Team
PostDoc Researcher
NameDr. Ilka Weissbrod
Send encrypted mail via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Junior Professorship in Sustainability Assessment and Policy
Junior Professorship in Sustainability Assessment and Policy
Dr. Ilka Weissbrod has been working as a postdoc at the junior professorship since 1 September 2023. Her research interests lie in the area of learning for sustainable innovation processes, especially business experimentation for sustainability. Usually this is linked to the operationalization of a circular economy in the innovation processes of companies. Dr. Weissbrod has substantial work experience in Great Britain and Europe and, in 2017, received her doctorate from Imperial College London on the subject of 'Business Experimentation for Sustainability'. After her PhD she worked as a postdoc at the Leuphana University Lüneburg.
Research Associate
NameSabrina Schmidt, M. Sc.
Send encrypted mail via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Junior Professorship in Sustainability Assessment and Policy
Junior Professorship in Sustainability Assessment and Policy
Visiting address:
Hülße-Bau, HÜL 182 Helmholtzstraße 10
01069 Dresden
Office hours:
on appointment, work days: Mon - Thu
Sabrina Schmidt is pursuing her PhD and teaches at TUD. Her research focuses on incumbent firm behavior in sustainability transitions, the diffusion of sustainable organizational characteristics and innovations, institutional change and the transformation of agri-food systems. She is a Fellow at the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW) in Berlin, where she previously worked as a researcher for several years. Prior to that, she studied Psychology and Management & Organization Studies at Chemnitz University of Technology. Further information.
Research Associate
NameEmma Lloyd, M. A.
Send encrypted mail via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Junior Professorship in Sustainability Assessment and Policy
Junior Professorship in Sustainability Assessment and Policy
Visiting address:
Hülße-Bau Helmholtzstraße 10
01069 Dresden
Emma Lloyd works as a research assistant at the Technical University of Dresden as part of the SeND project and is pursuing her PhD. Her research focuses on the sustainable design of supply and value chains, as well as the impact of digitalization on sustainability. The focus here is on the opportunities and challenges of digital technologies on the ecological, social and economic dimensions of sustainability. Previously, she studied economics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität and business management at the Macromedia University of Applied Sciences in Munich, after which she worked in retail operations.
Research assistant
NameVarun Bharadwaj Gurugubelli M.Sc.
Send encrypted mail via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Junior Professorship in Sustainability Assessment and Policy
Junior Professorship in Sustainability Assessment and Policy
Visiting address:
Hülße-Bau Helmholtzstraße 10
01069 Dresden
Varun Bharadwaj Gurugubelli is currently doing his doctorate at the Junior Professorship for Sustainability Assessment and Policy. He is working on the sub-project TP F5: Entrepreneurial Impacts on Sustainability in the H2 Economy and actively contributes to sustainability assessment as a research assistant. Varun successfully completed his studies with a Master in Sustainable Systems Engineering at the University of Freiburg in Apr. 2023. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras/India, and subsequently gained three years of experience as a product development engineer in the tire industry. During his master's degree, he worked as a student assistant at both the University of Freiburg and the Fraunhofer Institute.
Research Assistant
NameTina Schmidt
Send encrypted mail via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Junior Professorship in Sustainability Assessment and Policy
Junior Professorship in Sustainability Assessment and Policy
Student assistant
NameFrieder Bönisch
Send encrypted mail via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Junior Professorship in Sustainability Assessment and Policy
Junior Professorship in Sustainability Assessment and Policy
Frieder Bönisch is studying for a B.Sc. in Physics at the TU Dresden. During his bachelor's degree, he spent a semester abroad in Kenya. In addition to his studies, he is actively involved in environmental initiatives. As a student assistant, he works at the professorship as an interface between natural sciences and economics.
Office Manager
NameSonja Buchholtz-Postert
Send encrypted mail via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Junior Professorship in Sustainability Assessment and Policy
Junior Professorship in Sustainability Assessment and Policy