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People and Academic Environment

At our PhD program, IMPRS-ESM, you will be part of several circles that you could draw on for inspiring exchange, beginning with your work group as well as your fellow PhD candidates at our institute and cooperating institutes.

At the same time, you will be part of a larger, interdisciplinary scientific workforce. As a young researcher you will interact scientifically with PostDocs and senior scientists of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, the Universität Hamburg, and various cooperating institutes, national and international.

As IMPRS-ESM doctoral candidate you and your research will also profit from being part of a greater multi-disciplinary network of young scientists within the Max Planck Society. You will benefit from the work of the program’s PhD representatives, the services that come with the greater multi-disciplinary network of the Max Planck Society and its Max Planck PhDnet.

Locally, all of our PhD candidates are automatically member of one of the Universität Hamburg graduate schools that also offer a range of opportunities.

PhD representatives

  • Serving as contact and spokespersons of all doctoral candidates in IMPRS-ESM.
  • Elected by their fellow PhD candidates and serving for one year (optional two).

IMPRS-ESM PhD representatives help to maintain a prosperous academic and work environment for doctoral candidates. They mainly communicate important and critical issues within the group of doctoral candidates, but also between them and the leaders of our doctoral program, including the IMPRS Office.

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elected in September 2025

 Vidur Mithal
+49 (0)40 42838-7028		 Marius Schulz
+49 (0)40 41173-147		 Sasha Roewer
+49 (0)40 41173-141		 Vincent Peterhans
+49 (0)40 42838-6146

Doctoral candidates

Our PhD candidates have come from all parts of the world. They bring a broad variety of academic training and skills.

Name Research Group Email
Antary, Nils Clouds and Convection nils.antary@mpimet.mpg.de
Avison, Meredith Sustainability and Climate Risks meredith.avison@mpimet.mpg.de
Balasubramanian, Harshada Climate Physics harshada.balasubramanian@mpimet.mpg.de
Boza, Evangelina Institute of Oceanography evangelia.bosza@mpimet.mpg.de
Breunig, Emelie Experimental Oceanography emelie.breunig@mpimet.mpg.de
Carrasco Escaff, Tomás Theoretical Ocean Dynamics tomas.carrasco-escaff@mpimet.mpg.de
Chen, Huayu Climate and Weather Extremes huayu.chen@mpimet.mpg.de
Choi, Hwa-Jin Modeling the carbon cycle in the Earth system hwa-jin.choi@mpimet.mpg.de
Ciancarella, Beatrice Climate Modelling beatrice.ciancarella@mpimet.mpg.de
Collavini, Valentina Large-Scale Coupled Dynamics valentina.collavini@mpimet.mpg.de
Deutloff, Jakob Tropical Cloud Observations jakob.deutloff@mpimet.mpg.de
Dietz, Victoria Earth System Modeling and Predictions victoria.dietz@mpimet.mpg.de
Downey, Pierre-Olivier Global Circulation and Climate pierre-olivier.downey@mpimet.mpg.de
Fiedler, Lukas Climate Modeling Group lukas.fiedler@mpimet.mpg.de
Filippou, Danai Modeling the carbon cycle in the Earth system danai.filippou@mpimet.mpg.de
Gensch, Luisa Sustainability and Climate Risks luisa.gensch@mpimet.mpg.de
Glöckner, Helene Global Circulation and Climate helene.gloeckner@mpimet.mpg.de
Guo, Jia-Xin Climate Surface Interaction jia-xin.guo@mpimet.mpg.de
Hansen, Jordis Large-Scale Coupled Dynamics jordis.hansen@mpimet.mpg.de
Hayo, Lennea Tropical Cloud Observations lennea.hayo@mpimet.mpg.de
Hegde, Ravikiran Climate, Radiation, Remote Sensing ravikiran.hegde@mpimet.mpg.de
Heyl, Lara Institute of Oceanography lara.heyl@mpimet.mpg.de
Hillenkötter, Dominic Complex Modelling and Extreme Computing dominic.hillenkoetter@mpimet.mpg.de
Hölzl, Ferdinand Climate and Weather Extremes ferdinand.hoelzl@mpimet.mpg.de
Hu, Muxin Complex Modelling and Extreme Computing muxin.hu@mpimet.mpg.de
Karvinen, Mikael Director’s Research Group mikael.karvinen@mpimet.mpg.de
Kennedy, Philip Director’s Research Group philip.kennedy@mpimet.mpg.de
Lee, Doseok Theoretical Ocean Dynamics doseok.lee@mpimet.mpg.de
Liu, Zhijun Climate-Biosphere Interactions zhijun.liu@mpimet.mpg.de
Mandal. Pritha Institute of Oceanography pritha.mandal@mpimet.mpg.de
Markovitz, Eden Large-Scale Coupled Dynamics eden.markovitz@mpimet.mpg.de
Martuzzi, Pietro Global Circulation and Climate pietro.martuzzi@mpimet.mpg.de
Meyer, Felix Institute of Oceanography felix.meyer@mpimet.mpg.de
Mithal, Vidur Sustainability and Climate Risks vidur.mithal@mpimet.mpg.de
Moritz, Till Experimental Oceanography till.moritz@mpimet.mpg.de
Mosso, Andrea Climate Energetics andrea.mosso@mpimet.mpg.de
Murti, Medha Theoretical Ocean Dynamics medha.murti@mpimet.mpg.de
Peterhans, Vincent Stratified Turbulence in the Middle Atmosphere vincent.peterhans@mpimet.mpg.de
Radke, Tim Visual Data Analysis Group tim.radke@mpimet.mpg.de
Rapanague Sepulveda, Maria Jesus Director’s Research Group maria-jesus.rapanague@mpimet.mpg.de
Robbins Blanch, Nina Atmospheric Turbulence and Boundary Layers nina.robbins@mpimet.mpg.de
Roewer, Sasha Theoretical Ocean Dynamics sasha.roewer@mpimet.mpg.de
Schickhoff, Jonna Stratified Turbulence in the Middle Atmosphere jonna.schickhoff@uni-hamburg.de
Schimmer, Rolf Large-Scale Coupled Dynamics rolf.schimmer@mpimet.mpg.de
Schmitt, Katharina Climate Dynamics katharina.schmitt@mpimet.mpg.de
Schulz, Marius Climate Surface Interaction marius.schulz@mpimet.mpg.de
Stolla, Katharina Global Circulation and Climate katharina.stolla@mpimet.mpg.de
Storer, Alessandro Scale Interaction Modeling alessandro.storer@mpimet.mpg.de
Thazhissery Pavanan, Aiswarya Climate statistics and climate extremes aiswarya.thazhissery-pavanan@mpimet.mpg.de
Tschirschwitz, Janina Wave Driven Circulations janina.tschirschwitz@mpimet.mpg.de
Weis, Lukas Climate Physics lukas.weis@mpimet.mpg.de
Wong, Tat Chi Theoretical Ocean Dynamics tat-chi.wong@mpimet.mpg.de
Zhang, Jingzhi Theoretical Ocean Dynamics jingzhi.zhang@mpimet.mpg.de
Županić, Josipa Sustainability and Climate Risks josipa.zupanic@mpimet.mpg.de
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Through the Max Planck PhDnet, IMPRS-ESM PhD representatives connect with those from other Max Planck Institutes. PhDnet facilitates collaboration among PhD candidates from more than 80 Max Planck Institutes within the whole Max Planck Society and serves as a voice of all doctoral candidates at the administrative level of the Max Planck Society.

Currently the IMPRS-ESM PhD representative is:

Marius Schulz
+49 (0)40 41173-147 
marius.schulz@mpimet.mpg.de

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