Fritz Kühlein (he/him)
Main Focus
Fritz Kühlein has a background in Physics and Area Studies and is interested in micro- and macro-level feedbacks driving global extractive growth.
In the past, he has worked with MayaSim, an agent-based, social-ecological simulation model of the Classic Maya. He has further been maintaining and managing the collaborative production of pyunicorn – an open-source tool for complex systems science. In the context of the Tipping Element Model Intercomparison Project (TIPMIP), he has prepared pyunicorn's extensive employment for the detection of nonlinear regime shifts in complex timeseries.
For his dissertation, he is working on a statistical re-delineation of the Great Acceleration, revisiting of suitable indicators and the framework’s integration with coevolutionary and interdisciplinary perspectives on the Anthropocene.
Curriculum Vitae
- B.Sc. in Physics, Institute of Environmental Physics, Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, Germany
- M.Sc. in International Area Studies, Martin-Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
- M.Sc. thesis in social-ecological simulation modeling, Copan Collaboration, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Germany
- 2025 - 2026: Research Scientist for PB-Tip, Earth Resilience Science Unit (ERSU), Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Germany
- 2026 - ongoing: Doctoral researcher at the Department Integrative Earth System Science, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, Jena, Germany
Affiliated with:
- Integrative Earth System Science, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, Kahlaische Str. 10, Jena, 07745,
Germany - Earth Resilience Science Unit, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Member of the Leibniz Association, Telegrafenberg A31, D-14473 Potsdam, Germany