgebiete im brasilianischen Amazonasbecken
• Doctoral Thesis: Völker, D., 2014. Konfliktfaktor Waldschutz? : Analyse der Widerstände gegen Waldschutzgebiete an der Fernstraße BR-163 im brasilianischen Amazonasbecken. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Michael Brzoska, Prof. Dr. Martina Neuburger

Dr. Liang Yang

• Research Field at SICSS: Climate-related flood impacts and social response, adaptation, resilience in China
• Doctoral Thesis: Yang, L., 2014. Climate change, water risks and urban responses in the Pearl River Delta, China. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Oßenbrügge
• Current Activity: Academia - Senior Researcher / Lecturer
• Address: LMU Munich
• Current Location: Munich, Germany
• LinkedIn: Liang Yang

"I am in SICSS since my time as a PhD student from 2010-2014. After the graduation I continued working in academia in Kiel and Munich, focusing on the research topic of climate resilience."

Dr. Monika Barcikowska

• Research Field at SICSS: Tropical cyclones over the western North Pacific
• Doctoral Thesis: Barcikowska, M., 2013. Variability and trends of tropical cyclones over the western North Pacific for the last decades. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Hans von Storch, Dr. Frauke Feser

Dr. Stavroula Biri

• Research Field at SICSS: Dynamical causes of eddy variability in the ocean
• Doctoral Thesis: Biri, S., 2013. On dynamical causes of eddy variability in the ocean. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Detlef Stammer, Dr. Armin Köhl
• Current Activity: Academia - Marine Climatologist
• Address: National Oceanography Centre Southampton
• Current Location: Southampton, UK | Athens, Greece

Dr. Sebastian Sonntag

• Research Field at SICSS: Modelling biological-physical feedback mechanisms in marine systems
• Doctoral Thesis: Sonntag, S., 2013. Modeling biological-physical feedback mechanisms in marine systems. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Inga Hense, Prof. Dr. Carsten Eden
• Current Activity: Academia - Scientist
• Address: Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
• Current Location: Hamburg, Germany

Dr. Bente Tiedje

• Research Field at SICSS: Potential predictability of meridional heat and volume transports in the North Atlanic ocean
• Doctoral Thesis: Tiedje, B., 2013. Potential predictability of meridional heat and volume transports in the North Atlantic ocean. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Johanna Baehr, Dr. Armin Köhl
• Current Activity: Academia - Scientist
• Address: Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS)
• Current Location: Germany

Dr. Bettina Walter

• Research Field at SICSS: Effect of temperature and short light conditions on growth and physiology of phytoplankton
• Doctoral Thesis: Walter, B., 2013. Phytoplankton in deep convection: an experimental approach on the effect of temperature and short light conditions on growth and physiology. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Dr. Justus van Beusekom, Prof. Dr. Michael St. John

Dr. rer. nat. Sarah Wiesner

• Research Field at SICSS: Observing the impact of soils on local urban climate
• Doctoral Thesis: Wiesner, S., 2013. Observing the impact of soils on local urban climate. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences.
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Annette Eschenbach, Prof. Dr. Felix Ament
• Current Activity: Academia - Project coordinator
• Address: University of Hamburg
• Current Location: Hamburg, Germany
• LinkedIn: Sarah Wiesner

Dr. rer. nat. Sebastian Zubrzycki

• Research Field at SICSS: Organic Carbon Storages in Permafrost-Affected Soils
• Doctoral Thesis: Zubrzycki, S., 2013. Organic carbon pools in permafrost-affected soils of Siberian Arctic regions. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences.
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Pfeiffer, Prof. Dr. Lars Kutzbach
• Current Activity: Academia, Others - Gender & Diversity Programme Manager
• Address: University of Hamburg
• Current Location: Hamburg, Germany
• Social Media accounts: LinkedIn: Sebastian Zubrzycki, Twitter: Sebastian Zubrzycki

Dr. Davide Faranda

• Research Field at SICSS: Extreme Value Theory for Geophysical Flows
• Doctoral Thesis: Faranda, D., 2012. Extreme value theory of geophysical flows: Extremwerttheorie geophysikalischer Strömungen. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Valerio Lucarini
• Current Activity: Academia - Permanent Researcher
• Address: Centre national de la recherche scientifique CNRS
• Current Location: Paris, France
• Website: https://www.lsce.ipsl.fr/Pisp/davide.faranda/

Jun. Prof. Dr. Janpeter Schilling

• Research Field at SICSS: On Rains, Raids and Relations: A Multimethod Approach to Climate Change, Vulnerability, Adaptation and Violent Conflict in Northern Africa and Kenya
• Doctoral Thesis: Schilling, J., 2012. On rains, raids and relations: a multimethod approach to climate change, vulnerability, adaptation and violent conflict in northern Africa and Kenya. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Oßenbrügge
• Current Activity: Academia - Jun. Prof. / Scientific Director of Peace Academy Rhineland-Palatinate
• Address: University of Koblenz-Landau
• Current Location: Landau, Germany
• Website: https://www.uni-koblenz-landau.de/en/campus-landau/faculty7/environmental-sciences/landuse-conflicts/team/jun-prof-janpeter-schilling

Dr. Dan Zhang

• Research Field at SICSS: Climate variability in East Asia in the last 1200 years
• Doctoral Thesis: Zhang, D., 2012. Climate variability in East Asia in simulations and reconstructions in the last 1200 years. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Klaus Fraedrich, Dr. Richard Blender

Dr. Ronny Lauerwald

• Research Field at SICSS: Analysis of rivers in the silica and carbon cycles
• Doctoral Thesis: Lauerwald, R., 2011. Rivers in the Silica and Carbon Cycles: a quantitative analysis for North America. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Jens Hartmann, Prof. Dr. Stephan Kempe

Prof. Dr. Nils Moosdorf

• Research Field at SICSS: Chemical weathering of rocks as sink of atmospheric CO₂
• Doctoral Thesis: Jansen, N., 2010. Chemical rock weathering in North America as source of dissolved silica and sink of atmospheric CO₂. Doctoral Thesis University of Hamburg, School of Integrated Climate and Earth System Sciences. Further information
• Doctoral Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Jens Hartmann, Prof. Dr. Stefan Krempe
• Current Activity: Academia - Department Leader
• Address: Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), Bremen
• Current Location: Bremen, Germany
• LinkedIn: Nils Moosdorf

"I was one of the first SICSS graduates and since my time in Hamburg moved to ZMT and became joint Professor with the University of Kiel."