Hannah Derkum
About Hannah Derkum
Hannah Derkum is a Catastrophe Risk Analyst at Gallagher Re in München, Bayern, Deutschland, with a background in geomorphology and disaster risk reduction.
Company
Hannah Derkum is currently employed at Gallagher Re as a Catastrophe Risk Analyst. The company is located in München, Bayern, Deutschland.
Professional Experience
Hannah has held various roles across multiple organizations. She worked at European Space Imaging as Operations for 7 months from 2020 to 2021. Prior to that, she was a Project Assistant at augeon München from 2019 to 2020 for 9 months. Additionally, she has experience as a Graduate Student and Geomorphology Research Intern at Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam - German Research Centre GFZ from 2017 to 2019. Before that, she was an intern focusing on Disaster Risk Reduction at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in 2017 and a Student Research Assistant at Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München in 2015.
Education and Expertise
Hannah earned her Master of Science in Geomorphology and Natural Hazards from Universität Salzburg, where she studied from 2015 to 2019. She also has a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography from Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, which she received in 2015 after three years of study.
Published Research and Conferences
During her time at Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam - German Research Centre GFZ, Hannah published a research paper on geomorphological processes. She also presented her research findings at an international geomorphology conference in 2019.
Projects and Contributions
Hannah has been involved in a variety of impactful projects. She participated in a disaster risk reduction project in Central Asia during her internship with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. At European Space Imaging, she developed a risk assessment model for natural hazards. While working at augeon München, she contributed to a project focused on urban flood risk management.