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 2007-  | 
 Shaochun Huang: Spatio-temporal dynamics of water discharge and other components of water cycle at the large regional scale (Germany study); The role of nutrient retention in meso- to macroscale dynamic water quality modelling; Assessment of land use change scenarios and their impact on water quality.  | 
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 2005-2009  | 
 Cornelia Hesse: Eco-hydrological modelling in a highly regulated catchment aimed in finding measures for improving water quality; Water quality modeling in mesoscale and large river basins: the role of retention in the landscape and in-stream processes; Stakeholder surveys in the NeWater project.  | 
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 2002-2005  | 
 Joachim Post: Evaluation of water and mutrient dynamics in soil-crop systems using the model SWIM; Analysis of uncertainty in the assessment of long-term soil organic carbon dynamics. Dissertation: “Integrated process-based simulation of soil carbon dynamics in river basin under present, recent past and future environmental conditions”, Dr. degree in 2006  | 
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 2002-2005  | 
 Anja Habeck, Analysis of water quality trends in the lowland catchments in Brandenburg; Water quality modeling (N and P) in mesoscale catchments in the lowland part of the Elbe basin. Dissertation: “Analysis and modeling of Nitrogen and Phosphorus cycling and transport in mesoscale catchments in lowland”, Dr. degree in 2007  | 
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 2001-2005  | 
 Fred Hattermann, Ecohydrological modeling in mesoscale and large river basins; Integrating groundwater dynamics in regional hydrological modeling; Integrating wetlands and riparian zones in river basin modeling; Evaluation of uncertainty in climate impact assessment. Dissertation: “Integrated modeling of global change impacts in the German Elbe River basin”, Dr. degree in 2005  |