Independent Research Groups
Dr Tina Lüdecke's Emmy Noether Research Group studies nitrogen isotope ratios in tooth enamel of prehistoric and early humans. This involves travelling to archaeological sites.
© Dr. Tina Lüdecke
Currently there are two independent research groups at the Institute:
The Emmy Noether Research Group “Hominin Meat Consumption” (HoMeCo) led by Dr. Tina Lüdecke hopes to clarify questions about the onset and intensification of meat consumption in early hominins using a method they developed to analyze nitrogen isotopes in tooth enamel. Dietary change and, in particular, the consumption of animal products is considered a key event in human evolution that played a major role in the success of the genus Homo.
The Satellite Research Group of Prof. Dr. Thomas Wagner analyzes satellite data in order to draw conclusions about tropospheric and stratospheric trace gases.