Alexander Brenning

Alexander Brenning is Professor and Head of Chair at Friedrich Schiller University Jena's Faculty of Chemistry and Earth Sciences. His office is located in JenTower, Room 26N05 (Leutragraben 1, 07743 Jena), with Monday office hours from 4-6 pm. Contact includes email alexander.brenning@uni-jena.de and phone +49 3641 9-48850.

His research pioneers spatial statistical and computational tools for environmental applications, focusing on landslide susceptibility modeling, mountain permafrost dynamics (including rock glacier field studies in the dry Andes), and remote sensing for land cover classification. He develops open-source R software extensions that integrate GIS functionality and spatial accuracy assessment, emphasizing transparent uncertainty quantification for environmental decision-making in spatial planning and land management.

Brenning served as Dean of the Faculty (2017-2020) and chairs the Geography undergraduate examinations committee. He teaches geographical information systems and environmental statistics courses in German and English across all academic levels. His administrative leadership in curriculum development and academic governance directly supports student training in quantitative geographical methods, though specific advisees and research grants aren't detailed in available materials.