CV of Prof. Dr. Ulrike Herzschuh (2020.06.11) Personal info: 1975.06.29, German, married, 3 children (born 2006, 2008, 2013) Homepage: https://www.awi.de/nc/ueber-uns/organisation/mitarbeiter/ulrike-herzschuh.html ORCiD: 0000-0003-0999-1261

Research Profile Themes: Earth system dynamics with focus on the biosphere, long-term vegetation and cli- mate dynamics in high-latitude and mountain ecosystems, monsoon dynamics Methods: Analyses of sedimentary environmental archives (sedimentary ancient DNA, pollen); proxy-data syntheses & re-analyses; quantitative climate reconstruction using trans- fer functions; modern vegetation analyses & individual-based vegetation modelling

Professional Experience 2012 – Leader of the Research Group “Polar Terrestrial Environmental Systems” at Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, (currently 42 employees from PhD student to Senior scientist level) https://www.awi.de/en/science/geosciences/polar-terrestrial-environmental- systems.html; since 2019 Member of the Extended Directory of AWI 2012 - W2 University Professor for “Statistical Integration of Palaeoenvironmental Data” at Institute for Environmental Science and Geography and at Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Germany 2005 – 2012 Junior Professor of Statistical Integration of Palaeoenvironmental Data, University Potsdam, Germany 2005 – 2012 Senior Scientist, Alfred Wegener Institute Potsdam, Germany 2004 – 2004 Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Bergen, Norway 2001 – 2004 PhD Student, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany 1999 – 2000 Postgraduate, University of Lanzhou, P.R. China

Education 2010 Certificate in Management from Helmholtz Management Academy (18 mth training) 2004 Dr. rer. nat. (summa cum laude), Freie Universität Berlin, “Late Quaternary vegeta- tion and climate history of Northwest China (Alashan Plateau, Qilian Mountains) re- constructed from pollen spectra, plant macrofossils, and stable isotope data” super- vised by Prof. Dr. H. Kürschner 1999 Diploma in Biology, Freie Universität Berlin "Palynologische Untersuchungen zur Vegetations- und Siedlungsgeschichte im Südosten Berlins" (grade: 1.1) 1997 Pre-Diploma in Geography, Freie Universität Berlin (grade: 1.4) 1997 Pre-Diploma in Biology, Freie Universität Berlin (grade: 1.4)

Prizes and Awards 2018 ERC Consolidator Grant of the European Research Council k€ 2000 2016 Entry in the Golden Book of NE Federal State University, Russia 2012 Helmholtz Professorship Recruitment Award k€ 750 2010 Albert-Maucher Prize 2010 (German Research Foundation, DFG) k€ 10 2007 Young Investigator Prize of Research Ministry Brandenburg k€ 20 2007 Young Investigator Prize of Leibnitz Kolleg Potsdam k€ 2.5 2003 Bernd Rendel Prize (German Research Foundation, DFG) k€ 2.0 2002 Humboldt-Ritter-Penck Prize 2002 (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Erdkunde) k€ 0.8

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Fellowships 2004 Fellowship for Marie-Curie Training site at University of Bergen 2001 Doctoral Fellowship “Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst” 2001 – 2004 Doctoral Fellowship “Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes” 1999 – 2000 Graduate Fellowship “Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst” 1995 – 1999 Student Fellowship “Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung”

Scientific Services Edit. board: Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology Reviews: More than 140, for Nature, Geophysical Research Letters; Journal of Biogeography; Organic Geochemistry; and Quaternary Science Reviews, among others. Project eval.: More than 35 including for ERC consolidator grants, DFG Germany; NSF USA; NERC UK; Research Council of Norway; Czech Science Foundation, Mentoring: Several mentees at Postdoc level at mentorship programmes of MARUM Bremen, University of Potsdam, and University of Kiel

Commissions of Trust 2018 – German Representative in Terrestrial Working Group of IASC (International Arctic Science Committee) 2016 – Community representative of Germany in CAFF (Cons. of Arctic Flora and Fauna) 2018 – AWI representative in Geo.X (Potsdam-Berling Geoscience Network) 2016 – 2018 Leader Scientific Board “Pearls” (Potsdam Research Network) 2015 – Selection Committee member Young Investigator Prize of Research Ministry Brandenburg

Institutional Responsibilities 2016 – AWI Topic 5 representitive in HGF research programme “Earth and Environment” 2015 – Member of Institute Council, University of Potsdam

Teaching Activities 2005 – 4 SWS at Potsdam University, attracting students studying geoscience, geography, ecology, geo-ecology and molecular biology Bsc level: Module “Introduction to Palaeoclimatology” (6 credit points, module leader) Ms level: Module “Terrestrial Palaeoecology” (6 credit points, module leader) Supervision: 20 master theses, numerous bachelor theses

First Supervisor of 19 PhD theses (short titles) A. Kramer Late Quaternary environment of the south-eastern Tibetan Plateau (defended 2009) B. Aichner Aquatic-derived biomarkers as palaeolimnological proxies (defended 2010) J. Wischnew. Terrestrial and aquatic responses to climate change in Tibet (defended 2011) Y. Wang Holocene environmental change on the Tibetan Plateau (defended 2012) X. Cao Climate, vegetation, man – pollen meta-data analyses from China (defended 2015) F. Tian Larix forest in Mongolia during the Holocene (defended 2016) R. Zibulski Isotopes and genetics of moss remains from Yakutia (defended 2016) B. Niemeyer Treeline change in northern Siberia: pollen and ancient DNA (defended 2017) S. Kruse Modelling of Siberian treeline change (defended 2017) M. Wieczorek Population dynamics of Larix along a treeline transect in Taymyr (defended 2017) H. Zimmerm. Larix genomics and ancient DNA of northern Siberia (defended 2017) L. Heinecke Ancient DNA of Karakul Lake sediments, Tajikistan (defended 2018) 2

X. Tabares Vegetation change during the last 400 years in Namibia (submitted) C. Kamburona Shrub encroachment in Namibia: genetic analyses (ongoing) J. Klemm Holocene vegetation change in the Anabar Region, Siberia (ongoing) S. Liu Postglacial Tibetan plant biodiversity from metabarcoding & shotgun data (ongoing) S. Huang Siberian lake ice algae as recorded by sedimentary ancient DNA (ongoing) I. Shevtsova High-latitude vegetation response to ongoing warming (ongoing) L. Schulte Genomics of Postglacial Larix populations in Siberia (ongoing) J. Courtin Interglacial vegetation modes inferred from sedimentary ancient DNA (ongoing) C. Li Global Glacial vegetatation dynamics from pollen data synthesis (ongoing) W. Shen Long-term Tibetan Plateau diversity at ecosystem from sedaDNA (ongoing) S. Meucci Conifer adaptations to drought inferred from sedimentary ancient DNA (ongoing) B. Hippel Plant-fungi interactions on millennial time-scale (ongoing) J. Gloy Adaptive traits in individual-based modelling of conifers (ongoing) R. Glückler Human vs. natural drivers of Siberian forest fires (ongoing)

Supervisor of Post-docs and Host of Guest Researchers J. Ni Dynamic global vegetation modelling (2007-2013, now full professor) L. Nazarova Chironomid analyses in Yakutia (2010-2014) S. Wetterich Polygons in tundra wetlands (2011-2015); Y. Zhao Pollen data integration (2011-2012, Humboldt Fellow) R. Telford Numerical data analyses (2012, sabbatical on his own funding) Y. Wang Dynamics of the East Asian summer monsoon (2012-2015, now Assoc. professor) K. Leichsenr. Manager ancient DNA Lab, palaeolimnology (since 2012) L. Epp Treeline change and Larix genetics (2013-2018, now Junior professor) F. Tian Cental Asian vegetation change (2016-2018, now Assoc. professor) X. Cao Pollen data synthesis (2015-2018, now Assoc. professor) N. Rudaya (Humboldt Fellow, 2017-2019) B. Biskaborn Arctic Lake records (since 2017) S. Kruse Individual-based modelling of Larix (since 2017) Zimmermann Sedimentary ancient DNA from marine sediments (since 2017) L. Pestryakova Siberian Lake records (guest researcher for 2 month each year since 2007) N. Bernhard Postglacial invasion of Pinaceae (2018-2019) A. Andreev Siberian vegetation history (since 2018) M. Wiezoreck Pollen data syntheses (since 2018) A. Permfumo Sedimentary Ancient DNA of Permafrost sediments (since 2018) S. Lisovsky Seasonality of vegetation change K. Li Vegetation change on the SE Tibetan Plateau (since 2019)

Leading Fieldwork Campaigns (with duration of more than 4 weeks) 2002 NE Tibetan Plateau (winter campaign, lake sediment coring) 2003 E Tibetan Plateau; Qaidam Basin (lake samplings) 2004 SE Tibetan Plateau (lake samplings, vegetation analyses) 2005 Central Mongolia (lake sediment sampling, water vegetation analyses) 2007 Yunnan, SE Tibetan Plateau (winter campaign coring lake sediments) 2007 Siberia, NE Yakutia, Anabar basin (helicopter transect, lake sampling) 2009 Siberia, NE Yakutia, Anabar basin (helicopter transect, lake & vegetation studies) 2010 Siberia, NE Yakutia, Lena basin (helicopter transect, lake & vegetation studies) 2011 Siberia, Taymyr Peninsula (helicopter transect, lake & vegetation studies) 3

2012 Siberia, NE Yakutia, Kolyma basin (vegetation studies) 2014 Siberia, N Yakutia, Omoloy basin (helicopter transect, lake & vegetation studies) 2016 Siberia, Chukotka (helicopter transect, lake & vegetation studies) 2018 Siberia, Chukotka (helicopter transect, lake sediment coring & vegetation studies) 2018 Siberia, SE Yakutia, Lensk area (helicopter transect, lake & vegetation studies) 2020 Siberia, SE Yakutia, Khamra Lake (lake sediment coring)

Outreach & other responsibilities (only grants >100.000 €) Selection committee „Studienstiftung des dt. Volkes” Engagement in various outreach activites e.g. “Night of Science”, giving talks at URANIA etc.

Project grants (only grants >100.000 € are listed): Total of all ca. 5,300,000 € Abbreviations: BMBF – German Federal Ministry of Research, DFG – German Research Foundation, HGF – Helmholtz Association

Project Title Funding Amount Period Role of source (Euros) the UH assigned to UH (ca)

PALMOD. From the Last Interglacial to the Anthropocene – WG BMBF €400,000 2020- Modelling a Complete Glacial Cycle; Phase II leader

BIODIVERSA: Future ArcTic Ecosystems (FATE): drivers of di- versity and future scenarios from ethno-ecology, contemporary ecology and ancient DNA DFG €100,000 2019- Co-PI

ERC Consolidator Grant - Glacial legacy on the establishment of ERC €2,000,000 2018- PI evergreen vs. summergreen boreal forests (GlacialLegacy)

Boreal forest bi-stability around Lake El´gygytgyn (NE Asia) dur- DFG €170,000 2018- PI ing interglacials of the last 2.15 Million years

PI of a Carbon in the permafrost (KOPF) Phase 1 & 2 BMBF €170,000 2017- WP

Late Quaternary environmental change in the Pamir mountains DFG €143,000 2015- PI

Pliocene Arctic vegetation and its feedbacks with climate: com- DFG 2013- €270,000 PI bining Lake El´gygytgyn pollen data and vegetation modelling 2017

PALMOD. From the Last Interglacial to the Anthropocene – 2017- PI of a BMBF €140,000 Modelling a Complete Glacial Cycle; Phase I 2019 WP

HGF professorship recruitment award HGF €750,000 2013- PI

2016- HGF ERC recognition award HGF €200,000 PI 2018

Polygons in tundra wetlands: states and dynamics under climate 2010- HGF €285,000 PI variability in polar regions 2013

Arctic vegetation response to climate change during the last 400 2008- DFG €180,000 PI years 2011

Vegetation, Climate, Man – Holocene Variability in monsoonal 2006- DFG €290,000 PI Central Asia 2011

2006- Late Glacial-Holocene climate evolution on the Tibetan Plateau DFG €100,000 PI 2011

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