Members
Members of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research
Below you will find an overview of the researchers funded within the framework of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS). Each cohort consists of one YAS Fellow, who is based at FRIAS for the entire project period, and 15 members, half of whom are affiliated with the University of Freiburg and the other half with universities worldwide. Additionally, there are 2 associated members in the first cohort (“YAS I”) and 4 associated members in the second cohort (“YAS II”).
Dr. Philipp Höfele
University of Freiburg
Philosophy, Ethics
Fellow and Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2024 – September 2027
Digital Anthropocene: AI and Sustainability
Dr. Britta Acksel
Wuppertal Institute for Environment, Climate, Energy
Cultural Anthropology
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research
October 2024 – September 2027
Dr. Friderike Beyer
University of Freiburg
Forest ecology
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2024 – September 2027
Dr. Patrick Flamm
Peace Research Institute Frankfurt
International relations
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2024 – September 2027
Dr. Tanja Granzow
University of Freiburg
Environmental anthropology
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2024 – September 2027
Dr. Anne Hemkendreis
Ruhr-University Bochum
Art history
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2024 – September 2027
Dr. Neelakshi Joshi
Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development
Urban planning
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2024 – September 2027
Dr. Anna-Julia Saiger
University of Freiburg
Law (public law, european law, climate law, comparative law)
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2024 – September 2027
Dr. Margherita Scazza
Bath Spa University
Human geography
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2024 – September 2027
Dr. Niko Schäpke
University of Freiburg
Sustainability sciences
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2024 – September 2027
Dr. Machteld Simoens
RWTH Aachen
Governance of socio-technical transformation
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2024 – September 2027
Dr. Falk Tauber
University of Freiburg
Biology, biomimetics
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2024 – September 2027
Dr. Linda Toledo
University of Strathclyde / Eurac Research, Institute for Renewable Energy
Architecture
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2024 – September 2027
Dr. Lukas Wagner
Philipps-University Marburg
Physics, electrical engineering, material sciences
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2024 – September 2027
Dr. Noura Wahby
American University in Cairo
Public policy, urban studies, infrastructure studies
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2024 – September 2027
Dr. Lawrence Wilde
University of Siegen
Composition, music technology, music theory
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2024 – September 2027
Dr. Kai Lan
North Carolina State University
Sustainability bioenery and biomaterials
Associated member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2024 – September 2027
Dr. Shinichiro Nakamura
Nagoya University
Sociohydrology, water resources management
Associated member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2024 – September 2027
Comparative study of human-water interaction mechanisms between Asia and Europe
Dr. Elena Kozgunova
Nagoya University
Cell biology, plant physiology
Associated member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2024 – September 2027
Integrating Cell Biology and Climate Strategy: Chloroplasts as Catalysts for Carbon Capture
Dr. Ezekiel Kojo Acquaah
University of Ghana
Climate Change, Environmental Management
Associated member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2024 – September 2027
Profiling and harnessing nature-based solutions and indigenous knowledge for enhanced and sustainable climate change interventions
Dr. Matthias Kranke
University of Duisburg-Essen
Social sciences, political science, international relations and international political economy
YAS Fellow
October 2023 – September 2024
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2021 – September 2024
Dr. Rita Sousa Silva
Leiden University
Urban ecology and urban forestry
YAS Fellow
October 2021 – September 2023
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2021 – September 2024
Dr. Benjamin Schütze
Arnold Bergstraesser Institute
Politics of the Middle East and North Africa, international relations
YAS Fellow
October 2021 – Juni 2022
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2021 – September 2024
Dr. Corinna Köpke
Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed-Dynamics
Safety, security and resilience of technical systems
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2021 – September 2024
Dr. Ida Wallin
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Forest policy and planning
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2021 – September 2024
Dr. Javier Francisco
University of Freiburg
European empires and socio-ecological transformations
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2021 – September 2024
Dr. Luisa Cortesi
Erasmus University
Environmental anthropology, disaster studies, environmental sciences of water
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2021 – September 2024
Dr. Maria Cristina Espinosa Mora-Bowen
University of Freiburg
Environmental governance
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2021 – September 2024
Dr. Rike Sinder
University of Freiburg
Constitutional law, administrative law, public international law, legal philosophy, islamic law, political theory
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2021 – September 2024
Dr. Sahani Pathiraja
University of New South Wales
Mathematics, data science
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2021 – September 2024
Dr. Sarah May
University of Freiburg
Cultural anthropology
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2021 – September 2024
Dr. Thilo Wiertz
University of Freiburg
Geography
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2021 – September 2024
Dr. Severin Vierrath
University of Freiburg
Electrochemistry, material science
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2021 – September 2024
Dr. Hussam Hussein
University of Oxford
International relations, water politics
Member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2021 – September 2024
Dr. Chad Zanocco
Stanford University
Public policy
Former member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2021 – September 2023
Dr. Tetyana Nikolaychuk
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Economy
Associated member of the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
June 2022 – September 2024
Katrin von Lehmann
Visual art, drawing
Artist in residence at the Young Academy for Sustainability Research (YAS)
October 2021 – September 2024