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Frieder Schmelzle

Researcher

M. Sc. “Joint International Master Sustainable Development” 

The digitalization of our society is often portrayed as a driver of sustainability. This is not wrong, but only half the truth, says Frieder Schmelzle. With expertise in engineering and social sciences, he conducts research on the interfaces between technical and socio-ecological transformation processes. 

He focuses on the question of which interactions occur between technology and society and how they can be shaped in terms of an integrated understanding of sustainability. For him, this particularly includes socio-economic factors and political framework conditions.

PublicationsProjects 



Main focus

  • Innovation and technologies
  • Future-proof digital spaces
  • Sustainable energy systems
     


Experience

  • Since 03/2022: Researcher at the IÖW in the research field Ecological Economics and Environmental Policy
  • 06/2021 – 02/2022: Research assistant at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies IASS in Potsdam
  • 2017 – 2021: Research assistant at the Fraunhofer Center for International Management and Knowledge Economy IMW in Leipzig
  • 04/2020 – 06/2020: Research assistant at the Centre for German and European Studies ZDES, Saint Petersburg State University and Bielefeld University
     


Education

  • 2018 – 2021: M. Sc. “Joint International Master Sustainable Development” at Leipzig University and Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia 
  • 2014 – 2017: B. A. in Sociology at Leipzig University and Universidad de Granada 
  • 2010 – 2014: B. Sc. in Renewable Energy Systems at Stuttgart University
     


Commitment and committees

  • Steering committee member for the digitalization and sustainability network Bits & Bäume