Verena Winiwarter

Verena Winiwarter

Bio: Verena Winiwarter originally trained as a chemical engineer, she began her career in environmental chemistry before shifting her focus to history and communication sciences. This unique background laid the foundation for her pioneering work in environmental history, a field in which she became Austria’s first full professor.
With over 25 years of teaching experience, Verena has educated and inspired interdisciplinary audiences across Europe. She is a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, where she also serves as Vice-Chair of the Commission on the De-Fossilisation of the European Energy System. In 2020, she was elected to the prestigious Academia Europaea in recognition of her outstanding scholarly contributions.
Verena has held several high-level leadership roles within academia, including serving as Dean of the Faculty for Interdisciplinary Studies at Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt. She also played a founding role in the Academia Europaea Task Force for Environment, Sustainability, and Climate, promoting cross-disciplinary collaboration on urgent global challenges

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