Our Team

Chairholder

Prof. Dr. Tobias Heckmann

Professors

Prof. Dr. Michael Becht (retired)
Apl. Prof. Dr. Florian Haas, Acad. Director
Student counsellor (MSc programme)
PD Dr. Martin Trappe
Head of laboratory

International guest professors

assoc. Prof. Dr. Paula Snook (WS 24-25)
Prof. Dr. Arnaud Temme (WS 22-23)
Dr.-Ing. Livia Piermattei (WS 18–19 & WS 17–18)
Dr. Frédéric Liébault (WS 16–17)
Dr. Achim A. Beylich (WS 15–16)
Dr. Antonio Abellàn (WS 14–15)

Scientific staff, PhD students

Dr. Moritz Altmann, MSc, research associate
Dr. Sarah Betz-Nutz, research associate
Toni Himmelstoß, MSc, research associate, PhD student
Diana-Eileen Kara-Timmermann, MSc, research associate, PhD student
Magdalena Lauermann, MSc, PhD student
Dr. Jakob Rom, MSc, research associate
Dr. Manuel Stark, MSc,
research associate,
student counsellor (BSc programme)
Kerstin Wegner, MSc, PhD student

Student assistants

Lena Bartram, BSc (tech support)
Korbinian Baumgartner, BSc (SEHAG)
Till Kohlhage, BSc (SEHAG)
Sarah Michelle Schulte (tutor, research assistant)
Carolin Surrer, BSc (SEHAG)
Alexander Wolf, BSc (tech support)

Secretary, Cartographer, Technician

Secretary

Daniela Hirsch

Cartographer

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Claudia Pietsch
Design and consulting:Maps (GIS, print products),
diagrams and scientific information material (web, posters, flyers),
workshops

Technician

Georgia Kahlenberg, MSc (in parental leave):
Scientific equipment (instruction, maintenance)
Support for field and lab courses
Support for fieldwork

External lecturers

In addition to academic training, we attach great importance to practical relevance. Who could better provide this practical relevance than practitioners?

Former staff members

Judith Abel, MSc
Dr. Friedrich Barnikel, StD
Christian Breitung, Dipl.-Geogr.
Christian Brummeisl, Dipl.-Geogr.
Prof. Dr. Bodo Damm
Dr. Jana-Marie Rabe (née Dusik), MSc
Thomas Fischer, Dipl.-Geogr.
Dr. Fabian Fleischer, MSc
Christian Frank
Reinhard Geißler
Dr. Eva Olmo Gil, Licenciada
Dr. Ludwig Hilger, Dipl.-Geogr.
Prof. Dr. Paula Snook (née Hilger), MSc
Alena Huber, MSc
Nicole Mayinger
Sarina Mehlhorn, Dipl.-Geogr.
Dr. Fabian Neugirg, MSc
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Livia Piermattei
Dr. Marianne Rolshoven, Akad. Direktorin i.R.
Dr. Simon Schober
Dr. Markus Thiel, Dipl.-Geogr.
Dr. Kathrin Umstädter, Dipl.-Geogr.
Dr. Volker Wichmann, DIpl.-Geogr.