The Institute of Economic and Cultural Geography welcomes Chris Brück as a new research associate in the Department of Economic Geography as of November 1st, 2021.
Chris Brück studied geography with a focus on economic geography and spatial planning at Justus-Liebig-University Giessen and University of International Business and Economics Beijing. Besides the regional development of China, he is interested in innovative technology and sustainable mobility.
For his PhD, he will work in the research project ‟China-specific features of the emergence of innovations in artificial intelligence and environmental protection: Education system, interaction between science and economy, large-scale projects” led by Prof. Dr. Ingo Liefner, Prof. Dr. Steffi Robak and Prof. Dr. Daniel Schiller. The project examines the Chinese determinants of innovation in the areas of AI and environmental technology. For this purpose, the project will investigate the specific organizational form of potential innovation actors into clusters or large-scale projects.
The research project will run for three years and is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
