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The Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies appoints Max Planck researcher Mark Lawrence as third scientific director
PD Dr. Mark Lawrence, who has been working at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz over the last 18 years will start on October 15, 2011 as a scientific director at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Potsdam. The 42 year old will head the new Institute together with the Executive Director Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer and the other scientific director, Nobel Laureate Prof. Dr. Carlo Rubbia.
In Potsdam Mark Lawrence will build up and lead the IASS research cluster Sustainable Interactions with the Atmosphere, which focuses on developing a sustainability-driven approach to managing human influence on the earth’s atmospheric composition. His research at the IASS will examine the relationship between air pollution and climate change in the age of urbanization, as well as the opportunities and risks presented by “climate engineering”, targeted intervention in the atmosphere’s chemical and physical processes as a means of reducing climate change.
Lawrence, a US citizen, earned his doctorate in 1996 in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, USA. Following a few years as a postdoctoral researcher, he led a BMBF-funded Junior Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz for five years. Since 2006 he has been a group leader for atmospheric modeling in the Atmospheric Chemistry Department led by Prof. Dr. Jos Lelieveld. In recent years he has also been active as a lecturer and visiting professor at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz.
"I will certainly look back fondly at the research in Mainz," said Mark Lawrence. "I find it very positive that at the Max Planck Institute, one has the freedom to conduct curiosity-driven scientific research in an open and creative atmosphere of excellence."
At first Mark Lawrence will commute between Mainz and Potsdam to complete a few scientific projects and supervise his remaining scientific group members at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry until they complete their research projects. He also hopes to create an intensive research relationship between the two institutions, capitalizing on their individual strengths and linking their respective missions.
The Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Around 260 people work at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, researching the earth and its environment at various levels from nanoparticles to planets and from ecosystem dynamics to global climate change. There are three departments studying the earth system in field studies, under lab conditions and with the aid of computer-assisted modeling. The institute is helping develop our understanding of the earth's natural resources and providing the solutions for sustainable use of our planet and environmental protection. The institute's International Research School and E-learning program are an active contribution to scientific education. The Max Planck Institute for Chemistry is actively involved in the event program of the City of Science in Mainz in 2011. Next year the Institute celebrates its 100th anniversary. More Information: http://www.mpic.de
The Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
With more than 36,000 students from about 130 nations, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) is one of the ten largest universities in Germany. As a comprehensive university, JGU combines almost all academic disciplines under one roof, including the Mainz University Medical Center, the School of Music, and the Mainz Academy of Arts. This is a unique feature in the German academic landscape. Some 2,900 academics, including 480 professors, teach and conduct research at JGU's more than 150 departments, institutes, and clinics.
The Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies
Scientists at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Potsdam, Germany, engage in international and transdisciplinary investigation into climate change, the earth system, and sustainability. With support from the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research as well as from the State of Brandenburg, the think tank endeavors to actively place these globally resonating questions into the spheres of politics, economics and civil society.
Contact:
PD Dr. Mark Lawrence
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Phone: +49 6131-305 331
E-mail: mark.lawrence@mpic.de
Dr. Susanne Benner
Press and Public Relations
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Phone: +49 6131-305 465
E-mail: susanne.benner@mpic.de
Kathrin Schlimme
Press and Public Relations
Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
Phone: +49 6131/39-23619
E-mail: kathrin.schlimme@uni-mainz.de
PD Dr. Mark Lawrence
Quelle: Picture: IASS, Michael Ingenweyen
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PD Dr. Mark Lawrence
Quelle: Picture: IASS, Michael Ingenweyen
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