Bioeconomy Science Center
Research and cooperation for a sustainable bioeconomy
Bioeconomy Science Center
Research and cooperation for a sustainable bioeconomy

Dr. Sandra Venghaus | Forschungszentrum Jülich | IEK-STE - Systems Analysis and Technology Evaluation

Sandra Venghaus received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Science and Public Policy from Harvard University in 2004. After a two-year scholarship in the DFG Research Training Group "Interdisciplinary Environmental History" at the University of Göttingen, she began her doctoral thesis on "The Management of Complex System Innovations" at the Institute for Marketing and Management at the University of Hanover, where she received her doctorate in 2011. From 2009 to 2014, she worked as a research assistant at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and the Institute for Innovation and Technology Management at Bielefeld University. In 2014 Sandra Venghaus joined the Institute for Energy and Climate Research at Forschungszentrum Jülich, where she established her own research group in the department "Systems Analysis and Technology Evaluation".

Her research focuses on discourses, decision-making mechanisms and power constellations in complex social processes such as the energy system transformation in Germany. In addition, she researches the modelling of socio-ecological systems and the consequences of political decisions for sustainable development. Another research topic is the"water-energy-food nexus". This term was introduced by the FAO and encompasses the dependencies between energy, water and food supply.

Sandra Venghaus heads the BioSC competence platform "Transform2Bio", which will be launched on 1 September 2019.

Dr. Sandra Venghaus


IEK-STE Systems Analysis and Technology Evaluation
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Wilhelm-Johnen-Str.
52428 Jülich, Germany
Email: s.venghaus@fz-juelich.de
Phone: +49 2461 61-6541
Fax: +49 2461 2540