People
While the RCC is based in Munich, Germany, its staff and research community come from all over the world.
Directors
Prof. Dr. Julia Pongratz
Rachel Carson Center; Department of Geography
Interim Director
Prof. Dr. Ralf Ludwig
Rachel Carson Center; Faculty of Geosciences
Interim Director
Lena Engel, MS
Rachel Carson Center
Managing Director (On Parental Leave Until December 2026)
Laura Mann, Dipl.-Kffr., MA
Rachel Carson Center
Managing Director (Parental Leave Cover)
Prof. Dr. Christof Mauch
Rachel Carson Center; Amerika-Institut
Founding Director
Prof. Dr. Helmuth Trischler
Rachel Carson Center; Deutsches Museum
Founding Co-Director
Chair of Environmental Humanities
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sonja Dümpelmann
Rachel Carson Center; Department III - Amerika-Institut
Chair of Environmental Humanities
Administrative Staff
| Name | Title | Room | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baumgärtner, Ina | BA | ina.baumgaertner@lmu.de | 428 | Office Manager |
| Kargruber, Pauline | MA | pauline.kargruber@rcc.lmu.de | 401 | Senior Editor |
| Lohschelder, Yannic | BA | Yannic.Lohschelder@rcc.lmu.de | 406 | Project Management Associate |
| Snyder, Haley | MA | haley.snyder@rcc.lmu.de | 401 | Editor |
Academic Staff
| Name | Title | Room | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Spencer | Dr. | Spencer.Adams@rcc.lmu.de | 421 | Postdoctoral Lecturer and Researcher |
| Lübken, Uwe | Prof. Dr. | Uwe.Luebken@carsoncenter.lmu.de | 421 | Lecturer and Coordinator of the M.A. Environment and Society program |
| Nayak, Pooja | Dr. | Pooja.Nayak@rcc.lmu.de | 428 | Postdoctoral Lecturer and Researcher |
| Palmblad, Jonatan | Dr. des. | jonatan.palmblad@rcc.lmu.de | 405 | Project Coordinator and Lecturer |
| Unger, Susanne B. | Dr. | Susanne.Unger@rcc.lmu.de | 405 | Coordinator of the Environmental Studies Certificate Program and Lecturer |
Associated Researchers & Fellows
ProEnviron Board Members
| Name | Title | Room | Responsibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betzler, Monika | Prof. Dr. | monika.betzler@lrz.uni-muenchen.de | J 210 | Chair of Practical Philosophy and Ethics; Center for Ethics and Philosophy in Practice (ZEPP) |
| Dümpelmann, Sonja | Prof. Dr.-Ing. | Sonja.Duempelmann@rcc.lmu.de | 420 | |
| Dürr, Eveline | Prof. Dr. | eveline.duerr@ethnologie.lmu.de | 026 | Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology |
| Hoppe, Imke | Prof. Dr. | Imke.Hoppe@lmu.de | A 330 | Professor of Earth Science Communication and Climate Education; Department of Geography |
| Patel, Kiran | Prof. Dr. | patel@lmu.de | K 135 | Chair of Modern and Contemporary History |
| Prade-Weiss, Juliane | Prof. Dr. | juliane.prade-weiss@lmu.de | R 417 | Chair of General and Comparative Literature |
| Rau, Henrike | Prof. Dr. | henrike.rau@geographie.uni-muenchen.de | A 301 | Professorship in Social Geography with a Focus on Sustainability; Research and Teaching Unit Human–Environment Relations |
| Saxer, Martin | PD Dr. | martin.saxer@rcc.lmu.de | 242 | Principal Investigator of “Foraging at the Edge of Capitalism”; Social and Cultural Anthropology |
| Schmidt, Kerstin | Prof. Dr. | Kerstin.Schmidt@lmu.de | S 208 | Professor and Chair of American Literary History |
| Vogt, Markus | Prof. Dr. | m.vogt@lmu.de | C 211 | Chair of Christian Social Ethics |
PhD Students
| Name | Title | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akuupa, Hiskia | MA | h.akuupa@rcc.lmu.de | Project-Affiliated Doctoral Candidate |
| Albornoz Novoa, Camila | MA | camila.albornoz@rcc.lmu.de | IDK Doctoral Candidate |
| Bichler, Regina | MS | regina.bichler@campus.lmu.de | ProEnviron Doctoral candidate |
| Brown, Adrienne | MA | adrienne.brown@rcc.lmu.de | Project-Affiliated Doctoral Candidate |
| Cahn, Livia | MA | livia.cahn@rcc.lmu.de | IDK Doctoral Candidate |
| Danen, Jonas | MA | J.Danen@campus.lmu.de | ProEnviron Doctoral Candidate |
| Emrich, Lukas | MS | lukas.emrich@rcc.lmu.de | IDK Doctoral Candidate |
| Garcia, Karla | MA | k.garcia@campus.lmu.de | ProEnviron Doctoral Candidate |
| Heath, Hannah | MA | H.Heath@lmu.de | Project-Affiliated Doctoral Candidate |
| Heroor, Nakul | MA MA | nakul.heroor@rcc.lmu.de | ProEnviron Doctoral Candidate |
| Igl, Jana | MS | j.igl@campus.lmu.de | ProEnviron Doctoral Candidate |
| Ignatov Vinueza, Fausto | MA | fausto.ignatov@gmail.com | ProEnviron Doctoral Candidate |
| Klassen, Lijuan | MA | lu.klassen@rcc.lmu.de | Project-Affiliated Doctoral Candidate |
| Koshelev, Yaroslav | MA | yaroslav.koshelev@lmu.de | Project-Affiliated Doctoral Candidate |
| Kou, Mengxi | MS, ME | mengxi.kou@rcc.lmu.de | ProEnviron Doctoral Candidate |
| Kung, Katie | MA | katie.kung@rcc.lmu.de | IDK Doctoral Candidate |
| Kuster, Philipp | MA | philipp.kuster@campus.lmu.de | ProEnviron Doctoral Candidate |
| Myznikova, Victoria | MA | myznikova.v@rcc.lmu.de | ProEnviron Doctoral Candidate |
| Obol, Sunday Jimmy | MA | Project-Affiliated Doctoral Candidate | |
| Palma, Elena | MA | lalenapalma@gmail.com | Project-Affiliated Doctoral Candidate |
| Panayiotou, Markos | MA | panayiotou.markos@campus.lmu.de | ProEnviron Doctoral Candidate |
| Petersen, Julia | MA | julia.petersen@rcc.lmu.de | IDK Doctoral Candidate |
| Schmidt, Benjamin S. Godwin | MA | ben.schmidt@lmu.de | ProEnviron Doctoral Candidate |
| Schmidt, Kira J. | MA | kira.schmidt@rcc.lmu.de | ProEnviron Doctoral Candidate |
| Visser, Jasmijn | MA | jasmijn.visser@lmu.de | IDK Doctoral Candidate |
| Wong , Pui May | MPhil | wong.pm@rcc.lmu.de | Project-Affiliated Doctoral Candidate |
| Zhang, Amey | MS | ameyyunzhang@gmail.com | Project-Affiliated Doctoral Candidate |