Prof. Dr. Hermann Held

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Hermann Held joined the University of Hamburg as professor of ‘Sustainability and Global Change’ in 2010. Before, he had appointments as PostDoc, then department CoChair at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). He is a physicist by training and received his PhD from the University of Munich. He serves as Editorial Board Member for the Journal Earth System Dynamics.

His research includes decision-making under heterogenous uncertainty and early warning of tipping points for integrated assessment. His current work strives for dynamically consistent decision-making under environment targets as an expression of the precautionary principle.

Curriculum Vitae