SICSS Alumni
2018 Graduates
Dr. Jana Hinners

Thesis: Consequences of alterable phytoplankton traits for ecosystem dynamics in a changing environment
Institute of Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science (IHF), Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Inga Hense
Dr. Tim Dudeck

Thesis: Zooplankton Dynamics in Winter: A bottom-up analysis of a new zooplankton time series from the English Channel and the Southern Bight of the North Sea
Institute of Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science (IHF), Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Christian Möllmann
Dr. Norman Rößger

Thesis: Scaling and balancing carbon fluxes in a heterogeneous tundra ecosystem of the Lena River Delta
Institute of Soil Science, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Lars Kutzbach
Dr. Katharina Müller-Navarra

Thesis: Salt-marsh foraminifera and their potential for sea-level studies in the North Sea region
Institute of Geology, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schmiedel
Dr. Stanley Uchenna Okoro

Thesis: Modeling Environmental and Social Impacts of Bioenergy from Oil Palm Cultivation in Nigerian Niger Delta
Institute of Geography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Uwe Schneider
Dr. Ellinor von der Forst

Thesis: Climate Change Vulnerability of Socio-Ecological Systems in Coastal Areas of River Basins in Mexico and South Africa – from Assessment to Management
Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Centre for Materials and Coastal Research (HZG)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran
Dr. Valerie Menke

Thesis: Impacts of short-term climate change and anthropogenic activity on marine ecosystem variability and biogeochemical processes in the Gulf of Taranto (central Mediterranean Sea)
Institute of Geology, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schmiedel
Dr. Marco Wunsch

Thesis: The Sedimentology and Architecture of Carbonate Platform Slopes
Institute of Geology, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Christian Betzler
2017 Graduates
Dr. Marjan Ghobadian

Thesis: Inferring Air-Sea Carbon Dioxide Fluxes from Scatterometer Sea Surface Backscatter
Institute of Oceanography (IfM), Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Prof. Detlef Stammer
Dr. Maida Zahid

Thesis: Extreme Events in Pakistan: Physical Processes and Impacts in a Changing Climate
Meteorological Institute, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Prof. Valerio Lucarini
Dr. Simon Thomsen

Thesis: Impact of soil water availability and local climate in urban environments on water use of mature pedunculate oaks (Quercus robur L.)
Institute of Soil Science, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Annette Eschenbach
Dr. Norman Rüggen

Thesis: Estimation of current-season carbon fluxes in the rhizosphere of a tundra wetland soil
Institute for Soil Science, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Pfeiffer
Dr. Elena Mechik

Thesis: Managing the driver of climate change in the context of sustainable tropical forest management through regulation of economic activities in forest communities while analyzing social-economic interactions
Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN), Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hermann Held
Dr. Vera Köpsel

Thesis: New Spaces for Climate Change - The Societal Construction of Landscapes in Times of a Changing Climate
Institute of Geography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Beate M.W. Ratter
Dr. Maciej Miernecki

Thesis: The role of decimeter-scale surface roughness in passive remote sensing of sea ice in L-band
Institute of Oceanography (IfM), Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Lars Kaleschke
Dr. Prosper Evadzi

Thesis: Regional sea-level at the retreating coast of Ghana under a changing climate
Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Centre for Materials and Coastal Research (HZG)
Supervisor: Dr. Eduardo Zorita
Dr. Dörte Wagner

Thesis: Evaluation of Storminess by Early 20th Century Atmospheric Data from Signal Stations along the German Coastline
Deutscher Wetterdienst/Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Dr. Birger Tinz
Dr. Muhammad Abid

Thesis: Climate change Impacts and Adaptation in the Agricultural Sector of Pakistan - Socioeconomic and Geographical Dimensions
Institute of Geography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran
Dr. Lisa Brase

Thesis: Role of nitrification, denitrification and nitrous oxide production (N2O) in aquatic nitrogen cycling
Institute of Coastal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht
Supervisor: Dr. Kirstin Dähnke
Dr. Tim Eckhardt

Thesis: Partitioning the net land atmosphere carbon fluxes in permafrost landscapes into photosynthesis, autotrophic respiration and heterotrophic respiration
Institute of Soil Science, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Pfeiffer
Dr. Sarah Nash

Thesis: From Cancun to Paris: an era of policymaking on the migration and climate change nexus
Research Group Climate Change and Security/Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran
Dr. Mutisungilire Kachulu

Thesis: Food Security, Climate Change Adaptation and Land Use Options for Smallholder Farmers in Malawi : A Biophysical-Economic Modeling Approach.
Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN)
Research Unit Sustainability and Global Change (FNU), Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Uwe Schneider
Dr. Sitar Karabil

Thesis: Mechanisms of sea-level variability in the Baltic Sea region for the period 1850-2100
Institute of Coastal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht
Supervisor: Dr. Eduardo Zorita
Dr. Giedrius Kaveckis

Thesis: Modeling future population`s vulnerability to heat waves in Greater Hamburg
Universität Hamburg, Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN)
Institute of Geography
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Oßenbrügge
Dr. Markus Kilian

Thesis: Climate variability and potential future climate change in southern Amazonia: sensitivity of the hydrological cycle to land use changes
Universität Hamburg, Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Valerio Lucarini
Dr. Nicole Kruse

Thesis: Klimawandel und Sturmfluten – Mentale Modelle von Experten und Bürgern der Stadt Hamburg
Institute of Geography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Beate Ratter
Dr. Claire Merker

Thesis: Estimating the Uncertainty of Areal Precipitation using Data Assimilation
Meteorological Institute, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Felix Ament
Dr. Friederike Pollmann

Thesis: Oceanic internal gravity waves and turbulent mixing: observations and parameterizations
Universität Hamburg, Institute of Oceanography (IfM)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Carsten Eden
Dr. Olga Vybornova

Thesis: Effect of re-wetting on greenhouse gas emissions from different microtopes in a cut-over bog in Northern Germany
Institute of Soil Science, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Lars Kutzbach
Dr. Mostafa Shaaban

Thesis: The Roadmap to Energy Security in Egypt
Universität Hamburg, Institute of Geography
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran
Dr. Josefine Walz

Thesis: Soil organic matter decomposition in permafrost-affected soils and sediments
Institute of Soil Science, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Pfeiffer
Dr. Xing Yi

Thesis:Impact of large scale climate variability on the Arabian Sea coastal upwelling system
Institute of Coastal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht
Supervisor: Dr. Eduardo Zorita
2016 Graduates
Dr. Thomas Friedrich

Thesis: Der Klimawandeldiskurs zwischen globaler Produktion und lokaler Rezeption am Fallbeispiel Puerto Princesa, Palawan (Philippinnen)
Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Michael Schnegg
Dr. Li Li

Thesis: Future Climate Change and Urbanization Impact on Coastal Storm Surge Risk in the Pearl River Delta Region, China
Institute of Geography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Böhner
Dr. Daniel Mukiibi

Thesis: Chaotic Advection by Submesoscale Processes in the Ocean
Institute of Oceanography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gualtiero Badin
Dr. Delei Li

Thesis: High-Resolution Wind Climate Evaluation and Analysis over the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea Region
Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Centre for Materials and Coastal Research (HZG)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hans von Storch
Dr. Daniel Neumann

Thesis: The impact of sea salt emissions on the air quality in the North Sea and Baltic Sea regions
Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Centre for Materials and Coastal Research (HZG)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Kay Emeis
Dr. Stefanie Trümper

Thesis: Nachhaltige Erinnerung im Journalismus
Institute for Journalism and Communication Science, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Irene Neverla
Dr. Daniele Vieira do Nascimento

Thesis: Interorganisational Situated Learning in Brazil: An Analysis of the Diffusion of the Brazilian Flex-Fuel Vehicle Mitigation Technology
Centre for Globalisation and Governance, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Anita Engels
Dr. Diana Süsser

Institute of Geography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Beate Ratter
Dr. Fabian Beermann

Institute of Soil Science, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Lars Kutzbach
Dr. Jan Petzold

Thesis: Social Capital, Resilience and Adaptation on Small Islands: Climate Change on the Isles of Scilly
Institute of Geography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Beate Ratter
Dr. Svenja Bierstedt

Institute of Cosatal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hans von Storch
Dr. Matthias Fischer

Thesis: Changes in the predictability of the North Atlantic ocean under global warming
Institute of Oceanography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Johanna Baehr
Dr. Renuka Suddapuli

Thesis: Effect of charred digestate (biochar) and digestate on soil organic carbon and nutrients in temperate bioenergy crop production systems
Institute of Soil Science, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Pfeiffer
Dr. Shabeh ul Hasson

Thesis: Fidelity of simulated hydrological cycle over Himalayan watersheds: peculiarities of the (upper) Indus basin at monsoon margins
Institute of Geography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Valerio Lucarini
Dr. Nele Tim

Institute of Cosatal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht
Supervisor: Dr. Eduardo Zorita
Dr. Eirini Varotsou

Institute of Oceanography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Detlef Quadfasel
2015 Graduates
Dr. Christian Alwardt

Institute of Geography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran
Dr. Lars Gerlitz

Thesis: Assessment of High Resolution Climate Data for the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayan Arc - New Approaches in Statistical Downscaling
Institute of Geography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Böhner
Dr. Andrea Gierisch

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Heinke Schlünzen
Dr. Tobias Ide

Institute of Geography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran
Dr. Ana Ivanova

Thesis: Transnationalisierung von Öffentlichkeit am Beispiel des Klimawandels. Eine länder- und zeitvergleichende Analyse der Berichterstattung in Printmedien (hard copy available here)
Institute for Journalism and Communication Science, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Irene Neverla
Dr. Heike Konow

Thesis: Tall Wind Profiles in Heterogeneous Terrain
Meteorological Institute, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Felix Ament
Dr. Xueyuan Liu

Thesis: Impact of Consistency between the Climate Model and its Initial Conditions on Decadal Climate Prediction (hard copy available here)
Institute of Oceanography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Detlef Stammer
Dr. Joseph Njoroge

Thesis: Climate Change and Tourism: Sustainable Rebional Tourism Adaptation with a case study of Mombasa, Kenya
Institute of Geography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Ossenbrügge
Dr. Kesheng Shu

Institute of Geography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran
Dr. Yu Xin

Institute of Geology, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Kay-Christian Emeis
2014 Graduates
Dr. Iuliia Antsibor

Institute of Soil Science, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Pfeiffer
Dr. Nicole Beisiegel

Thesis: High-Order Adaptive Discontinuous Galerkin Inundation Modeling
Institute of Oceanography (IfM), Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jörn Behrens
Dr. Alexander Beitsch

Thesis: Uncertainties of a near 90 GHz sea ice concentration retrieval algorithm (hard copy available here)
Institute of Oceanography (IfM), Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Lars Kaleschke
Dr. Anna Böll

Thesis: Reconstruction of the Holocene monsoon climate variability in the Arabian Sea based on alkenone sea surface temperature, primary productivity and denitrification proxies (hard copy available here)
Institute of Geology, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Birgit Gaye
Dr. Nils Brüggemann

Thesis: Ageostrophic effects on large scale circulation, eddy mixing and dissipation in the ocean (hard copy available here)
Institute of Oceanography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Carsten Eden
Dr. Jens Dorendorf

Biocenter Klein Flottbek, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Kai Jensen
Dr. Katharina Klehmet

Thesis: A model-based reconstruction of recent Siberian climate : focusing on snow cover
Institute of Cosatal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht
Supervisor: Dr. Burkhardt Rockel
Dr. Philip Menzel

Institute of Biogeochemistry and Marine Chemistry, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Kay Emeis
Dr. Iuliia Polkova

Thesis: Impact of initialization procedures on the predictive skill of a coupled ocean-atmosphere model and related mechanisms for predictability (hard copy available here)
Institute of Oceanography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Detlef Stammer
Dr. Andreas Schmidt

Thesis: Public Communication about Climate Change and Climate Governance in Comparative Perspective
Institute for Journalism and Communication Science, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Mike Schäfer
Dr. Katharina Schmidt

Thesis: Plants in urban environments in relation to global change drivers at different scales
Biocenter Klein Flottbek, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Kai Jansen
Dr. Daria Schönemann

Thesis: Dynamical System Approach to the Potential Intensity of Tropical Cyclones (hard copy available here)
Meteorological Institute, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Thomas Frisius
Dr. Benjamin Stephan

Centre for Globalisation and Governance (CGG), Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Anita Engels
Dr. Marion Vanselow-Algan

Institute for Soil Science, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Pfeiffer
Dr. Robert Boschi

Thesis: Parametric Theory of Climate Change
Meteorological Institute, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Valerio Lucarini
Dr. Grace Wambui Ngaruiya

Institute of Geography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran
Dr. Nina Mareike Wilkens

Thesis: Pine Island Glacier : a 3D full-Stokes model study (hard copy available here)
Institute of Geophysics, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Angelika Humbert
Dr. Liang Yang

Thesis: Climate Change, Water Risks and Urban Responses in the Pearl River Delta, China
Institute for Geography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran
2013 Graduates
Dr. Thorben Amann

Thesis: Spatio-temporal variability of carbon and silica fluxes through the inner Elbe estuary, Germany (hard copy available here)
Institute for Biogeochemistry and Marine Chemistry, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jens Hartmann
Dr. Armine Avagyan

Institute of Soil Science, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Lars Kutzbach
Dr. Monika Barcikowska

Thesis: Variability and trend of tropical cyclones over the western North Pacific for the last decades (hard copy available here)
Institute for Coastal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hans von Storch
Dr. Stavroula Biri

Thesis: On dynamical causes of eddy variability in the ocean
Institute for Oceanography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Detlef Stammer
Dr. Iria Costas Vázquez

Thesis: Climate Archive Dunes
Mineralogical-Petrographical Institute, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Christian Betzler
Dr. Christian Daneke

Thesis: Climate related urban land use modelling for the Metropolitan Region of Hamburg
Institute of Geography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Oßenbrügge
Dr. Davide Faranda

Thesis: Extream value theory of geophysical flows
Meteorological Institute, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Valerio Lucarini
Dr. Gholam Ali Hoshyaripour

Thesis: Modulation of ash iron solubility in volcanic eruption plumes
Institute of Geophysics, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Matthias Hort
Dr. Seshagirirao Kolusu

Meteorological Institute, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Heinke Schlünzen
Dr. Oliver Krüger

Thesis: The Informational Value of Pressure-Based Proxies for Past Storm Activity (hard copy available here)
Institute for Coastal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hans von Storch
Dr. Thomas Langkamp

Institute for Geography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Böhner
Dr. Ina Lorkowski

Institute for Oceanography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Carsten Eden
Dr. Anne Laura Niederdrenk

Thesis: The Arctic hydrologic cycle and its variability in a regional coupled climate model
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
Supervisor: Dr. Uwe Mikolajewics
Dr. Inken-Marie Preuss

Institute for Soil Science, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Pfeiffer
Dr. Wiebke Probst

Thesis: The Strategic Relevance of Adaptation in International Climate Change Policy
Department of Socioeconomics, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Anke Gerber
Dr. Francesco Ragone

Institute of Oceanography (IfM), Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Klaus Fraedrich
Dr. Ralph Rösner

Thesis: Response of plankton dynamics to inter-annual climatic variations and trends
Biocenter Klein Flottbek, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: PD Dr. Dörthe Müller-Navarra
Dr. Bernd Schalge

Thesis: Nonlinear Dynamics and Predictability in a Global Circulation Model of the Atmosphere
Meteorological Institute, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Klaus Fraedrich
Dr. Frederik Schenk

Institute of Cosatal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hans von Storch
Dr. Fabian Schwichtenberg

Institute of Biogeochemistry and Marine Chemistry, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Kay Emeis
Dr. Sebastian Sonntag

Thesis: Modeling biological-physical feedback mechanisms in marine systems
Institute of Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Inga Hense
Dr. Bente Tiedje

Thesis: Potential predictability of meridional heat and volume transports in the North Atlantic ocean
Institute for Oceanography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Johanna Baehr
Dr. Alexandra Warns (née Kroll)

Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Inga Hense
Dr. Sarah Wiesner

Thesis: Observing the impact of soils on local urban climate
Meteorological Institute (MI)/ Institute of Soil Science, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Annette Eschenbach
Dr. Lan Xia

Thesis: Long-term variability of storm tracks characteristics
Institute for Costal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hans von Storch
Dr. Chuanxi Xing

Thesis: Modelling the life cycle dynamics of Acartia clausi : a key copepod species in the North Sea
Institute of Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Inga Hense
Dr. Huan Zhang

Thesis: Extreme rainfall events in simulations, theory and related large-scale dynamic processes
Meteorological Institute, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Klaus Fraedrich
Dr. Sebastian Zubrzycki

Thesis: Organic Carbon Pools in Permafrost-Affected Soils of Siberian Arctic Regions
Institute for Soil Science, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Pfeiffer
2012 Graduates
Dr. Armineh Barkhordarian

Thesis: Detection of anthropogenic influence on climate change over the Mediterranean area (hard copy available here)
Institute for Coastal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hans von Storch
Dr. Sebastian Bathiany

Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Martin Claußen
Dr. Benjamin Bechtel

Thesis: Remote sensing of urban canopy parameters for enhanced modeling and climate related classification of urban structures (hard copy available here)
Institute for Geography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Böhner
Dr. Janpeter Schilling

Institute for Geography, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran
Dr. Wenke Wegner

Thesis: Voting Power in Environmental Policy Making
Department of Socioeconomics, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Manfred J. Holler
Dr. Dan Zhang

Thesis: Climate variability in East Asia in simulations and reconstructions in the last 1200 years
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Klaus Fraedrich
2011 Graduates
Dr. Michael Haller

Thesis: Arctic cyclones and sea ice drift during the buoy experiments 2007 and 2008 - 2010
Meteorological Institute, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Burghard Brümmer
Dr. Arne Kriegsmann

Thesis: Impact of cyclones on Arctic sea ice: model studies and observations
Meteorological Institute, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Burghard Brümmer
Dr. Ronny Lauerwald

Thesis: Rivers in the silicon and carbon cycles – A quantitative analysis for North America
Institute for Biogeochemistry and Marine Chemistry, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jens Hartmann
Dr. Tina Sanders

Institute for Coastal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Pfeiffer
2010 Graduates
Dr. Nils Moosdorf (née Jansen)

Thesis: Chemical rock weathering as source of dissolved silica and sink of atmospheric CO2
Institute for Biogeochemistry and Marine Chemistry, Universität Hamburg
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jens Hartmann