Researchers

At the KU, researchers from various fields address issues related to sustainable development through disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary approaches.

Althammer, Jörg, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Business Ethics and Social Policy

Research interests in sustainability:
Sustainable labor markets and pension systems
Sustainable business practices
Migration and integration

Becht, Michael, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Physical Geography

Research interests in sustainability:
Climate Impact Research
Human-Environment Research

Beck, Christian, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Ethical Foundations of Social Work with a Focus on Sustainability

Research interests in the field of sustainability:
Ethical Figures in Sustainability Discourses
Migration and Integration

Birkel, Simone, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Youth and School Pastoral Care

Research interests in the field of sustainability:
Religious Education for Sustainable Development (rESD)
Laudato Sí

Bremer, Ann-Kathrin, Dr.

Field of expertise:
Geography Education and Education for Sustainable Development

Research interests in the field of sustainability:
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

Chrostowski, Mariusz, Dr. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Philosophy, Theology

Research interests in the field of sustainability:
Theological Transformation Research

Cyffka, Bernd, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Applied Physical Geography

Research interests in the field of sustainability:
Sustainable Land and Water Management

Danzer, Alexander, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Economics, particularly microeconomics

Research interests in sustainability:
Sustainable labor markets and pension systems
Sustainable consumption
Environmental justice and environmental action

Dudek, Simon, Dr.

Field of expertise:
Economic Geography

Research interests in sustainability:
Sustainable Urban and Regional Development

Fischer, Peter, Dr.

Field of expertise:
Soil Geography/Soil Erosion

Research interests in sustainability:
Human-environment research (sustainable land use)

Fontaine, Pirmin, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Logistics and Operations Analytics

Research interests in the area of sustainability:
Sustainable urban and regional development

Göttsche, Max, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Business Administration, Management Accounting and Auditing

Research interests in sustainability:

Sustainability reporting and auditing of sustainability reports
Corporate Social Responsibility

Haas, Florian, Apl. Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Physical Geography

 

Research interests in the area of sustainability:
Climate impact research
Human-environment research

Habisch, André, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Christian social ethics and social policy

 

Research interests in sustainability:
Communication of responsibility
Sustainable business practices
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
Social impact startups in developing and emerging economies

 

Halfar, Bernd, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Social work

 

Research interests in the area of sustainability:
Sustainable Management (Sustainability Research Lab)

Heckmann, Tobias, PD Dr.

Field of expertise:
Physical geography

 

Research interests in sustainability:
Climate impact research
Human-environment research

Hemmer, Ingrid, Prof. Dr. (i.R.)

Field of expertise:
Didactics of geography and Education for Sustainable Development
 

 

Herrmann, Friederike, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Journalism studies and communication studies

 

Research interests in the area of sustainability:
Responsibility communication (Gender, Diversity-Integration-Migration, Right-Wing Populism/Extremism, Racism)

Hiller, Jan, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Geography education and Education for Sustainable Development

Research interests in the field of sustainability:
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) (Digital and mobile learning)

Hogreve, Jens, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Research and early-career researchers

 

Research interests in sustainability:
Sustainable urban and regional development
Ethical figures in sustainability discourse

Jäger, Janin, Dr.

Field of expertise:
Mathematics

 

Research interests in the area of sustainability:
Climate impact research

Janjic, Tijana, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Data assimilation

 

Research interests in the area of sustainability: 
Human-environment research

Jochner-Oette, Susanne, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Landscape ecology

 

Research interests in the area of sustainability:
Sustainable ecosystem development
Climate impact research

Kaiser-Kratzmann, Jens, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Early childhood education

 

Research interests in sustainability:
Migration and integration (Multilingualism, social and migration-related inequality in childhood)

Kallert, Andreas, Dr.

Field of expertise:
Economic geography

 

Research interests in sustainability:
Sustainable urban and regional development

Kals, Elisabeth, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Social and organizational psychology

 

Research interests in the field of sustainability:
Environmental justice, environmental behavior, and environmental experience
Migration and integration
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

Karl, Katharina, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Religious education

 

Research interests in the area of sustainability:
Theological transformation research

Kirschner, Martin, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Theology in processes of transformation

 

Research interests in dustainability:
Theological transformation research
Laudato Sí
The theology of Pope Francis

Koch, Reinald, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Business administration and business taxation

 

Research interests in the area of sustainability:
Sustainable tax policy and tax equity

Kügel, Benno, Dr.

Field of expertise:
Limnology (Ingolstadt Water Management Office)

 

Research interests in sustainability:
Sustainable land and water management

Langenmayr, Dominika, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:

Economics, particularly public finance

Research interests in the field of sustainability:

Sustainable tax policy and tax justice

van Loon, Joost, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
General sociology and sociological theory

 

Research interests in sustainability:
Ethical figures in sustainability discourses

von Maur, Imke, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Philosophy

Research interests in the area of sustainability:
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
Ethical figures in sustainability discourses (climate crisis, education, (critical engagement with) digitalization and AI)
 

Oliver, Marcel, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Machine learning and Data Science

 

Research interests in sustainability:
Climate impact research

Paulo, Norbert, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Philosophy and ethics of digitalization

 

Research interests in the field of sustainability:
Ethical figures in sustainability discourses

Pechlaner, Harald, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Tourism

 

Research interests in the area of sustainability:
Sustainable tourism
Sustainable regional and urban development

Ray, Nadja, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Geomatics and Geomathematics

 

Research interests in the area of sustainability:
Human-environment research

Reents, Friederike, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Modern German literary studies

 

Research interests in the area of sustainability:
Human-environment relations (Environmental Humanities / Cultural Sustainability)

Rosner, Rita, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Clinical Psychology and Biological Psychology, Psychotherapeutic University Outpatient Department

 

Key research interests in sustainability:
Migration and Integration

Rothenberger, Liane, Prof. Dr. phil. habil.

Field of expertise:
Media and public affairs (with a focus on migration), Journalism studies

 

Research interests in the field of sustainability:
Migration and Integration

Scherschel, Karin, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Refugee and migration studies

 

Research interests in the field of sustainability:
Migration and integration
Sustainable urban and regional development

Schneider, Martin, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Moral theology and social ethics

 

Research interests in the field of sustainability:
Migration and integration
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

 

Schumm, Maximiliane, Dr.

Field of expertise:
Biology education

 

Research interests in the field of sustainability:
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

Sehl, Annika, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Journalism studies with a focus on media structures and society

 

Research interests in the field of sustainability:
Responsibility communication

Stammel, Barbara, Dr.

Field of expertise:
Vegetation ecology

 

Research interests:
Floodplain ecology
Vegetation ecology
Assessment methods and bioindication in floodplains
Ecosystem services in floodplains
Floodplain restoration
Floodplain dynamics
Monitoring of nature conservation measures

Steiner, Christian, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Human geography


Research interests in the area of sustainability:
Human-environment relations
Human-environment relations, Human-animal studies
Sustainable urban and regional development

Surzykiewicz, Janusz, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Social and health education

 

Research interests in sustainability:
Migration and integration

Trappe, Martin, PD Dr.

Field of expertise:
Physical geography

 

Research interests in the area of sustainability: 
Human-environment research

Umbach, Johanna, Dr.

Field of expertise:
Coordination of learning spaces for sustainability / Community garden "Kapuzinergarten Eden"

 

Research interests in sustainability:
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

Waldinger, Maria, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Economics and sustainable economic policy

 

Research interests in the area of sustainability:
Sustainable management

Wenrich, Rainer, Prof. Dr.

Field of Study:
Art education and education studies

 

Research interests in the area of sustainability:
Ethical figures in sustainability discourses

Zademach, Hans-Martin, Prof. Dr.

Field of expertise:
Economic geography

 

Research interests in the area of sustainability:
Sustainable urban and regional development
Sustainable economic management

Zieris, Patricia, Dr.

Field of expertise:
Psychology

 

Research interests in sustainability:
Responsibility communication (Conditions and influencing factors of environmentally friendly behavior, voluntary commitment)
Environmental justice, environmental action, and environmental experience
Sustainable urban and regional development

Zirkl, Frank, Dr.

Field of expertise:
Human geography

 

Research interests in the area of sustainability:
Sustainable urban and regional development
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
Sustainable tourism