Current Projects

PIK scientists contribute to numerous research projects commissioned by external funders.

In the past 15 years, PIK has conducted around 800 projects funded, for example, through the research programmes of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR, formerly BMBF) or the European Union. This list of current projects is generated from our database (newest first). Separate lists of completed  and all projects from 2007 on are available.

Current projects at PIK:

AdJUST

Oct 01, 2022 - Sep 30, 2026
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Jan Steckel

DIRECTED

Oct 01, 2022 - Sep 30, 2026
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Fred Hattermann

PECan

Oct 01, 2022 - Sep 30, 2027
Funded by: BMFTR - Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt, PT DLR
Contact: Anders Levermann

RESCUE- RD2

Sep 01, 2022 - Aug 31, 2026
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Jan P. Dietrich / Alexander Popp

WETHorizons

Sep 01, 2022 - Aug 31, 2026
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Florian Humpenöder

RESCUE- RD3

Sep 01, 2022 - Aug 31, 2026
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Nico Bauer

Re-Livestock

Sep 01, 2022 - Aug 31, 2027
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Susanne Rolinski

CircEUlar

Sep 01, 2022 - Aug 31, 2026
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Felix Creutzig

SpreeWasser:N

Aug 01, 2022 - Dec 31, 2025
Funded by: BMFTR - Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt, PTKA-WTE
Contact: Hagen Koch

CLIMVEST

Aug 01, 2022 - Dec 31, 2025
Funded by: BMFTR - Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt
Contact: Kai Lessmann

ABCDR

Aug 01, 2022 - Dec 31, 2025
Funded by: BMFTR - Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt, PT DLR
Contact: Christoph Müller

OVERHANG

Aug 01, 2022 - Mar 31, 2026
Funded by: BMFTR - Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt, PT DLR
Contact: Kai Lessmann

HyValue

Jul 01, 2022 - Jun 30, 2027
Funded by: The Research Council of Norway (RCN)
Contact: Gunnar Luderer, Falko Ueckerdt

PPjury

Jun 20, 2022 - Jun 19, 2026
Funded by: Frontiers Research Foundation
Contact: Johan Rockström

ELEVATE - RD2

Jun 01, 2022 - May 31, 2026
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Jan P. Dietrich / Alexander Popp

ELEVATE - RD3

Jun 01, 2022 - May 31, 2026
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Christoph Bertram

NEVERMORE

WaldSpektrum-RD1

Apr 01, 2022 - Mar 31, 2026
Funded by: BMELH - Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Heimat, PT FNR Fachagentur für nachwachsende Rohstoffe
Contact: Boris Sakschewski

LOKONET

Apr 01, 2022 - Mar 31, 2026
Funded by: BMFTR - Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt
Contact: Fritz Reusswig

WaldSpektrum-RD2

Apr 01, 2022 - Mar 31, 2026
Funded by: BMELH - Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Heimat, PT FNR Fachagentur für nachwachsende Rohstoffe
Contact: Christopher Reyer

CERES

Jan 01, 2022 - Dec 31, 2031
Funded by: Werner Siemens-Stiftung
Contact: Ottmar Edenhofer

RADON

Dec 16, 2021 - Oct 31, 2025
Funded by: Gesellschaft für Anlagen und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) gGmbH
Contact: Andrey Ganopolski

CI Collaboration

Oct 01, 2021 - Jun 30, 2026
Funded by: Conservation International
Contact: Tim Beringer

CoCoHype 2

Aug 01, 2021 - Dec 31, 2025
Funded by: DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Contact: Frank Hellmann

CLEANUP

Jul 01, 2021 - Dec 31, 2025
Funded by: DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Contact: Kai Lessmann

ESM2025 - RD3

Jun 01, 2021 - Nov 30, 2025
Funded by: EU, H2020
Contact: Elmar Kriegler

GENIE

May 01, 2021 - Apr 30, 2027
Funded by: European Research Council (ERC)
Contact: Jan Minx

Leibniz Biodiv

Apr 15, 2021 - Dec 31, 2027
Funded by: 19 Mitgliedsinstitute des Leibniz-Forschungsnetzwerks
Contact: Kirsten Thonicke, Eva Rahner