Welcome to the Doctoral Center for Environment and Technology

Pursuing a doctorate at the Center
The Doctoral Center offers an individual doctoral path, i.e. you will write your doctoral thesis under the supervision of a professor. The Center provides coaching and networking opportunities as well as non-subject specific qualification workshops like “Academic Writing in English” for free. Knowledge of the German language is necessary for many of those offers. The Center does not offer a structured PhD programme.
You can find general information on doctoral centers, on financing your doctorate and living in Germany here.
How to find a supervisor for your doctoral project
Twelve professors are members of the Doctoral Center, i.e. they fulfill the required quality criteria to supervise doctorates.
If you are interested in writing your dissertation with one of the professors, feel free to contact her or him via mail and ask for a telephone/online appointment. You should already have an idea for a topic, a preliminary research question and its relevance which you will present to your prospective supervisor.
Once your official application to become a doctoral student was accepted, you can matriculate to the University of applied sciences at which your supervisor works. The application documents are in preparation and will be uploaded within due time.
Supervising professors
Name | Professor for | Research focus |
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Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Reik Donner | Mathematics - Focus on stochastic modelling and Data Science |
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Ettmer Mail | Hydraulic engineering |
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Prof. Dr. techn. Sebastian Hantscher | High frequency technology/ EMC |
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Przemyslaw Komarnicki | Electrical systems engineering |
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Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Volker Luederitz | Renaturation and revitalisation of waters, nature conservation and water management, eco-technologies of water treatment |
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ruediger Mecke | Control technology and process control engineering |
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Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Frido Reinstorf | Hydrology, geoinformatics |
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Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Petra Schneider | International water management |
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Prof. Kilian Smith, Ph.D. | Environmental chemistry |
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Trommer | Project planning of manufacturing systems and ergonomics |
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Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Olaf Ueberschaer | Human-Technology-Interaction |
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Prof. Dr. Juergen Wiese | Water management systems with a focus on waste water |
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Contact details

Advisor of the Doctoral Center for Environment and Technology
Kerstin Taenzer
Tel.: 0049 391 886 49 92
E-Mail: kerstin.taenzer@h2.de
Address: Forschungs- und Entwicklungszentrum FEZ, Breitscheidstr. 51, 39114 Magdeburg, Room 3.02
The Directors

Director
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Ettmer
Phone: 0049 391 886 44 29
E-Mail: bernd.ettmer@h2.de
Address: Breitscheidstr. 2, 39114 Magdeburg, House 6 / Room 2.21
Office hours: by arrangement

Deputy Director
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Olaf Ueberschaer
Phone: 0049 391 886 44 66
E-Mail: olaf.ueberschaer@h2.de
Office: Breitscheidstr. 2, 39114 Magdeburg, House 8 / Room 1.03