Team

Head
Leipold, Prof. Dr. SinaLeipold, Prof. Dr. Sina 0341 6025 1215 0341 6025 1215 sina.leipold@ufz.de

Deputy
Wittmer, Dr. sc. agr. HeidiWittmer, Dr. sc. agr. Heidi 0341 6025 1629 0341 6025 1629 heidi.wittmer@ufz.de
Rode, Dr. JulianRode, Dr. Julian 0341 6025 1479 0341 6025 1479 julian.rode@ufz.de

Assistant
Scharfe, HeideScharfe, Heide 0341 6025 1255 0341 6025 1255 heide.scharfe@ufz.de
Fedorov, OlgaFedorov, Olga 0341 6025 1257 0341 6025 1257 olga.fedorov@ufz.de
Reinhold, EvelynReinhold, Evelyn 0341 6025 1259 0341 6025 1259 evelyn.reinhold@ufz.de
Tempelhoff, NinaTempelhoff, Nina 0341 6025 3947 0341 6025 3947 nina.tempelhoff@ufz.de

Scientist
Ayeh, Dr. DianaAyeh, Dr. Diana 0341 6025 2257 0341 6025 2257 diana.ayeh@ufz.de
Berghöfer, AugustinBerghöfer, Augustin 0341 6025 1164 017624224353 0341 6025 1164 017624224353 augustin.berghoefer@ufz.de
Dabard, Dr. CarolineDabard, Dr. Caroline 0341 6025 3987 0341 6025 3987 caroline.dabard@ufz.de
Hüesker, Dr. phil. FrankHüesker, Dr. phil. Frank 0341 6025 1656 0341 6025 1656 frank.hueesker@ufz.de
Jütersonke, StephanieJütersonke, Stephanie 0341 6025 3858 0341 6025 3858 stephanie.juetersonke@ufz.de
Kaiser, Dr. rer. nat. JosefKaiser, Dr. rer. nat. Josef 0341 6025 4376 0341 6025 4376 josef.kaiser@ufz.de
Locher Krause, Dr.-Ing. Karla EstelaLocher Krause, Dr.-Ing. Karla Estela 0341 6025 1636 0341 6025 1636 karla.locher@ufz.de
Luo, Dr. AnranLuo, Dr. Anran 0341 6025 1121 0341 6025 1121 anran.luo@ufz.de
Munoz Escobar, Dr. rer. pol. MarcelaMunoz Escobar, Dr. rer. pol. Marcela 0341 6025 1932 0341 6025 1932 marcela.munoz-escobar@ufz.de
Prause, Dr. phil. LouisaPrause, Dr. phil. Louisa 0341 6025 4716 0341 6025 4716 louisa.prause@ufz.de
Tröger, UlrikeTröger, Ulrike 0341 6025 2358 0176 38853595 0341 6025 2358 0176 38853595 ulrike.troeger@ufz.de
Zhu, YuanzaoZhu, Yuanzao 0341 6025 1822 0341 6025 1822 yuanzao.zhu@ufz.de

PhD Student
Brenck, MiriamBrenck, Miriam 0341 6025 1742 0341 6025 1742 miriam.brenck@ufz.de
Büttner, LeonieBüttner, Leonie 0341 6025 2268 0341 6025 2268 leonie.buettner@ufz.de
Hempel, HenryHempel, Henry 0341 6025 1166 0341 6025 1166 henry.hempel@ufz.de
Herdlitschka, TheresaHerdlitschka, Theresa 0341 6025 1533 0341 6025 1533 theresa.herdlitschka@ufz.de
Roos, PaulaRoos, Paula 0341 6025 4815 0341 6025 4815 paula.roos@ufz.de

Technician
Baumbach, Marleen AnnikkiBaumbach, Marleen Annikki 0341 6025 1608 0341 6025 1608 marleen.baumbach@ufz.de
Helm, Dr. phil. JulianeHelm, Dr. phil. Juliane 0341 6025 3898 0341 6025 3898 juliane.helm@ufz.de
Schniewind, ImmaSchniewind, Imma 0341 6025 1124 0341 6025 1124 imma.schniewind@ufz.de

Student Assistant
Aust, MatildaAust, Matilda 0341 6025 4643 0341 6025 4643 matilda.aust@ufz.de

Former Colleagues

Albert, Dr. Christian, Baaken, Marieke, Bähr, Torsten, Bausch, Linda, Beck, Dr. Silke, Berghöfer, Uta, Dombrowski, Franziska, Esguerra Portocarrero, Alejandro, Görg, Prof. Dr. Christoph, Harms, Dr. Sylvia, Hauck, Dr. Jennifer, Heinz, Nicolai, Horlemann, Lena, Krasemann, Franziska, Kopp, Mira, Kress, Nele, Leopold, Aaron, Lepenies, Dr. Robert, Manns, Florian, Masson, Torsten, Mock, Mirijam, Moreno Soares, Thais, Omann, Dr. Ines, Rauschmayer, Dr. Felix, Schäpke, Niko, Schleyer, Dr. Christian, Schmidt, Jenny, Schuppan, Julia, Söding, Max, Spiering, Dr. Salina, Thoni, Dr. Terese, Thronicker, Dr. Ines, Weiland, Dr. Sabine, Wittstock, Felix, Wolf, Dr. Christine

New Publications

Zhu, Y., Klassert, C., Klauer, B., Gawel, E. (2025):
Estimating household water demand and affordability under intermittent supply: an econometric analysis with a water–energy nexus perspective for Pimpri-Chinchwad, India
Water 17 (19), art. 2917 10.3390/w17192917
Gutjahr, S., Esmaeili Aliabadi, D., Thrän, D. (2025):
Bioenergy's balancing act: navigating weather variability in energy system optimization
33rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 9-12 June, Valencia, Spain
EUBCE Proceedings
ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, Florence, p. 412 - 414 10.5071/33rdEUBCE2025-2BV.9.4
Jordan, M., Günther, S., Wollnik, R., Röder, L.S., Cyffka, K.-F., Karras, T., Meisel, K., Schindler, H., Esmaeili Aliabadi, D., Thrän, D. (2025):
Scenarios for the optimal use of biomass in the future German energy and bioeconomy system until 2050
33rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 9-12 June, Valencia, Spain
EUBCE Proceedings
ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, Florence, p. 272 - 275 10.5071/33rdEUBCE2025-2DO.5.2
Matzner, N., Otto, D., Polzin, C., Siedschlag, D., Thrän, D. (2025):
Regional Climate Protection with Biomass. Stakeholder Perspectives on Regional Governance of Biomass-based CDR
33rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 9-12 June, Valencia, Spain
EUBCE Proceedings
ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, Florence, p. 261 - 264 10.5071/33rdEUBCE2025-2CO.16.3
Sadr, M., Esmaeili Aliabadi, D., Thrän, D. (2025):
Exploring key cost drivers and barriers for deploying BECCS technologies in Germany
33rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 9-12 June, Valencia, Spain
EUBCE Proceedings
ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, Florence, p. 356 - 361 10.5071/33rdEUBCE2025-2BV.7.7