Karin Frank

In 2010, I earned the Professorship for Ecological Modelling in joint appointment of   Osnabrück University (UOS) and the   Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ). Since then, I am also full member of the   Institute of Environmental Systems Research (IUSF) that belongs to the Division of Mathematics and Informatics of the UOS and is designed as platform for fostering collaboration of various institutes on environmental systems. As UFZ and OESA, the IUSF aims at the analysis of environmental systems and the development of sustainable solutions to complex socio-environmental problems such as the management of 

• chemicals in the environment,
• water resources,
• biological systems and ecosystem services

under global change. It combines environmental and agent-based modelling with economic valuation and governance research. IUSF runs a BSc Curriculum in “Applied Systems Sciences” and a MSc Curriculum in “Environmental Systems and Resource Management” where the students are provided with formal skills (mathematics, programming, model building and analysis, development of tools for decision-support), problem-oriented skills, and expertise in system-relevant disciplines (e.g. biology, physics, geography, macro-economics, geoinformatics, or psychology). This profile is unique in Germany and a perfect preparation for later work in environmental modelling.