Simone Maria Stünzi

Dr. Simone Maria Stünzi is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Permafrost Research group at the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) in Potsdam, Germany. Her research focuses on land surface processes in Arctic environments, specializing in modeling permafrost dynamics and vegetation changes. She contributes to long-term observations and interdisciplinary projects addressing climate change impacts in polar regions.

• Affiliations: Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
• Department: Permafrost Research
• School: Polar Terrestrial Environmental Systems

Research interests include:

• Permafrost landscape evolution modeling
• Arctic vegetation response to climate change
• Integration of field data with Earth system models

Key projects include contributions to ThinIce, MOMENT, and other initiatives studying permafrost thaw and environmental feedback mechanisms. She actively publishes in peer-reviewed journals and participates in international conferences on cryospheric sciences.