Our Team
We are just over 30 staff at the institute, working on the various research topics and in supporting areas such as the specialised library, mechanical workshop and general administration. In detail, there are currently
16 scientists (including one research assistant),
7 technical research assistants
2 technical staff
7 admin staff
1 apprentice
employed at the IfB. Students, work experience candidates and a participant of the German Ecological Volunteering Scheme are complementing our team.
Staff at the IfB:
Dr Uwe Brämick Director of Research/ CEO | ![]() | 033201/ 406 - 30 | uwe.braemick(at)ifb-potsdam.de |
Dr Andreas Müller-Belecke 2nd in charge of Research/ Boardmember/ Teamleader Aquaculture Research | ![]() | 033201/ 406 - 13 | andreas.mueller-belecke(at)ifb-potsdam.de |
Dr Jefferson Tyrell DeWeber Boardmember/ Teamleader Inland Fisheries Research | ![]() | 033201/ 406 - 12 | tyrell.deweber(at)ifb-potsdam.de |
Erik Fladung Dipl.-Fischereiing. Researcher | ![]() | 033201/ 406 - 14 | erik.fladung(at)ifb-potsdam.de |
Philipp Czapla Researcher | ![]() | 033201/ 406 - 47 | philipp.czapla(at)ifb-potsdam.de |
Daniel Hühn Researcher | ![]() | 033201/ 406 - 33 | daniel.huehn(at)ifb-potsdam.de |
Katja Mehrwald Researcher | | 033201/ 406 - 102 | katja.mehrwald(at)ifb-potsdam.de |
Thilo Pagel Researcher
| ![]() | 033201/ 406 - 48 | thilo.pagel(at)ifb-potsdam.de |
Dr Janek Simon Researcher | 033201/ 406 - 20 | janek.simon(at)ifb-potsdam.de | |
Susan Schiewe Technical Research Assistant | | 033201/ 406 - 45 | susan.schiewe(at)ifb-potsdam.de |
Frank Weichler Technical Research Assistant | 033201/ 406 - 26 | frank.weichler(at)ifb-potsdam.de | |
Juliane Witkowski Technical Research Assistant | ![]() | 033201/ 406 - 103 | juliane.witkowski(at)ifb-potsdam.de |
Marius Hennicke Technical Research Assistant | 033201/ 406 - 65 | marius.hennicke(at)ifb-potsdam.de |
Steffen Zahn Teamleader Fisheries Ecology Researcher | ![]() | 033201/ 406 - 18 | steffen.zahn(at)ifb-potsdam.de |
Dr Sven Matern Researcher | | 033201 / 406 - 69 | sven.matern(at)ifb-potsdam.de |
Dr David Ritterbusch Researcher | 033201/ 406 - 39 | david.ritterbusch(at)ifb-potsdam.de | |
Robert Wolf Researcher
| ![]() | 033201/ 406 - 51 | robert.wolf(at)ifb-potsdam.de |
Ingo Borkmann Research Assistant | 033201/ 406 - 17 | ingo.borkmann(at)ifb-potsdam.de | |
Robert Frenzel Technical Research Assistant | ![]() | 033201/ 406 - 22 | robert.frenzel(at)ifb-potsdam.de |
Frieder Pfaff Technical Research Assistant | 033201/ 406 - 68 | frieder.pfaff(at)ifb-potsdam.de | |
Jens Windheuser Technical Research Assistant | 033201/ 406 - 50 | jens.windheuser(at)ifb-potsdam.de | |
Samuel Beeskow Volunteer (FÖJ - Ecology) | | 033201/ 406 - 11 | samuel.beeskow(at)ifb-potsdam.de |
Dr Christopher Naas Researcher | ![]() | 033201/ 406 - 53 | christopher.naas(at)ifb-potsdam.de |
Dr Michael Pietrock Researcher | ![]() | 033201/ 406 - 0 | michael.pietrock(at)ifb-potsdam.de |
Steffen Zienert Master in Fisheries | ![]() | 033201/ 406 - 21 (-41) | steffen.zienert(at)ifb-potsdam.de |
Aisha Degen-Smyrek Technical Research Assistant | 033201/ 406 - 59 | aisha.degen-smyrek(at)ifb-potsdam.de | |
Lukas Schwerhoff Fisheries Apprentice | 033201/ 406 - 32 | lukas.schwerhoff(at)ifb-potsdam.de |
Angelika Schultz-Liebisch Teamleader Administration
| ![]() | 033201/ 406 - 42 | angelika.schultz-liebisch(at)ifb-potsdam.de |
Anika Tirock General Office Administration
| | 033201/ 406 - 0/11 | anika.tirock(at)ifb-potsdam.de |
Linda Müller Bookkeeping | 033201/ 406 - 52 | linda.mueller(at)ifb-potsdam.de | |
Margarita Askerova Bookkeeping | 033201/ 406 - 28 | margarita.askerova(at)fb-potsdam.de | |
Dr Manuela Anstötz Library/Public Relations/Website
| ![]() | 033201/ 406 - 16 | manuela.anstoetz(at)ifb-potsdam.de or bibliothek(at)ifb-potsdam.de
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Hendrik Rank Technical Infrastructure and Network Administrator
| 033201/ 406 - 23 (-43) | hendrik.rank(at)ifb-potsdam.de | |
Veiko Bartel Mechanical Workshop | 033201/ 406 - 27 | veiko.bartel(at)ifb-potsdam.de |


















