Carolin Floeter

Carolin Floeter is a Professor for Biology, Environmental Risk Assessment, and Environmental Law at the Department of Environmental Engineering, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences. Her work bridges biological research, environmental policy, and legal frameworks to address contamination in aquatic ecosystems.

• Education: PhD in marine ecotoxicology and environmental law, Diploma in biology with public and environmental law specializations

Her research focuses on environmental risk assessment, pharmaceutical pollution mitigation, and legal compliance under frameworks like the Water Framework Directive. She leads the PharmCycle project and investigates bat conservation at wind turbines.

Notable activities include heading the biological laboratory, serving on academic boards, and collaborating with institutions like Technical University Berlin. She co-authored articles on pharmaceutical contamination, radar-based bat detection, and regulatory transparency in environmental data.

Her supervised students include Kim Teppe, who received the Körber Foundation's German Study Award (2022) for work on pharmaceutical environmental data accessibility.

• Current projects: PharmCycle, MONO4ERA, FLEDERWIND