I am a quantitative modeler in the department of Transformation Pathways, where I support the work of the Food System Economics Commission (FSEC) and contribute to the maintenance and development of the MAgPIE model within the Land-Use Management working group.
My scientific training was in ecology with Prof. Dr. Florian Jeltsch and Prof. Dr. Volker Grimm at the Universität Potsdam, where I used individual-based models to investigate grassland plant community assembly. After my Ph.D., I also spent some time at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) in Leipzig, working with Dr. Nadja Rüger and Dr. Kathryn Barry to conduct an intercomparison of plant biodiversity models.
Contact
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
michael.crawford[at]pik-potsdam.de
P.O. Box 60 12 03
14412 Potsdam
14412 Potsdam