Leonie Schweiger is a doctoral researcher in the Energy Transition Lab led by Prof. Dr. Gunnar Luderer at the Research Department 3 Transformation Pathways of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). Within the Energy Transition Lab, she is part of the team on hydrogen, electrification and industry transformation, led by Dr. Falko Ueckerdt.
Her PhD assesses climate mitigation pathways towards a net zero industry with a focus on plastics and the chemical sector. In her research, she combines modelling future material production routes with PIK’s integrated assessment model REMIND and assessing circular economy strategies using material flow analysis tracking material demand, use and recycling dynamics.
Leonie is a member of the Horizon Europe Project TRANSIENCE since 2025.
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Leonie has a background in Environmental Science and Technology (M.Sc.). Before joining PIK, she was a researcher at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) in Leipzig (2024-2025).
