Jakob Zscheischler

Prof. Dr. Jakob Zscheischler is a leading Earth system scientist and Professor for Data Analytics in Hydro Sciences at TU Dresden’s Faculty of Environmental Sciences since 2023. He heads the Department of Compound Environmental Risks at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), focusing on compound weather and climate events that drive environmental and societal risks.

• PhD in Environmental System Science from ETH Zurich
• Previously held roles: Ambizione Fellow (University of Bern), Postdoc at ETH Zurich and Max Planck Institute

His research integrates machine learning to analyze compounding climatic drivers of extreme impacts (floods, vegetation mortality, crop failure) and contributes to frameworks like the European COST Action DAMOCLES. Recent work emphasizes climate change attribution, multi-hazard interactions, and socio-ecological risk modeling.

Key article trends include compound drought-heat effects, fire weather dynamics, and AI applications in climate risk assessment. Publications span high-impact journals like Nature Climate Change and Nature Communications, with a focus on actionable climate science and disaster risk reduction.

• Highly Cited Researcher (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)
• Arne Richter Award 2022
• Vladimir Peter Köppen Award 2015
• Otto Hahn Medal 2014

He leads and co-leads major grants, including the Helmholtz Young Investigator Grant COMPOUNDX (€1.8M) and XAIDA (€430k). Collaborations span institutions like ETH Zurich, University of Bern, and Max Planck Institute.