Award in San Francisco
The American Geophysical Union has recognized the work of Jonathan Donges.
PRIZEWINNING DOCTORATE. Jonathan Donges has been recognized with the Donald L. Turcotte Award by the American Geophysical Union for his ground-breaking research on complex networks in the climate system. In the course of his doctoral research Donges applied mathematical analysis to data gained from deep-sea core samples and discovered how climate changes in Africa influenced the fate of ancestors of present-day humans millions of years ago. Donges is a member of staff at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. The supervisor of his doctoral thesis, Professor Jürgen Kurths says proudly: “I’m really pleased that we have managed to provide the right kind of environment for such outstanding scientific creativity and innovative thought to thrive in.”
