The MPIWG is very pleased to welcome Anne Preger, who joins Department I as a Journalist in Residence from October to November 2021. A radio and online journalist and a podcast producer focusing on science and the environment, Anne holds a degree in Geoecology and covers science news for German radio programs including Deutschlandfunk Nova and WDR Quarks. In addition, Anne does in-depth reporting on environmental topics for Riffreporter, and produces podcasts for Quarks Storys, WDR ZeitZeichen, and Deutschlandfunk Kalenderblatt.

During her time at the MPIWG, Anne will explore the history of nitrogen acquisition for food production and warfare, and how the human use of nitrogen shapes the world today.