Curriculum Vitae:

Since 2024, Pascal Hasenmaier has been a doctoral researcher at the Chair of Energy Trading and Finance (Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Kiesel) at the University of Duisburg-Essen, part of the House of Energy, Climate & Finance (HECF). His research is situated at the intersection of climate economics, stochastic modelling, and quantitative risk management. He extends integrated assessment models (IAMs), in particular the DICE model developed by Nobel laureate William Nordhaus, with stochastic climate tipping points and studies how such mechanisms reshape the distribution and the tail behaviour of the Social Cost of Carbon. A second strand of his work addresses model uncertainty in the assessment of climate-related financial risk.

He teaches derivatives and risk management at Bachelor and Master level.

He holds a Master of Science in Markets & Firms from the University of Duisburg-Essen, with a focus on risk management and decision theory. His master's thesis on game-theoretical approaches to climate policy (graded 1.0) laid the foundation for his doctoral research.

He also completed graduate-level courses at MIT and Cambridge Assessment International Education, covering topics such as antifragility, probability, and education for gifted learners.

Additional information on academic activities, teaching experience, and international projects can be found on his LinkedIn profile.

Fields of Research:

• Climate Economics
• Integrated Assessment Models
• Climate Risk and Tail Risk
• Decision-Making Under Risk and Ambiguity
• Game-Theoretic and Control-Theoretic Approaches to Climate Policy
• Model Uncertainty
• Risk Management

Conferences:

• May 20, 2026: Doctoral Seminar, Essen, Germany
  International doctoral seminar between the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) and Pohang University (South Korea)
• Mar 24-26, 2026: Climate, Energy and ESG Workshop, Essen, Germany
• Dec 11, 2025: HECF Brown Bag Seminar, Essen, Germany
• Sep 15-19, 2025: Climate Policy Summer School, Berlin, Germany
  Organized by DIW Berlin, Université Libre de Bruxelles, and Technical University Berlin
• Mar 10-13, 2025: Doctoral Workshop 2025, Montafon, St. Gallenkirch, Austria
  Jointly organized with the Chair of Mathematical Finance at the Technical University of Munich (link)
• Feb 21-22, 2023: Seminar Portfolio Management under Stress with Prof. Dr. h.c. Gerhard Stahl, former Chief Risk Officer (CRO) of HDI, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

Courses:

Summer 2026

• Futures & Options (Bachelor's Course)

Winter 2025/26

• Financial Risk Management (Master's Course)

Summer 2025

• Selected Topics in Risk Management (Seminar for Advanced Master's Level Students)
• Futures & Options (Bachelor's Course)

Winter 2024/25

• Financial Risk Management (Master's Course)