Current positions

Since 2009, Speaker of the “Environment and technology” topic within the “Humans and Technology” focus of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Since 2010, Elected Deputy Representative of KIT-Competence Field “Interaction of Science and Technology with Society”
2012-2013 Member of the strategy group on bioeconomy of the Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg
Since 2012 Elected Deputy Representative of the competence area “Technology, Culture, and Society” of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Since 2020, Head of the research group “Sustainable Bioeconomy” at ITAS
Appointed jury member at the idea competition Bioökonomie Mittelgebirge

Fields of work

Sustainability monitoring terrestrial and aquatic biomass utilization
Sustainability analysis and evaluation of the transformationof the energy system in Germany
Land use competition and innovations for efficient land use

Editorial activities

Co-editor of the issue “Challenges and Perspectives of Microalgae Production” of Technikfolgenabschätzung – Theorie und Praxis 21(1) 2012, together with Clemens Posten, KIT
Co-editor of the issue “Flächennutzungskonflikte: Ursachen, Folgen und Lösungsansätze” (Land use competition: reasons, consequences and solutions) of Technikfolgenabschätzung – Theorie und Praxis 17(2) 2008, together with Juliane Jörissen and Johannes Skarka

Current projects

Coordinator of the cross-cutting activity “Sustainability Monitoring" of the Helmholtz Alliance "ENERGY-TRANS – Future infrastructures for meeting energy demands. Towards sustainability and social compatibility”
Project leader of “Photofuel”
Project leader of “Helmholtz-Initiative Energy System 2050 – Research Topic Life-Cycle-Oriented Sustainability Assessment of the Case Study Bioenergy”
Project leader of “Potential of beech-fir mixed forests to adapt from the climate change impacts in commercial forests (BuTaKli)”
Project leader of “ABACUS – Algae for biomass applied to the production of added value compounds”
Project leader of “ALG-AD – Creating value from waste nutrients by integrating algal and anaerobic digestion technology”
Project leader of “DESIRA”
Project leader of “FuTuReS – Fucoxanthin production from microalgae: transdisciplinary and regional scenarios”
Project leader of “Use of geothermal energy for climate-neutral heat supply at KIT (Campus North) – inter- and transdisciplinary co-design of an implementation concept (GECKO)”

Professional background

1986	German university degree “Diplom” in Agricultural Biology after studies in Agricultural Biology at University of Hohenheim
1986 - 1987	Scientist at the University of Georgia, USA
1988 - 1995	Scientist at AFAS (now ITAS)
1996	Graduation, PhD in Agricultural Sciences at University of Hohenheim (thesis title: Comparison of energetic and non-energetic paths for processing biological and green wastes)
1996 - 1998	Scientist at the Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag
1998 - 2000	Scientist at the Institute for Energy Economics and the Rational Use of Energy (IER) at the University of Stuttgart
since 2001	Scientist at ITAS
2009 - 2019	Head of Research area “Sustainability and environment”

Recent publications

2021

Journal Articles

Baumann, M.; Domnik, T.; Haase, M.; Wulf, C.; Emmerich, P.; Rösch, C.; Zapp, P.; Naegler, T.; Weil, M.
Comparative patent analysis for the identification of global research trends for the case of battery storage, hydrogen and bioenergy.
2021. Technological forecasting and social change, 165, Art.-Nr.: 120505. doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120505

Wichmann, J.; Lauersen, K. J.; Biondi, N.; Christensen, M.; Guerra, T.; Hellgardt, K.; Kühner, S.; Kuronen, M.; Lindberg, P.; Rösch, C.; Yunus, I. S.; Jones, P.; Lindblad, P.; Kruse, O.
Engineering Biocatalytic Solar Fuel Production: The PHOTOFUEL Consortium.
2021. Trends in biotechnology. doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2021.01.003

2020

Book Chapters

Rösch, C.; Roßmann, M.
Mikroalgen statt Fleisch und Soja – die Ernährung der Zukunft?.
2020. Bioökonomie nachhaltig gestalten. Hrsg.: W. Konrad, 343–364, VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. doi:10.1007/978-3-658-29433-5_13

PhD Theses

Ketzer, D.
Land Use Conflicts between Agriculture and Energy Production. Systems Approaches to Allocate Potentials for Bioenergy and Agrophotovoltaics. PhD dissertation.
2020. Department of Physical Geography

Journal Articles

Haase, M.; Babenhauserheide, N.; Rösch, C.
Multi criteria decision analysis for sustainability assessment of 2nd generation biofuels.
2020. Procedia CIRP, 90, 226–231. doi:10.1016/j.procir.2020.02.124

Ketzer, D.; Weinberger, N.; Rösch, C.; Seitz, S.
Land use conflicts between biomass and power production - Citizens’ participation in the technology development of agrophotovoltaics.
2020. Journal of responsible innovation, 7 (2), 193–216. doi:10.1080/23299460.2019.1647085

Ketzer, D.; Schlyter, P.; Weinberger, N.; Rösch, C.
Driving and restraining forces for the implementation of the Agrophotovoltaics system technology – A system dynamics analysis.
2020. Journal of environmental management, 270, Art.-Nr.: 110864. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110864

Musa, M.; Ward, A.; Ayoko, G. A.; Rösch, C.; Brown, R.; Rainey, T. J.
Single-step dynamic dewatering of microalgae from dilute suspensions using flocculant assisted filtration.
2020. Microbial cell factories, 19 (222). doi:10.1186/s12934-020-01472-4

Onorato, C.; Rösch, C.
Comparative life cycle assessment of astaxanthin production with Haematococcus pluvialis in different photobioreactor technologies.
2020. Algal Research, 50, Article no: 102005. doi:10.1016/j.algal.2020.102005

Rösch, C.; Scheer, D.
Weniger ist mehr: Wege zu einer ressourceneffizienten Bioökonomie.
2020. Politische Ökologie <München>, 38, 84–89

Roßmann, M.; Rösch, C.
Key-narratives of microalgae nutrition: Exploring futures through a public Delphi survey in Germany.
2020. Science and public policy, 47 (1), 137–147. doi:10.1093/scipol/scz053

Singh, P. P.; Chakraborty, T.; Dermann, A.; Dermann, F.; Adhikari, D.; Gurung, P. B.; Barik, S. K.; Bauhus, J.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Dey, D. C.; Rösch, C.; Saha, S.
Assessing Restoration Potential of Fragmented and Degraded Fagaceae Forests in Meghalaya, North-East India.
2020. Forests, 11 (9), Art.-Nr.: 1008. doi:10.3390/F11091008

Varela Villarreal, J.; Burgués, C.; Rösch, C.
Acceptability of genetically engineered algae biofuels in Europe: opinions of experts and stakeholders.
2020. Biotechnology for biofuels, 13 (1), Article: 92. doi:10.1186/s13068-020-01730-y

Reports/Preprints

Trommsdorff, M.; Gruber, S.; Keinath, T.; Hopf, M.; Hermann, C.; Schönberger, F.; Högy, P.; Zikeli, S.; Ehmann, A.; Weselek, A.; Bodmer, U.; Rösch, C.; Ketzer, D.; Weinberger, N.; Schindele, S.; Vollprecht, J.
AGRI-Photovoltaik: Chance für Landwirtschaft und Energiewende : Ein Leitfaden für Deutschland : Oktober 2020.
2020. Fraunhofer ISE

2019

Conference Papers

Haase, M.; Rösch, C.
Sustainability assessment of innovative energy technologies-integrated biomass-based production of fuel, electricity and heat.
2019. 27th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, EUBCE 2019; Lisbon; Portugal; 27 May 2019 through 30 May 2019, 1642–1653, ETA-Florence Renewable Energies. doi:10.5071/27thEUBCE2019-4AV.1.13

Rösch, C.; Hildebrand, J.; Venghaus, S.; Witte, K.; Gölz, S.
Transdisziplinäre Ansätze zur Erforschung gesellschaftlicher Akzeptanz.
2019. Energy Research for Future – Forschung für die Herausforderungen der Energiewende : Beiträge zur FVEE-Jahrestagung 2019. Red.: P. Szczepanski, 11–14, FVEE

Reports/Preprints

Andes, L.; Lützkendorf, T.; Ströbele, B.; Kopfmüller, J.; Rösch, C.
Methodensammlung zur Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung Grundlagen, Indikatoren, Hilfsmittel.
2019. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Posters

Haase, M.; Rösch, C.
Sustainability assessment of innovative energy technologies - integrated biomass-based production of fuel, electricity and heat.
2019. 27th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE 2019), Lisbon, Portugal, May 27–30, 2019

Moore, K.; Rösch, C.
Prospective life cycle assessment (LCA) scenarios on biofuel precursor production with microalgae: the Italian case study of N. oceania.
2019. 9th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts (AlgalBBB 2019), Boulder, CO, USA, June 17–19, 2019

Onorato, C.; Rösch, C.; Bergmann, P.; Pradelles, R.
Life cycle assessment of added value compounds production with microalgae.
2019. 29th SETAC Europe Annua Meeting (2019), Helsinki, Finland, May 26–30, 2019

Varela Villarreal, J.; Moore, K.; Rösch, C.
Acceptance of using genetically modified microalgae for an improved biofuel production. Opinion of European Citizens.
2019. 9th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts (AlgalBBB 2019), Boulder, CO, USA, June 17–19, 2019

Weil, M.; Baumann, M.; Peters, J.; Wulf, C.; Zapp, P.; Rösch, C.; Haase, M.; Buchgeister, J.; Junne, T.; Naegler, T.; Emmerich, P.
Social sustainability assessment of technologies for the energy transition - focus on societal acceptance.
2019. 13th Society and Materials International Conference (SAM 2019), Pisa, Italy, May 20–21, 2019

Weil, M.; Baumann, M.; Peters, J.; Wulf, C.; Zapp, P.; Rösch, C.; Haase, M.; Buchgeister, J.; Junne, T.; Naegler, T.; Emmerich, P.
Social sustainability assessment of technologies for the energy transition - focus on societal acceptance.
2019. 3. Jahrestreffen des Forschungsnetzwerks Energiesystemanalyse (2019), Aachen, Germany, May 23–24, 2019

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