PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Dr. Nico Wunderling is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and the Center for Critical Computational Studies at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. With research expertise in climate system tipping elements, social-ecological transformations towards sustainability, and Earth resilience, Dr. Wunderling employs methods from complex systems and network science, as well as nonlinear dynamical systems. Dr. Wunderling's academic background includes a Ph.D. in Climate Physics from the University of Potsdam and previous positions at institutions such as the University of York and Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, focusing on topics ranging from low-temperature plasmas in tumor therapy to black hole binaries. Research stays at the Universidade de Sao Paulo and guest research at Princeton University further complement a diverse scientific career.
PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
At PIK, researchers in the natural and social sciences from all over the world work closely together to study global change and its impacts on ecological, economic and social systems. Researchers examine the earth system's capacity for withstanding human interventions and devise strategies and options for a sustainable development of humankind and nature. Interdisciplinary and solution-oriented approaches are a distinctive characteristic of the institute.