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Doctoral Candidate Representation

Doctoral Council 2023 - from left to right: Khun, Stefan, Linda, Hendrik, Mirijam, Camila; not in picture: Sebastián ©Karin Boessenkool

Doctoral Representatives on the GSGS Steering Committee

Since the introduction of the GSGS statutes (Ordnung) on 12 February, 2021, its doctoral candidate members are represented by two Doctoral Representatives on the GSGS Steering Committee; one is an academic staff member (>49% contract) and one has 'student' status (<50% contract, scholarship, etc.). They (and one deputy each) are elected during the annual General Assembly (see the page Organisation and the presentation on the structure and governance of the GSGS on the right).

GSGS Doctoral Council

All doctoral candidate members of the GSGS jointly constitute the GSGS Doctoral Assembly. On 18 February 2022, the new council members were welcomed to the GSGS Doctoral Council for a term of office of approx. one year. The Doctoral Council is a self-governing body that sends representatives to various higher-level representative bodies, such as the Faculty's Doctoral Representative Council. If you would like to join the Doctoral Council please contact them via gsgs-councilSpamProtectionuni-koeln.de.

The GSGS Doctoral Council has regular meetings with the GSGS coordinator to keep each-other informed. Watch the presentation on the right for further information.

For activities organised by the Council, please check the gsgs-wiki-pages.

The current members of the doctoral council are: 

Geography

Geology & Mineralogy and Crystallography

  • Camila Javiera Riffo Contreras

Geophysics and Meteorology

Contact: For questions or comments the GSGS Doctoral Council can be reached via gsgs-council@uni-koeln.de.

 

Past GSGS Doctoral Council members

Name Subjects represented start term of office end term of office Representative on Steering Committee
Shantonu Abe (Chatterjee) Geography, representing K. Molitor during parental leave 18 Jan 2019 17 Jan 2020  
Sara Anthony Geology, Mineralogy and Crystallograpy 05 Mar 2021 31 Dec 2021  
Bahru Zinaye Asegahegn  Geography 05 Mar 2021 18 Feb 2022  
Barbara Blanco Geophysics and Meteorology 17 Jan 2020 18 Feb 2022 2020-2023
Sebastian Brocks Geography 06 Jul 2015 19 Jan 2018  
Sebastián Carrasco Morales Geophysics and Meteorology 18 Feb 2022 ongoing  
Julia Diederich Geology/Paleontology, Mineralogy/Petrology and Crystallography 05 Dec 2016 19 Jan 2018  
Amrita Gautam Geography 19 Jan 2018 18 Jan 2019  
Amir Haroon Geophysics and Meteorology 24 Apr 2014 06 Jul 2015  
Sascha Janser Geophysics and Meteorology 18 Jan 2019 17 Jan 2020 2019-2020
Linus Kalvelage Geography 17 Jan 2020 05 Mar 2021  
Marina Kemperle Geology/Paleontology, Mineralogy/Petrology and Crystallography 18 Jan 2019 17 Jan 2020  
Swea Klipsch Geology/Paleontology, Mineralogy/Petrology and Crystallography 18 Jan 2019 17 Jan 2020  
Sebastian Kommescher Geology/Paleontology, Mineralogy/Petrology and Crystallography 19 Jan 2018 18 Jan 2019 2018-2019
Madlen Krone Geography 06 Jul 2015 05 Dec 2016  
Sarah Luft Geography 17 Jan 2020 18 Feb 2022 2020-2022
Linda Maßon Geography 18 Feb 2022 ongoing 2023-date
Katharina Molitor Geography 05 Dec 2016 17 Jan 2020 2016-2019
Laura Müller Geology/Paleontology, Mineralogy/Petrology and Crystallography 18 Jan 2019 17 Jan 2020  
Marie Pahl Geography 24 Apr 2014 06 Jul 2015  
Sarah Rabe Geography 05 Mar 2021 26 Oct 2021 2021
Ana Radovan Geophysics and Meteorology 05 Dec 2016 18 Jan 2019  
Stephanie Reilly Geophysics and Meteorology 19 Jan 2018 17 Jan 2020 2018-2020
Camila Javiera Riffo Contreras Geology & Mineralogy, Crystallography 12 May 2023 ongoing 2023-date
Benedikt Ritter Geology/Paleontology, Mineralogy/Petrology and Crystallography 24 Apr 2014 05 Dec 2016  
Diego Ruiz Aguilar Geophysics and Meteorology 06 Jul 2015 05 Dec 2016  
Stephan Schlegel Geophysics and Meteorology 17 Jan 2020 18 Feb 2022 2020-2023
Hendrik Schmerling Geophysics and Meteorology 07 Nov 2022 ongoing  
Katrin Schwaiger Geography 17 Jan 2020 05 Mar 2021  
Stefan Schöttle Geophysics and Meteorology 18 Feb 2022 ongoing 2023-date
Khun Set Thar Geography 18 Feb 2022 ongoing  
Maxwell Thiemens Geology/Paleontology, Mineralogy/Petrology and Crystallography 06 Jul 2015 18 Jan 2019 2015-2018
Nora Tilly Geography 24 Apr 2014 06 Jul 2015  
Julia van de Löcht Geology/Paleontology, Mineralogy/Petrology and Crystallography 24 Apr 2014 06 Jul 2015 2014-2015
Thirza van Laar Geophysics and Meteorology 06 Jul 2015 19 Jan 2018 2015-2016
Sebastian Wieneke Geophysics and Meteorology 24 Apr 2014 06 Jul 2015 2014-2015
Mirijam Zickel Geography 18 Feb 2022 ongoing 2023-date