Lea Teltsch

Department Hydrogeology


Helmholtz Centre for
Environmental Research - UFZ
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig
Germany



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Research topics

  • Data-driven assessment of spatio-temporal patterns and drivers of river salinity in Germany
  • Future projections of freshwater salinization under global change
  • Linking environmental monitoring and predictive modelling to support water management

since 07/2026

PhD Student 

Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Department of Hydrogeology

Data-driven assessment and projection of river salinity across Germany under socio-economic and climate change scenarios for sustainable water management 

PhD project funded by a doctoral scholarship from the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)

04/2025 - 06/2026

Research Assistant

Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ

10/2022 - 03/2025

Master of Science (MSc), International Area Studies - Global Change Geography 

Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany 

Thesis: Simulation of Chloride Concentrations in German Rivers and Their Impact on the Potential Distribution of Prymnesium parvum 

10/2018 - 10/2022

Bachelor of Science (BSc), Geography 

University of Leipzig, Germany