The Team
Scientific Directorate of the Bonn Alliance for Sustainability Research
The Scientific Director is mainly responsible for the scientific strategy of the Bonn Alliance and its joint research activities; this includes initiating cooperation and scientific projects.
Scientific Director /
Professor of Global Change and Systemic Risks at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn
Room: 4.002 / Meckenheimerallee 172, 53115 Bonn
Waltraud Eßer
Secretary to the Scientific Director
Financial Administrator
Room: 2.014 / Genscherallee 3, 53113 Bonn
Roza Helin Dere
Project Assistant Newsletter
Office Days: Mon, Wed
Focal Points of the Bonn Alliance for Sustainability Research
At the working level, joint projects and scientific activities are flanked and advanced by the so-called Focal Points of the partner institutions. In their interface function between partner institution and the Scientific Director, they act as important information and contact points and drive forward joint projects that strengthen the three working areas of the Bonn Alliance: research, education, and transfer.
Contact person: Lars Wirkus
Head of Data & Geomatics
Email: lars.wirkus@bicc.de
Phone:+49 (0)228 911 96-63
Contact person: Dr. Christian Böber
Scientific Advisor to the Directorate / Research Management
Email: Christian.Boeber@idos-research.de
Phone: +49 (0)228 94927-193
Contact person: Dr. Matthias Günther
Research Associate
Email: matthias.guenther@h-brs.de
Phone: +49 (0)2241 865 9789
Contact person: Dr. Zita Sebesvari
Academic Officer & Head of Section – Environmental Vulnerability and Ecosystem Services (EVES)
Email: sebesvari@ehs.unu.edu
Phone: +49 (0)228 815-0207
Contact person: Dr. Kathleen Jacobs
Research Associate and Assistant to the Professor
at the Agricultural Faculty
Email: kathleen.jacobs@uni-bonn.de
Phone: +49 (0)228 73 68765
Contact person: Dr. Timo Falkenberg
Senior Researcher
at the Medical Faculty
Email: falkenberg@uni-bonn.de
Phone:+49 (0)228 73 4634
Public Relations for the Bonn Alliance for Sustainability Research
The press spokespersons and heads of communication of our partner institutions are working on joint press and public relations work for the Bonn Alliance for Sustainability Research.
Contact person: Tanja Vogel
Head of Communications
Email: tanja.vogel@idos-research.de
Phone: +49 (0)228 94927-264
Contact person: Daniela Greulich
Press and Public Relations, Spokeswoman
Email: daniela.greulich@h-brs.de
Contact person: Austin Gonzales
Communications Associate
Email: gonzales@vie.unu.edu
Phone: +49 (0)228 815-0276
Contact: University Communications Department
Email: kommunikation@uni-bonn.de
Telefon: +49 (0)228 73-7647
Contact person: Alma van der Veen
Public Relations Officer
Email: presse.zef@uni-bonn.de
Telefon: +49 (0)228 73-6124 or -1846
