Prof. Dr. Johan Lilliestam
Chair of Sustainability Transition Policy
Curriculum vitae
Johan Lilliestam is Professor of Sustainability Transition Policy and joined the FAU in September 2023. His research focus is policies, strategies and instruments for a transition to a completely renewable energy system, including the effects of interactions between different energy policies. He is a European Research Council grantee.
Before joining FAU, he was Professor of Energy Policy at the University of Potsdam and led the Energy Transitions and Public Policy group at the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, Research Institute for Sustainability in 2019-2023. He was first appointed Assistant Professor of Renewable Energy Policy in 2017 at ETH Zürich, Switzerland, where he had previously worked as Senior Scientist in the Climate Policy Lab. He obtained his PhD in Environmental Science and Policy from at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary, in 2013. From 2007-2013, he was a researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and from 2009-2013 at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg, Austria.
He completed his Master Degrees in Environmental Policy and Management at FU Berlin, Germany, in 2007 and in Environmental Science and Problem Solving at the University of Göteborg, Sweden, in 2005.
For further information please visit the chair’s website.
2024
Economic crises as critical junctures for policy and structural changes towards decarbonization – the cases of Spain and Germany
In: Climate Policy 24 (2024), p. 410-427
ISSN: 1469-3062
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2024.2301750
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Utilizing CO2 as a strategy to scale up direct air capture may face fewer short-term barriers than directly storing CO2
In: Environmental Research Letters 19 (2024), Article No.: 054037
ISSN: 1748-9326
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad3b1f
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Exploring Transition in Coal- and Carbon-Intensive Regions Through an Interdisciplinary Lens
In: J. David Tàbara, Alexandros Flamos, Diana Mangalagiu, Serafeim Michas (ed.): Positive Tipping Points Towards Sustainability, Cham: Springer Science and Business Media B.V., 2024, p. 127-149 (Springer Climate, Vol.Part F2470)
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-50762-5_7
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Visions for our future regional electricity system: Citizen preferences in four EU countries
In: iScience 27 (2024), Article No.: 109269
ISSN: 2589-0042
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109269
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Anticipating socio-technical tipping points
In: Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions 89 (2024), Article No.: 102911
ISSN: 0959-3780
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2024.102911
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From grey to green? Tipping a coal region incrementally
In: Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions 87 (2024), Article No.: 102862
ISSN: 0959-3780
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2024.102862
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How the COVID-19 pandemic changed stakeholder engagement processes in sustainability research in the long-term
In: F1000Research 13 (2024), Article No.: 458
ISSN: 2046-1402
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.145238.1
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Cross-technology legitimacy feedback: The politics of policy-led innovation for complementarity in concentrating solar power
In: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 52 (2024), Article No.: 100884
ISSN: 2210-4224
DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2024.100884
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Transformative Emergence: Research Challenges for Enabling Social-ecological Tipping Points Toward Regional Sustainability Transformations
In: Positive Tipping Points Towards Sustainability, Springer Science and Business Media B.V., 2024, p. 325-343 (Springer Climate, Vol.Part F2470)
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-50762-5_16
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2023
Is renewable energy technology trade more or less conflictive than other trade?
In: Energy Policy 177 (2023), Article No.: 113538
ISSN: 0301-4215
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113538
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Most industrialised countries have peaked carbon dioxide emissions during economic crises through strengthened structural change
In: Communications Earth & Environment 4 (2023), Article No.: 44
ISSN: 2662-4435
DOI: 10.1038/s43247-023-00687-8
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Full Project Knowledge Integration Report with Results, Procedures and Recommendations (Deliverable 7.2, TIPPING+ project)
(2023)
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Green recovery: catalyst for an enhanced EU role in climate and energy policy?
In: Tim Rayner, Kacper Szulecki, Andrew J. Jordan, Sebastian Oberthür (ed.): Handbook on European Union Climate Change Policy and Politics, Elgar, 2023, p. 351-366 (Political Science and Public Policy 2023)
ISBN: 9781789906981
DOI: 10.4337/9781789906981.00039
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2022
Existing tools, user needs and required model adjustments for energy demand modelling of a carbon-neutral Europe
In: Energy Research & Social Science 90 (2022), Article No.: 102662
ISSN: 2214-6296
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2022.102662
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Assessing dependence and governance as value chain risks: Natural Gas versus Concentrated Solar power plants in Mexico
In: Environmental Impact Assessment Review 93 (2022), Article No.: 106708
ISSN: 0195-9255
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2021.106708
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Eliciting knowledge from stakeholders to identify critical issues of the transition to climate neutrality in Greece, the Nordic Region, and the European Union
In: Energy Research & Social Science 93 (2022), Article No.: 102836
ISSN: 2214-6296
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2022.102836
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Beyond technology: A research agenda for social sciences and humanities research on renewable energy in Europe
In: Energy Research & Social Science 89 (2022), Article No.: 102536
ISSN: 2214-6296
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2022.102536
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On the quality of emission reductions: observed effects of carbon pricing on investments, innovation, and operational shifts. A response to van den Bergh and Savin (2021)
In: Environmental & Resource Economics 83 (2022), p. 733-758
ISSN: 0924-6460
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-022-00708-8
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Corrigendum to High-resolution large-scale onshore wind energy assessments: A review of potential definitions, methodologies and future research needs (Renewable Energy (2022) 182 (659–684), (S0960148121014841), (10.1016/j.renene.2021.10.027))
In: Renewable Energy 190 (2022), p. 1128-
ISSN: 0960-1481
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2022.03.136
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High-resolution large-scale onshore wind energy assessments: A review of potential definitions, methodologies and future research needs
In: Renewable Energy 182 (2022), p. 659-684
ISSN: 0960-1481
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.10.027
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Contribution to the Tipping Plus project’s integration framework from a policy and governance perspective (Deliverable 3.3, TIPPING+ project)
(2022)
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Empirical observations of tipping dynamics in a coal phase-out region in Germany: the cases of Essen and Duisburg ( Deliverable 3.2, TIPPING+ project)
(2022)
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Tipping Points In Transitions Of Socio-Economic Systems
In: Gabriel Jaime Vélez-Cuartas, Oscar Yandy Romero-Goyeneche (ed.): Transformative Metrics: Contributions to the Studies for Monitoring and Evaluating How Science, Technology, and Innovation Can Address Social and Environmental Challenges, 2022
ISBN: 978-628-7592-15-5
DOI: 10.17533/978-628-7592-15-5_4
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Model application in the case studies: challenges and lessons learnt (Deliverable 7.2, SENTINEL project)
(2022)
URL: https://publications.rifs-potsdam.de/pubman/faces/ViewItemOverviewPage.jsp?itemId=item_6002339_1
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The European 2030 climate and energy package: do domestic strategy adaptations precede EU policy change?
In: Policy Sciences 55 (2022), p. 161-184
ISSN: 0032-2687
DOI: 10.1007/s11077-022-09447-5
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Deep decarbonization of the European power sector calls for dispatchable CSP
In: AIP Conference Proceedings 2445 (2022)
ISSN: 0094-243X
DOI: 10.1063/5.0086710
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Drop-in fuels from sunlight and air
In: Nature 601 (2022), p. 63-68
ISSN: 0028-0836
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04174-y
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The Need for Dispatchable RES: A Closer Look at the Future Role of CSP in Europe
In: Tanay Sıdkı Uyar, Nader Javani (ed.): Renewable Energy Based Solutions, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2022, p. 219-239 (Lecture Notes in Energy, Vol.87)
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-05125-8_8
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Better suited or just more complex? On the fit between user needs and modeller-driven improvements of energy system models
In: Energy 239 (2022), Article No.: 121909
ISSN: 0360-5442
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.121909
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Why energy models should integrate social and environmental factors: Assessing user needs, omission impacts, and real-word accuracy in the European Union
In: Energy Research & Social Science 92 (2022), Article No.: 102775
ISSN: 2214-6296
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2022.102775
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Chinese CSP for the world?
In: AIP Conference Proceedings 2445 (2022)
ISSN: 0094-243X
DOI: 10.1063/5.0085752
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2021
MUSTEC Policy Brief: Geopolitics and energy security of CSP deployment for domestic use and intra-European trade in the time of COVID-19
(2021)
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Building an internationally competitive concentrating solar power industry in China: lessons from wind power and photovoltaics
In: Energy Sources Part B-Economics Planning and Policy 16 (2021), p. 515-541
ISSN: 1556-7257
DOI: 10.1080/15567249.2021.1931563
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Windows of opportunity for catching up in formative clean-tech sectors and the rise of China in concentrated solar power
In: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 39 (2021), p. 86-106
ISSN: 2210-4224
DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2021.03.005
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Scaling Up CSP: How Long Will It Take?
In: AIP Conference Proceedings (2021)
ISSN: 0094-243X
DOI: 10.1063/5.0148709
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The near- to mid-term outlook for concentrating solar power: mostly cloudy, chance of sun
In: Energy Sources Part B-Economics Planning and Policy 16 (2021), p. 23-41
ISSN: 1556-7257
DOI: 10.1080/15567249.2020.1773580
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The effect of carbon pricing on technological change for full energy decarbonization: A review of empirical ex-post evidence
In: WIREs Climate Change 12 (2021), Article No.: e681
ISSN: 1757-7780
DOI: 10.1002/wcc.681
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Model development to match ENVIRO, QTIDIAN and ATOM to user needs. Deliverable 2.4, Sustainable Energy Transitions Laboratory project (SENTINEL)
(2021)
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Effects of coordinating support policy changes on renewable power investor choices in Europe
In: Energy Policy 148 (2021), Article No.: 111993
ISSN: 0301-4215
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111993
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The COVID-19 crisis deepens the gulf between leaders and laggards in the global energy transition
In: Energy Research & Social Science 74 (2021), Article No.: 101981
ISSN: 2214-6296
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2021.101981
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Making the sun shine at night: comparing the cost of dispatchable concentrating solar power and photovoltaics with storage
In: Energy Sources Part B-Economics Planning and Policy 16 (2021), p. 55-74
ISSN: 1556-7257
DOI: 10.1080/15567249.2020.1843565
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Erfolgreiche partizipative Projektentwicklung findet auf unterschiedlichen Ebenen der Zusammenarbeit statt
In: Wasser Energie Luft (2021), p. 106-109
ISSN: 0377-905x
DOI: 10.5169/seals-966187
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Case specification and scheduling. Deliverable 7.1. Sustainable Energy Transitions Laboratory (SENTINEL) project
(2021)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4699518
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The QTIDIAN modelling toolbox – quantification of social drivers and constraints of the diffusion of energy technologies. Deliverable 2.3. Sustainable Energy Transitions Laboratory (SENTINEL) project
(2021)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5834010
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Model-based policymaking or policy-based modelling? How energy models and energy policy interact
In: Energy Research & Social Science 75 (2021), Article No.: 101984
ISSN: 2214-6296
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2021.101984
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COVID-19 vs. stakeholder engagement: the impact of coronavirus containment measures on stakeholder involvement in European energy research projects
In: Open Research Europe 1 (2021), p. 57
ISSN: 2732-5121
DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.13683.3
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Integration of socio-technological transition constraints into energy demand and system models. Deliverable 2.5, Sustainable Energy Transitions Laboratory (SENTINEL) project
(2021)
DOI: 10.48481/iass.2021.030
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Does ideology influence the ambition level of climate and renewable energy policy? Insights from four European countries
In: Energy Sources Part B-Economics Planning and Policy 16 (2021), p. 4-22
ISSN: 1556-7257
DOI: 10.1080/15567249.2020.1811806
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Concentrating solar technology policy should encourage high temperatures and modularity to enable spillovers
In: AIP Conference Proceedings (2021)
ISSN: 0094-243X
DOI: 10.1063/5.0149423
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The possibility for renewable electricity autarky in Europe
In: Kemper, T., Melchiorri, M., Carneiro Freire, S., Ehrlich, D. (Eds.) (ed.): Atlas of the human planet 2020 – open geoinformation for research, policy, and action, EUR20516EN, Luxembourg: European Commission DG Joint Research Centre, 2021, p. 99-100
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2020
Obstacles for the CSP cooperation mechanisms: lessons learned from the past, MUSTEC project
(2020)
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User needs for an energy system modeling platform for the European energy transition. Deliverable 1.2, Sustainable Energy Transitions Laboratory project (SENTINEL)
(2020)
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Strategic positioning of solar thermal power generation (国家太阳能光热产业技术创新战略联盟共性技术开放课题 《太阳能热发电的战略定位》)
(2020)
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Understanding and accounting for the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on global learning rates
In: Nature Energy 5 (2020), p. 71-78
ISSN: 2058-7546
DOI: 10.1038/s41560-019-0531-y
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Geopolitics and energy security of CSP deployment for domestic use and intra-European trade. Deliverable 9.2, MUSTEC project
(2020)
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Observed trends and modelling paradigms on the social and environmental aspects of the energy transition. Deliverable 2.1 SENTINEL project
(2020)
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On the socio-technical potential for onshore wind in Europe: A response to Enevoldsen et al. (2019), Energy Policy, 132, 1092-1100
In: Energy Policy 145 (2020), Article No.: 111693
ISSN: 0301-4215
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111693
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Policy and governance perspectives on tipping points, Deliverable 3.1 TIPPING+ project, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS)
(2020)
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Friends or foes? Political synergy or competition between renewable energy and energy efficiency policy
In: Energies 13 (2020), Article No.: 6339
ISSN: 1996-1073
DOI: 10.3390/en13236339
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Database: Market uptake of concentrating solar power in Europe: model-based analysis of drivers and policy trade-offs. Deliverable 8.3, MUSTEC project
(2020)
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Market uptake of concentrating solar power in Europe: model-based analysis of drivers and policy trade-offs. Deliverable 8.2, MUSTEC project
(2020)
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Pivotal decisions and key factors for robust CSP strategies. Deliverable 7.4 MUSTEC project
(2020)
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Models for the European energy transition: your questions, your needs. Workshop synthesis report, SENTINEL project, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS)
(2020)
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The use of energy modelling for policymaking in the EU, Deliverable 1.1 SENTINEL project
(2020)
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Trade-Offs between Geographic Scale, Cost, and Infrastructure Requirements for Fully Renewable Electricity in Europe
In: Joule 4 (2020), p. 1929-1948
ISSN: 2542-4351
DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2020.07.018
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Ohne Windenergie keine Energiewende
(2020)
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100 social sciences and humanities priority research questions for renewable energy in Horizon Europe
(2020)
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2019
Policy pathways for Spain’s energy transition
(2019)
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How modelers construct energy costs: Discursive elements in Energy System and Integrated Assessment Models
In: Energy Research & Social Science 47 (2019), p. 69-77
ISSN: 2214-6296
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2018.08.021
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Author Correction: Empirically observed learning rates for concentrating solar power and their responses to regime change (Nature Energy, (2017), 2, 7, (17094), 10.1038/nenergy.2017.94)
In: Nature Energy 4 (2019), p. 424-426
ISSN: 2058-7546
DOI: 10.1038/s41560-018-0315-9
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The dragon awakens: Will China save or conquer concentrating solar power?
In: AIP Conference Proceedings 2126 (2019)
ISSN: 0094-243X
DOI: 10.1063/1.5117648
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Updated policy pathways for the energy transition in Europe and selected European countries. Deliverable 7.3 MUSTEC project
(2019)
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Policy pathways for the energy transition in Europe and selected European countries. Deliverable 7.2, MUSTEC project, Deliverable 1, SCCER JA IDEA project
(2019)
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Will policies to promote energy efficiency help or hinder achieving a 1.5 °C climate target?
In: Energy Efficiency 12 (2019), p. 551-565
ISSN: 1570-646X
DOI: 10.1007/s12053-018-9715-8
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Carbon pricing for a socially just energy transition
(2019)
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CO2-Bepreisung für eine sozial gerechte Energiewende
(2019)
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Home-made or imported: On the possibility for renewable electricity autarky on all scales in Europe
In: Energy Strategy Reviews 26 (2019), Article No.: 100388
ISSN: 2211-467X
DOI: 10.1016/j.esr.2019.100388
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Prof. Dr. Johan Lilliestam
- Phone number: 0911530295229
- Email: johan.lilliestam@fau.de