Markus Reichstein is new member of the Leopoldina

#press & announcements

As a newly elected member of the Leopoldina, Markus Reichstein has received his certificate during this year’s Life Sciences symposium of the Leopoldina on April 15, 2026.

Tapio Schneider's interview on using AI for climate research

#press & announcements

Tapio Schneider from Caltech gave an interview to Frankfurter Rundschau on the use of AI in the climate research to answer the questions of climate's sensitivity to CO2 emissions, carbon cycle and the effects of aerosols on the climate.

PhD welcome symposium

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Welcome symposium for incoming PhD students of the Center took place February 12, 2026.

IMPRS-gBGC Call for PhD positions

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From December 9, 2025 to January 7, 2026 the IMPRSg-BGC of the Max-Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry has an open call for PhD positions.

New thesis opportunities available

#opportunities

MC3 4 Earth in cooperation with the research group Atmosphere-Biosphere Coupling, Climate and Causality (ABC3) is offering new thesis opportunities.

Summer Workshop Report

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Members and affiliates of the Center met from August 18 - 22, 2025 at the Harnack House in Berlin.

Summer Workshop 2025

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We are meeting August 18-22, 2025 at the Harnack House in Berlin.

The MC³ 4 Earth Center is a collaboration of the Max-Planck Institute of Biogeochemistry, Max-Planck-Institute for Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, Carnegie Institution for Science (Department of Global Ecology) and Columbia University. It's coordination and Max-Planck research is funded by the Max Planck Förderstiftung.

Contact: Dora Kelemen (dkelemen@bgc-jena.mpg.de)

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