Melanie Jaeger-Erben (Prof. Dr. phil.), born in 1977, heads the Department of Sociology of Technology and the Environment at the Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg. Her main research interests are social science technology research, sustainable production and consumption systems, and social innovation.
Harald Wieser (PhD), born in 1990, is a senior researcher at KMU Forschung Austria (Austrian Institute for SME Research). The trained ecological economist and economic sociologist did his doctorate at the University of Manchester. His research explores how policy can shape large-scale socio-economic transformations.
Max Marwede (Dr.) is design lead at Fraunhofer-Institut für Zuverlässigkeit und Mikrointegration in Berlin. His circular design team supports companies in designing sustainable products, services, and ecosystems and in developing new circular design tools and processes. In 2022, he finalized his PostDoc in the inter- and transdisciplinary junior research group 'Obsolescence as a challenge for sustainability - causes and alternatives' at Technische Universität Berlin.
Florian Hofmann (Dr.) is a researcher and consultant at Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg. His work at the Department of Sociology of Technology and the Environment focuses on the circular economy and transitions to sustainable futures. From 2017 to 2022, he was a member of the inter- and transdisciplinary junior research group 'Obsolescence as a challenge for sustainability - causes and alternatives' at Technische Universität Berlin.