Dipl.-Geogr. Josef Zens
Building
G,
Room
225 (Büro)
Telegrafenberg
14473
Potsdam
Function and Responsibilities:
Head of public relations and media relations, member of the scientific director's team (Team WV)Research Interests:
Geomorphology, climate, ice ages, science communicationEducation:
Trained journalist (daily newspapers), diploma in geography (major) with minors economy and meteorology; alma mater Freie Universität Berlin; one year at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; member of the editorial staff (science editor) of the "Berliner Zeitung"; press officer for "Forschungsverbund Berlin", Leibniz Association, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences; lecturer at Technische Universität Berlin (Science Journalism) and other universities in GermanyAwards:
Alumnus of Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
Science Press Officer of the Year 2010
idw Prize for Science Communication (2016)