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Team

Driving the Research

Collaborators

The REMASS project brings together a diverse group of leading researchers and partners to forge the new interdisciplinary field of sociometabolic malleability and resilience science. This page introduces the core team of Principal Investigators, the insightful Advisory Committee, and our valuable Cooperation Partners whose combined expertise drives this groundbreaking research.

Helmut Haberl

Professor of Social Metabolism

BOKU University, Institute of Social Ecology

Helmut Haberl leads the project and contributes his expertise in socioecological metabolism.

Fridolin Krausmann

Professor of Sustainable Resource Use

BOKU University, Institute of Social Ecology

Fridolin Krausmann contributes his expertise in sustainable resource use and social metabolism research with a focus on Modules 1 and 2.

Cornelia Staritz

Associate Professor in Development Economics

University of Vienna, Department of Development Studies

Cornelia Staritz leads Module 3, together with Anke Schaffartzik, and contributes her expertise in political economy, global production networks, and uneven development.

Anke Schaffartzik

Assistant Professor

Central European University, Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy

Anke Schaffartzik leads Module 3 together with Cornelia Staritz. Her expertise is in social metabolism, ecological economics, and (international) inequalities.

Stefan Giljum

Associate Professor, Head of research group “Global Resource Use”

Vienna University of Economics and Business, Institute for Ecological Economics

Stefan Giljum co-ordinates Module 1 and contributes his expertise in material flow and input-output analysis

Stefan Thurner

President Complexity Science Hub, Professor for Science of Complex Systems

Medical University of Vienna

Stefan Thurner co-ordinates Module 2 („Nonlinear dynamics of supply chains“) and contributes his expertise in modelling non-linear dynamics of complex networked systems.

Shonali Pachauri

Research Group Leader “Transformative Institutional and Social Solutions” and Principal Research Scholar

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg

Shonali Pachauri is deputy project leader. She co-ordinates Module 4 and contributes her expertise in energy economics and policy as well as energy poverty.

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Guidance

Project Advisory Committee

The Project Advisory Committee provides invaluable guidance and strategic oversight, lending their diverse expertise to ensure the REMASS project achieves its ambitious goals and maintains academic rigor. Their critical insights help shape the project's direction and maximize its impact.

Ulrich Brand

Professor of International Politics

University of Vienna

Sabine Fuss

Professor of Sustainable Resource Management

Humboldt University Berlin

Manfred Lenzen

Professor of Sustainability Research

University of Sydney

Maja Schlüter

Professor in Socio-Ecological Systems Science

Stockholm Resilience Centre

Julia Steinberger

Professor of Ecological Economics

University of Lausanne

Network

Cooperation Partners

Our cooperation partners are vital collaborators, bringing essential diverse expertise and resources from leading international institutions to enrich and expand the reach of REMASS research.

Alexandra Bintrup
University of Cambridge

Juan Antonio Duro
Universitat Rovira I Virgili

Thomas Esch
German Aerospace Agency

Francois Lafond
University of Oxford

Brototi Roy
Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona

Arnim Scheidel
Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona

Xin Sun
Tsinghua University Beijing