Our Team
We are around 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
15 scientists (including one doctoral student),
9 technical research assistants
7 admin staff
1 apprentice
1 FÖJ - Volunteer Ecological Year
employed at the IfB. Students, work experience candidates and participants 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 |
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 |
Robert Seeger Researcher | ![]() | 033201/ 406 - 67 | robert.seeger(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 |
Marianne Koltzer General Office Administration
| 033201/ 406 - 0/11 | marianne.koltzer(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 |