Dr. Torsten Fischer

Dr. Torsten Fischer is a prominent expert in communication and media within the scientific community, currently serving as the head of "Kommunikation und Medien" at Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon since June 2006. Prior experience includes roles at the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, where responsibilities encompassed press and public relations and scientific research on climate-induced temperature changes affecting marine and coastal fish. Fischer has also contributed as an author for Tesslof Verlag and as a radio moderator for RadioWeser.TV, alongside editorial positions in various science magazines. Academic qualifications include a Diplom in Biology from Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg and a dissertation on climate impacts on cod from the University of Bremen. Additional training in management and science management was obtained at Helmholtz-Akademie für Führungskräfte and the University of Hamburg.