Team

The IZT is a living, reflective and thus learning organisation with a large inter- and transdisciplinary knowledge base, which continues to maintain the balance between preservation and renewal in order to remain fit for the future. The employees work together at a high scientific level. They are both co-creators and shareholders of the institute. Together, they address exciting topics of the future and open up a great deal of room for manoeuvre in terms of content and methodology. Co-operation and collaboration are the basic modes of working.

Institute management

Dr Roland Nolte

Managing Director

Dr Roland Nolte

Managing Director

Since 2001 as Managing Director at the IZT
Researcher at the IZT since 1993
1992 Doctorate at the Humboldt University of Berlin and at the Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey, on the theory of the quantum Hall effect

Sabine Flores Trần

Managing Director

Sabine Flores Trần

Managing Director

Managing Director at the IZT since 2022
previously authorised signatory since 2019
Managing Director of Kommunen in der Metropolregion Hannover Braunschweig Göttingen Wolfsburg e. V. 2010 to 2019
M. A. Intercultural Business Communication (International University SDI Munich)
B. A. Translating and state-certified translator in Spanish with a focus on the humanities

Scientists and academics

Dr Siegfried Behrendt

Senior Fellow

Dr Siegfried Behrendt

Senior Fellow

Senior Fellow of the IZT since 2025
IZT Research Director for "Resources, Economies and Resilience" (2019-2025)
Cluster management for "Technology and Innovation" (2014 - 2018)
Project manager and coordinator of the working group "Ecological Economy" at the IZT (1990 - 2013)
Doctorate at the Carl-von-Ossietzky University Oldenburg (2009)
Lecturer at the Berlin School of Economics and Law since and at the Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin since 2001
Studied political science and biology at the FU Berlin

Dr Nona Bledow

Researcher

Dr Nona Bledow

Researcher

Since July 2022 Research Associate in the Research Field "Energy, Climate, Infrastructure" at the IZT
2016 to 2021 Research at the University of Konstanz in the Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality" and teaching on the topics of comparative welfare state research and inequality research
Master's degrees in Political Economy and Philosophy from the University of Konstanz
Bachelor's programme "Philosophy and Economics" at the University of Bayreuth

Maren Eickhoff

Researcher

Maren Eickhoff

Researcher

Research associate in the research field "Health & Wellbeing" at the IZT
Previous research internship in the same research field
Studied Futurology (M. A.) at the Free University of Berlin and previously Bachelor of Economics and Social Sciences.
Since 2019, participation in the development of a non-profit organisation for the reduction of language barriers in the health sector.

Michaela Evers-Wölk

Research Director

Michaela Evers-Wölk

Research Director

IZT Head of Research "Health & Wellbeing" and "Technology Assessment, Participation & Evaluation"
previously project manager at the IZT since 2014
Leading the IZT's work as part of its consortium membership with the Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag
2000 to 2004 Project Manager at Prognos AG in the area of media and communication
1989 to 1997 Studies in Information Science and Economics at the Free University of Berlin

Kathrin Gegner

Researcher

Kathrin Gegner

Researcher

Research Associate at the IZT since October 2021
2018 to 2021 Environmental engineer with focus on water management
Study of environmental engineering
Studies in Social Sciences and Peace and Conflict Studies

Edgar Göll

Researcher

Edgar Göll

Researcher

Senior Researcher at the IZT since 2020
at the IZT since 1995
Short-term lectureship in Madagascar 2014
Research and consulting activities in Egypt (2007-2009) as part of a CIM programme
Co-founder and member of the speaker's council of Berlin 21 e.V. and its predecessors
Member of the Board of the Netzwerk Zukunftsforschung e. V.
Lecturer in the Master's programme in Futures Studies at the FU Berlin since 2010
Winner of the Robert Jungk Research Fellowship 2011

Volker Handke

Senior Researcher

Volker Handke

Senior Researcher

since 2000 at the IZT in the research area "Energy, Climate & Infrastructure"
Since 2013 Visiting Scientist at the Institute for Heterogeneous Material Systems at the Helmholtz Centre for Materials and Energy
1990s Staff member at the Institute for Energy Technology at the TU-Berlin
Diploma Programme in Technical Environmental Protection TU-Berlin
Skilled worker training in the construction industry

Christine Henseling

Senior Researcher

Christine Henseling

Senior Researcher

Since 2003 Research Associate at the IZT
Currently in the research area "Resources, Economies & Resilience"
1998 to 2003 research associate at the Öko-Institut Freiburg
1998 Master of Arts in Cultural Studies degree from Lancaster University
previously studied sociology, political science and law at the Free University of Berlin and Lancaster University (UK)

Dr Lydia Illge

Senior Researcher

Dr Lydia Illge

Senior Researcher

Research assistant at the IZT since 2007
Development of an indicator system-based method for estimating the contributions of industries to sustainable development as a dissertation
2001 to 2007 DIW Berlin in the fields of Integrated Product Policy, Economics and Sustainable Development
Studied economics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (USA)
Studied business administration at the University of Rostock

Carolin Kahlisch

Senior Researcher

Carolin Kahlisch

Senior Researcher

Research assistant at the IZT since 2015
Since 2011, initially as an intern, student assistant and junior researcher at the institute
2012 Completion of the Master's degree in Futurology at the Free University of Berlin
Bachelor's degree in Human Geography and Polish Studies at the University of Potsdam

Niclas Kollhoff

Researcher

Niclas Kollhoff

Researcher

Research associate in the research field since March 2025 "Education and digital media" at the IZT
Study of Futurology (M. A.) at the Free University of Berlin
Teacher in Berlin since 2017
Master of Education for the teaching profession in the subjects of mathematics and business-work-technology at the University of Bremen

Ingo Kollosche

Research Manager

Ingo Kollosche

Research Manager

since October 2018 at the IZT
Research Manager Futurology and Transformation
Focus on strategic preview, design projects, process moderation, method development
2010 - 2017 Research Associate Integrated Transport Planning TU Berlin
previously Facilitor at Foresight Intelligence and TIBER Innovation Consulting
Work as a PR consultant
2000 - 2009 Project manager at STRG and futurology institute Daimler AG
Studies in social science and politics

Dr Sabine Loewe-Hannatzsch

Researcher

Dr Sabine Loewe-Hannatzsch

Researcher

at the IZT since September 2024
previously worked at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Doctorate at the University of Mannheim
Master's degree in International Relations from the University of San Diego
Bachelor's degree in History from the University of San Diego

Dr Jan-Henrik Meyer

Senior Researcher

Dr Jan-Henrik Meyer

Senior Researcher

Senior Researcher at the IZT since 2020
also works at the Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory
Active in various networks and initiatives
Coordinates the energy working group of the "Tensions of Europe" network and is founder and organiser of the Berlin-Brandenburg Colloquium on Environmental History
previously employed at the Universities of Copenhagen, NTNU Trondheim, Aarhus and Portsmouth
Doctorate from the Free University of Berlin

Britta Oertel

Research Director

Britta Oertel

Research Director

since 1993 at the IZT
Head of Research "Public Sphere & Communication" and "Technology Assessment, Participation & Evaluation"
Member of the IZT Supervisory Board
Leading the IZT's work as a consortium member of the Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag
Since 2014 Member of the Expert Committee on Science of the German Commission for UNESCO
She was elected to the German UNESCO Commission in 2023.

Prof. Holger Rohn

Freelance Research Associate

Prof. Holger Rohn

Freelance Research Associate

Freelance researcher at the IZT since 2017
Since 2017 Professorship at the TH Mittelhessen, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management and Life Cycle Department
2011-2017 Managing Director of Faktor 10 - Institute for Sustainable Management
2004-2017 Managing Director Trifolium - Consulting Company
1996-2007 Managing Director Trifolium - Beratungsgesellschaft für zukunftsfähiges Wirtschaften (Consulting Company for Sustainable Management)
1987-1994 Mechanical Engineering at the TU Darmstadt

Friederike Ruge

Researcher

Friederike Ruge

Researcher

since 2022 research associate in the research area "Mobility & Urbanity" at the IZT
2019-2022 Junior researcher and science communication, previously student assistant at the IZT
until 2021 Master's degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology at the Free University of Berlin
until 2015 double-subject Bachelor of Hispanic Studies and Ethnology at the Georg-August University of Göttingen

Dr Michael Scharp

Research Manager

Dr Michael Scharp

Research Manager

Research Director of the research field "Education & Digital Media" and at the IZT since 1996
Work focuses on education and method development, energy, resources, housing and services
Many years of expertise in managing national and international projects

Malte Schmidthals

Senior Researcher

Malte Schmidthals

Senior Researcher

since 2017 as Senior Researcher Research Field "Education and Digital Media" at the IZT
1992 to 2017 Head of the "Climate Protection and Environmental Education" department and part of the management team at the Independent Institute for Environmental Issues e.V.
Diploma programme "Technical Environmental Protection" at the Technical University of Berlin

Marguerite Sievi

Researcher

Marguerite Sievi

Researcher

since November 2024 Research Associate in the research field "Resources, Economies and Resilience" at the IZT
2022-2024 Junior scientist, previously ecological federal volunteer at the IZT
2021 Master's degree in Environmental Science and Management in Brussels (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
2020 Intern at Greenpeace in the mobilisation and implementation of awareness campaigns
2018 Bachelor of Social and Human Sciences in Brussels (Université Libre de Bruxelles)

Lisa Steck

Researcher

Lisa Steck

Researcher

Since July 2018 as a research assistant at the IZT
until 2017 Studies of Economics (M. Sc.) at the TU Dresden with focus on integration of climate change into economic growth models
Until 2014 Bachelor's degree in economics at the TU Dresden

Paula Steiner

Researcher

Paula Steiner

Researcher

April 2025 Research Associate in the research field "Resources, Economy and Resilience"
April 2023 Junior Scientist in the research field "Energy, Climate and Infrastructure"
April 2022 Student assistant in the research field "Energy, Climate and Infrastructure"
Study of Futurology (M. A.) at the Free University of Berlin
2018 Bachelor in Social Sciences

Dr Dirk Thomas

Research Manager

Dr Dirk Thomas

Research Manager

Head of Research for "Mobility & Urbanity" at the IZT since May 2020
2018 to 2020 research associate at the Institute for Design Research (IDF) at the Braunschweig University of Fine Arts (HBK)
2008 to 2020 Freelancers in the field of market and social research
1996 to 2002 Sociology studies with the subsidiary subjects Political Science and Law at the Technical University of Braunschweig

André Uhl

Senior Researcher

André Uhl

Senior Researcher

Since June 2017 as a research assistant at the IZT
2015 to 2017 freelance researcher for the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology in Vienna in the field of foresight
2013 to 2015 Master's programme in Futurology at the Free University of Berlin
previously studied human geography, ethnology and economics (diploma) at the University of Trier

Roland Zieschank

Senior Researcher

Roland Zieschank

Senior Researcher

since 2022 as head of the joint project "Bio-Mo-D" at the IZT
Previous research on the inclusion of ecosystems in environmental economic accounts for the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
Focal areas of work include the topics of environmental information and development of national indicators
Study of administrative science

Administration

Susanne Becker

Commercial Assistant to the Managing Director

Susanne Becker

Commercial Assistant to the Managing Director

since 1998 at the IZT
Financial and payroll accounting
Project assistance

Mira Dieckmeyer

Science communication

Mira Dieckmeyer

Science communication

since September 2022 in science communication at the IZT
Completion of the Master of Architecture at the TU Berlin
previously worked in architecture and landscape architecture offices

Ian Miguel Flores Tran

Personnel and contract management

Ian Miguel Flores Tran

Personnel and contract management

working at the IZT since September 2023
Working in science management since 2018, previously at the DAAD
2025 Master of Science (M. Sc.) Science Management at the TU-Berlin
2018 Bachelor of Biology at the Georg-August-University Göttingen

Gustavo Hasselmann

Financial and project controlling

Gustavo Hasselmann

Financial and project controlling

since May 2023 at the IZT
Financial and project controlling

Constanze Kollosche

Team assistance

Constanze Kollosche

Team assistance

since November 2022 as an administrative support staff member at the IZT
Management assistant for office management
Previously employed for many years as a restaurant

Gregor Zattler

Project Controlling | IT Support

Gregor Zattler

Project Controlling | IT Support

since 2009 Project Controlling and IT Support at the IZT
1999 Studied political science at the Otto Suhr Institute of the Free University of Berlin

Students, volunteers (ÖBFD, FÖJ), interns

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Anaïs Ostrich

Student assistant

Anaïs Ostrich

Student assistant

student assistant at the IZT since May 2025
Currently studying for a master's degree in futurology at the FU Berlin
Dual study programme in business administration with a focus on real estate management
2022-2024 Transaktionsmanagerin

Lea Hagelstein

Ecological Federal Volunteer Service

Lea Hagelstein

Ecological Federal Volunteer Service

Since May 2025 ÖBFD at the IZT (Berlin Nature Conservation Foundation)
Studied biology at the FU Berlin
2024 M.Sc. Molecular Biology at the FU Berlin

Deniz Steckeler

FÖJ Foundation for Nature Conservation Berlin

Deniz Steckeler

FÖJ Foundation for Nature Conservation Berlin

Since September 2025 FÖJ at the IZT (Berlin Nature Conservation Foundation)
2025 Abitur at the Schadow-Gymnasium in Berlin-Zehlendorf

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Team

Institute management

Scientists and academics

Administration

Students, volunteers (ÖBFD, FÖJ), interns

IZT - Institute for Futures Studies and Technology Assessment gGmbH

Institute

Research

Results

News

Service

Imprint

IZT - Institute for Futures Studies and
Technology Assessment gGmbH