Christina Bogner (Cluster Director)

Prof. Dr Christina Bogner leads the ecosystem research working group at the Institute of Geography of the University of Cologne since 2019 and focusses on soil processes and statistical data analysis. She and her working group are members of the CRC 1357 Microplastics and the SFB/TR 228 Future Rural Africa. Since 2023, she is the head of the International Master of Environmental Sciences (IMES) Program, as well as of the anticipated Joint International Master of Environmental Sciences (JIMES), a joint master degree with the Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune, India. Furthermore, she serves as vice-dean of for international relations and communication of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the UoC. 

She is also active as a tandem host for the project: From Lab to Community: A Collaborative Approach for Education and Awareness on Microplastics.

Hannes Laermanns

Dr. Hannes Laermanns is a scientific staff member at the Institute of Geography of the University of Cologne. He is the academic manager of the of the International Master of Environmental Sciences (IMES) Program since 2023, and will coordinate the anticipated Joint International Master of Environmental Sciences (JIMES). Since the beginning with his PhD project, Dr Laermanns has been working together with the Ilia State University in Tbilisi and conducted different research projects together with the Georgian colleagues of the ISU.