Alexander Damm received the M.Sc. (Diploma) and Ph.D. (Dr.rer.nat.) degrees in geography from the Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany, in 2004 and 2008, respectively. He was a Postdoctoral Researcher and later Senior Teaching, Research Assistant, and Group Leader with the Remote Sensing Laboratories, University of Zurich (UZH), Zurich, Switzerland, between 2008 and 2017. In 2016, he became a member of the Mission Advisory Group for European Space Agency's upcoming Fluorescence Explorer (FLEX) mission. In 2017, he was an Assistant Professor in Tenure Track for Remote Sensing of Water Systems, UZH, and in 2023, was promoted as an Associate Professor. His research interests include the development of remote sensing approaches to assess water cycle components, water dynamics, and water related ecosystem responses across terrestrial and aquatic environments.