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Humboldt Fellow Nadja Omanovic Conducts Research on Arctic Clouds

Nadja Omanovic, a postdoctoral researcher in the Lise Meitner Research Group “Multiscale Cloud Physics,” is studying the impact of Arctic clouds on…

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Which Mechanisms Control the Temperature Trend in the Tropical Pacific?

According to climate projections, the eastern tropical Pacific will warm up in the long term, but the opposite is currently being observed. A new…

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Clara Bayley Conducts Postdoctoral Research as Part of the Susanne Hasselmann Fellowship

Clara Bayley, recent graduate of the IMPRS-ESM program, is conducting postdoctoral research on the microphysics of tropical clouds using a numerical…

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Lara Wallberg Receives Böttcher Award

Lara Wallberg was honored with the Johann Max Böttcher Award for her innovative research on the variability of hot summers in Europe. The Max Planck…

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Jochem Marotzke Honored with the Federal Cross of Merit

Jochem Marotzke, director at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, has been awarded the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of…

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New Study Provides Empirical Evidence of Human Influence on Regional Climate Change

Climate change is affecting the entire planet—and yet different regions are warming at different rates. Where is human-induced warming already clearly…

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PhD positions in Climate Research - Annual Call 2027 open 1 July to 15 September

The International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling (IMPRS-ESM) is a structured, interdisciplinary and international program for graduate students who want to earn a PhD degree. The aim of our doctoral program is to advance our understanding of processes and dynamics in the Earth system as well as predictive capabilities.

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ICON Team Receives International Recognition for Groundbreaking Achievements in High-Performance Computing

A team led by the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology and the German Climate Computing Center has received the prestigious Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modelling for their groundbreaking work at the intersection of climate science and high-performance computing. Their achievement—a landmark simulation of the full Earth system with the ICON model at 1.25-kilometer resolution—overcame a challenge long considered impossible to master.

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We are an internationally renowned institute for climate research. Our mission is to understand Earth's changing climate.

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Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 for Prof. Klaus Hasselmann

The statistical model with which global warming can be attributed to increasing concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere was developed by Klaus Hasselmann, former director of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work.

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Our research requires us to seek out the most talented, creative and passionate individuals. This compels us to draw from the greatest possible pool of talent.

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Seminars

Date
Event Name
Speakers
Event Type
Time
Event Place
Chair
27.10.2026
Anirudh Arora  
Joint Seminar
15:15
Bundesstr. 53, room 022/023
03.11.2026
Joint Seminar
15:15
Bundesstr. 53, room 022/023
04.11.2026
Joint Seminar
13:30
Bundesstr. 53, room 022/023
Chao Li  
10.11.2026
Antoine Leblond  
Joint Seminar
15:15
Bundesstr. 53, room 022/023
19.11.2026
KlimaCampus Kolloquium
14:30
Haus der Informatik, Lecture Hall 2
Jörn Behrens  
24.11.2026
Bahar Emirzade  
Joint Seminar
15:17
Bundesstr. 53, room 022/023
Keno Riechers  
02.12.2026
Rémy Roca  
Joint Seminar
13:30
Bundesstr. 53, room 022/023
Cathy Hohenegger  
07.12.2026
Alessandro Storer  
Seminar
10:00
Bundesstr. 53, room 301
 
20.01.2027
Joint Seminar
13:30
Bundesstr. 53, room 022/023
 
28.01.2027
KlimaCampus Kolloquium
14:30
Haus der Informatik, Lecture Hall 2

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