Dr. rer. nat. Rebecca Hinsberger
studied civil engineering at htw saar and subsequently completed her doctoral degree in December 2025 in collaboration with Saarland University (Physical Geography, Prof. Kubiniok). During her doctoral studies, she focused on simulating soil erosion during heavy rainfall events. She now works as a project manager at KoK².
Volker Mißler (M.Eng.)
studied civil engineering at the Saarland University of Applied Sciences. Since 2016, he has been working at Hydrotec Ingenieurgesellschaft für Wasser und Umwelt mbH on 2D and 3D flow models, with a focus on heavy rainfall modeling. As part of a collaboration between htw saar and Saarland University, he has been pursuing his Ph.D. since 2022 on the topic of heavy rainfall forecasting and early warning, under the supervision of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alpaslan Yörük (Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, htw saar) and Prof. Dr. Jochen Kubiniok (Physical Geography and Environmental Research, Saarland University).
Joshua Becker (M.Eng.)
completed his master’s degree at htw saar in October 2023 and has been working at KoK² ever since.
Yannick Brach (M.Eng.)
is a trained civil engineer and graduated from htw saar. Since 2024, he has been pursuing his Ph.D. in agroforestry under the supervision of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alpaslan Yörük (Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, htw saar) and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Casper (Physical Geography, University of Trier). He also works at the engineering firm eepi Luxembourg S.à r.l.
Anton Petry (M.Eng.)
completed his master’s degree at htw saar in August 2025 and has been working at KoK² since April 2024.
Hendrik Hust (M.Eng.)
completed his master’s degree at htw saar in May 2025 and has been a research assistant at KoK² since December 2025.
