Hans Joachim Schellnhuber is Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and Professor for Theoretical Physics at Potsdam University. He received his training in physics and mathematics at Regensburg University.

Hans Joachim Schellnhuber has authored and co-authored more than 200 articles and more than 40 books on solid state physics, the theory of complex non-linear systems, coastal zone research, and regional and global environmental analysis. He was Chief Government Advisor on Climate and Related Issues for the German G8-EU twin presidency in 2007 and member of the High-Level Expert Group on Energy and Climate Change advising José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Comission.

Schellnhuber is also chair of the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) and longstanding Member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) who was awarded the Peace Nobel Prize in 2007.

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