Summary
Damaris Zurell is a professor at the University of Potsdam with nine years of post-PhD research and leadership experience in biodiversity modelling, macroecology, and forecasting species’ responses to global change. She has led an Emmy Noether group and held competitive fellowships (SNF Ambizione, Marie Curie), blending individual-based, range-dynamic and niche modelling with rigorous statistical approaches. Her work spans theory and applied analytics, producing tools and models that bridge hydrology-informed spatial thinking with biodiversity dynamics. Based in Potsdam, she is known for integrating mechanistic and correlative methods to tackle large-scale conservation questions and for training interdisciplinary teams to translate complex models into actionable insights.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Diplom, Modelling in Hydrology and Geocology, Diplom, Modelling in Hydrology and Geocology at University of Potsdam