Prof. Dr. Klement Tockner

BC – Biology Center of the CAS, České Budějovice, Czech Republic (member)

NIES – National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan (member)

BfG – Federal Institute of Hydrology, Bonn, Germany (co-chair)

ICRA – Catalan Institute of Water Research, Girona, Spain (member)

BC – Biology Center of the CAS, České Budějovice, Czech Republic (member)

NIES – National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan (member)

BfG – Federal Institute of Hydrology, Bonn, Germany (co-chair)

ICRA – Catalan Institute of Water Research, Girona, Spain (member)

Since 2021 Director General of the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research

Since 2021 Professor of Ecosystem Sciences at Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

2017–2021 Head of the Austrian Agency for Scientific Integrity – ÖAWI Vienna, Austria

2016–2020 President of the Austrian Science Fund – FWF, Vienna, Austria

2007–2020 Professor of Aquatic Ecology at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

2007–2016 Director of the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germany

2005 Titular Professor at ETH Zurich, Switzerland

2004/2005 Visiting scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY, USA

2002 JSPS research fellow at Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

1999–2007 Group leader at EAWAG/ETH, Dübendorf, Switzerland

1996–1999 Assistant Professor (“Senior Assistant”) at ETH Zurich, Switzerland

1994–1996 Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Vienna, Austria

1993–1994 Freshwater Consultant in Rwanda and Uganda, Africa

1993 PhD in Zoology and Botany at the University of Vienna, Austria

MEMBERSHIPS and AWARDS (selection)

Since 2022 Elected member of the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz

Since 2015 Elected member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina – National Academy of Sciences

Since 2012 Elected member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences

2023 “National Champion” of the first Frontiers Planet Prize

2019 Wikimedia “Austrian Prize for Free Knowledge” (FWF)

2013 Fenner Lecture (UNC Chapel Hill, USA)

2012 Margalef Lecture (Guimares, Portugal)

2002 Fellow of JSPS, Sendai, Japan

1999 Reinhard Liepolt Prize for Danube Research

Since 2021 Director General of the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research

Since 2021 Professor of Ecosystem Sciences at Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

2017–2021 Head of the Austrian Agency for Scientific Integrity – ÖAWI Vienna, Austria

2016–2020 President of the Austrian Science Fund – FWF, Vienna, Austria

2007–2020 Professor of Aquatic Ecology at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

2007–2016 Director of the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germany

2005 Titular Professor at ETH Zurich, Switzerland

2004/2005 Visiting scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY, USA

2002 JSPS research fellow at Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

1999–2007 Group leader at EAWAG/ETH, Dübendorf, Switzerland

1996–1999 Assistant Professor (“Senior Assistant”) at ETH Zurich, Switzerland

1994–1996 Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Vienna, Austria

1993–1994 Freshwater Consultant in Rwanda and Uganda, Africa

1993 PhD in Zoology and Botany at the University of Vienna, Austria

MEMBERSHIPS and AWARDS (selection)

Since 2022 Elected member of the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz

Since 2015 Elected member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina – National Academy of Sciences

Since 2012 Elected member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences

2023 “National Champion” of the first Frontiers Planet Prize

2019 Wikimedia “Austrian Prize for Free Knowledge” (FWF)

2013 Fenner Lecture (UNC Chapel Hill, USA)

2012 Margalef Lecture (Guimares, Portugal)

2002 Fellow of JSPS, Sendai, Japan

1999 Reinhard Liepolt Prize for Danube Research

Since 2024 Science Council (WR) of the Federal Government, Germany (member)

Since 2023 DB – Deutsche Bank (member of the Nature Council)

Since 2023 Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, PLUS, Austria (member of the University Council)

Since 2023 WCL – WasserCluster Lunz/See, Austria (Member of the Scientific Advisory Board)

Since 2023 BOKU – University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria (Member of the Scientific Advisory Board)

Since 2023 University of Basel, Switzerland, Department of Environmental Sciences (Member of the Scientific Advisory Board)

Since 2023 Bruno H. Schubert Foundation, Frankfurt am Main (Chair of the Foundation Board)

Since 2022 Sparkling Science 2.0 Program (OeAD) (Chair of the Board of Trustees)

Since 2022 Crespo Foundation, ArtNature/NatureArt Residencies in Glenkeen Garden (member of the jury)

Since 2021 Johanna Quandt Young Academy at the Goethe-Institut (JQYA) (co-director)

Since 2021 Welterbe Grube Messel gGmbH (deputy chair of the supervisory board)

Since 2021 Werner Reimers Foundation (Member of the Scientific Advisory Board)

Since 2021 Paul Ungerer Foundation (Member of the Foundation Board)

Since 2005 Technical Editor of the journal Ecosystems

Since 2024 Science Council (WR) of the Federal Government, Germany (member)

Since 2023 DB – Deutsche Bank (member of the Nature Council)

Since 2023 Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, PLUS, Austria (member of the University Council)

Since 2023 WCL – WasserCluster Lunz/See, Austria (Member of the Scientific Advisory Board)

Since 2023 BOKU – University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria (Member of the Scientific Advisory Board)

Since 2023 University of Basel, Switzerland, Department of Environmental Sciences (Member of the Scientific Advisory Board)

Since 2023 Bruno H. Schubert Foundation, Frankfurt am Main (Chair of the Foundation Board)

Since 2022 Sparkling Science 2.0 Program (OeAD) (Chair of the Board of Trustees)

Since 2022 Crespo Foundation, ArtNature/NatureArt Residencies in Glenkeen Garden (member of the jury)

Since 2021 Johanna Quandt Young Academy at the Goethe-Institut (JQYA) (co-director)

Since 2021 Welterbe Grube Messel gGmbH (deputy chair of the supervisory board)

Since 2021 Werner Reimers Foundation (Member of the Scientific Advisory Board)

Since 2021 Paul Ungerer Foundation (Member of the Foundation Board)

Since 2005 Technical Editor of the journal Ecosystems

Co-editor of Aquatic Sciences: Transboundary Research

Editor-in-chief of Aquatic Sciences: Transboundary Research

Co-editor of four special issues in Aquatic Sciences, Freshwater Biology, Rivers Research and Application, Fundamental and Applied Limnology.

Co-editor of Aquatic Sciences: Transboundary Research

Editor-in-chief of Aquatic Sciences: Transboundary Research

Co-editor of four special issues in Aquatic Sciences, Freshwater Biology, Rivers Research and Application, Fundamental and Applied Limnology.

Klement Tockner is currently researching the diverse ecological consequences of the global expansion of hydropower, the importance of drying water bodies for material cycles and biodiversity, and the development of sustainable and innovative management and protection strategies for river basins.

Focus

Klement Tockner is an ecologist and is considered one of the world’s leading water researchers. His work focuses on holistic biodiversity research, floodplain and wetland ecology, and landscape ecology. In particular, he studies the interactions between hydrological, geomorphological, and ecological processes, and develops indicators for assessing aquatic ecosystems.

German Research Foundation (DFG)

Member of the Water Research Research Committee (Panel 318; 2012-2016)
Member of the Commission for Biodiversity (2012–2016)
Permanent guest of the Commission for Water Research (KOWA; 2009–2016)

Klement Tockner is currently researching the diverse ecological consequences of the global expansion of hydropower, the importance of drying water bodies for material cycles and biodiversity, and the development of sustainable and innovative management and protection strategies for river basins.

Focus

Klement Tockner is an ecologist and is considered one of the world’s leading water researchers. His work focuses on holistic biodiversity research, floodplain and wetland ecology, and landscape ecology. In particular, he studies the interactions between hydrological, geomorphological, and ecological processes, and develops indicators for assessing aquatic ecosystems.

German Research Foundation (DFG)

Member of the Water Research Research Committee (Panel 318; 2012-2016)
Member of the Commission for Biodiversity (2012–2016)
Permanent guest of the Commission for Water Research (KOWA; 2009–2016)

Spokesperson for a network of eight research institutes belonging to the Leibniz Association (2011–2013),
Co-spokesperson (2015–2016)

Spokesperson for a network of eight research institutes belonging to the Leibniz Association (2011–2013),
Co-spokesperson (2015–2016)

Spokesperson for the Leibniz Research Network on Biological Diversity (LVB), an association of 22 institutes (2009–2014)

Spokesperson for the Environmental Sciences Section (Section E: Environmental Sciences; 2011–2013)

Spokesperson for the Leibniz Research Network on Biological Diversity (LVB), an association of 22 institutes (2009–2014)

Spokesperson for the Environmental Sciences Section (Section E: Environmental Sciences; 2011–2013)

Elected member of the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz (elected in 2022), elected member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina – National Academy of Sciences (elected in 2015), elected member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (elected in 2012). “National Champion” of the first Frontiers Planet Prize (2023), Wikimedia “Austrian Prize for Free Knowledge” (FWF, 2019), Fenner Lecture (UNC Chapel Hill, USA, 2013), Margalef Lecture (Guimares, Portugal, 2012), Fellow of JSPS, Sendai, Japan (2002), Reinhard Liepolt Prize for Danube Research (1999).

Elected member of the Academy of Sciences and Literature Mainz (elected in 2022), elected member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina – National Academy of Sciences (elected in 2015), elected member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (elected in 2012). “National Champion” of the first Frontiers Planet Prize (2023), Wikimedia “Austrian Prize for Free Knowledge” (FWF, 2019), Fenner Lecture (UNC Chapel Hill, USA, 2013), Margalef Lecture (Guimares, Portugal, 2012), Fellow of JSPS, Sendai, Japan (2002), Reinhard Liepolt Prize for Danube Research (1999).