Hanno Meyer

Dr. Hanno Meyer is a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Stable Isotope Facility (ISOLAB) at the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) in Potsdam, Germany. He specializes in Polar Terrestrial Environmental Systems, focusing on stable isotope geochemistry, climate reconstruction, and permafrost environments. His work integrates field observations, laboratory analyses, and numerical modeling to understand past and present environmental changes.

Key research interests include analyzing stable isotopes in water, ice, and organic matter to trace climate dynamics, permafrost degradation, and hydrological processes. He leads projects investigating Arctic and Siberian permafrost evolution, Holocene climate variability, and the impact of warming on cryosphere-hydrosphere interactions. Meyer’s contributions span from local-scale permafrost studies to large-scale climate modeling validations.

Recent studies highlight his focus on isotopic signatures in snow, ice cores, and lake sediments to reconstruct past environmental conditions and assess modern changes. His publications often address methane dynamics in thawing permafrost, moisture source tracing in Siberia, and the application of diatom oxygen isotopes as paleoclimatic proxies. Meyer collaborates internationally on initiatives such as the Beyond EPICA ice core project and the MOSAiC Arctic expedition.