Editors
Our in-house editors are PhD-level scientists with research experience. All in-house editors work full time for the journal to oversee the review process, handle manuscripts as primary editors, liaise with our Editorial Board Members and enforce journal policy. Editors also engage in other activities on behalf of the journal, such as attending and organizing conferences and meetings with scientists at their institutions.
In-house editors work closely with our Editorial Board Members to ensure that all manuscripts are subject to the same editorial standards and journal policies.
Chief Editor: Heike Langenberg, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Heike is the Chief Editor of Communications Sustainability and Communications Earth & Environment. She holds a degree in mathematics and a PhD in oceanography and then moved into climate change research for her postdoctoral work. In 1999, she joined Nature as an Associate Editor with responsibility for the broad area of climate research and related fields. She went on to become the launch Chief Editor of Nature Geoscience and set up and led the journal from 2007 to 2020. She then launched Communications Earth & Environment as the Chief Editor. Heike is based in the London office.
Deputy Editor: Yann Benetreau, PhD, Springer Nature, US
Yann is Deputy Editor for Communications Sustainability since its launch in March 2025. He has gathered editorial experience in open-access scholarly publishing in the behavioral and social sciences, most recently as a Senior Editor at Nature Communications. His doctoral work at the University of Western Ontario centered on probabilistic reasoning, before postdoctoral work at the University of Pittsburgh and a faculty position at San Francisco State University. He has published on the history and philosophy of science, science education and the psychology of risk. Yann is also Consulting Editor for Communications Earth & Environment as well as an Advisory Editor for npj Science of Learning. He is based in the New York office.
Associate Editor: Nandita Basu, PhD, Springer Nature, India
Nandita joined Communications Sustainability as Associate Editor in March 2025. Before joining Springer Nature, she accumulated nearly a decade of experience in academic research and teaching. She earned her MSc in Chemistry with a specialization in Physical Chemistry and completed her PhD in Physics at the University of Freiburg, Germany where her research was focused on the Polymer Physics of nano-sized polymer crystals under various environmental conditions. Nandita advanced her expertise through postdoctoral research at the interface of soft matter and nano technology at Trinity College, Dublin and Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. She also briefly served as a Scientific Officer at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. In addition to her research Nandita was an Educator focusing on interdisciplinary courses in Physical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Material Science. Nandita is also a Consulting Editor for Communications Earth & Environment. She is currently based in the Pune office of Springer Nature.
Consulting Editor: Joe Aslin, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Joe is a Consulting Editor for Communications Sustainability and has a background in tectonics and structural geology. His doctoral research at the University of Liverpool focused on the physical and chemical processes that influence deformation in mid-crustal fault and shear zones using a combination of field and laboratory techniques. Prior to that, Joe used U-Pb geochronology to investigate the uplift and tectonic history of the central Andes during his MSci research at the University of Bristol. He is also Deputy Editor for Communications Earth & Environment, which he joined in January 2020. Joe is based in the London office.
Consulting Editor: Aliénor Lavergne, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Aliénor is a Consulting Editor for Communications Sustainability. She worked in academic research for ten years before joining Springer Nature in July 2022. She obtained her MSc degree in climate and environmental sciences and completed her PhD in dendroclimatology in January 2016, focusing on southern South America at University of Paris-Saclay (LSCE, France) and IANIGLA (Argentina). Having been a lecturer in geosciences in two French universities, she joined Imperial College London (UK) as a research associate to develop her research in the field of climate change and terrestrial biosphere modelling. Before joining Communications Earth & Environment where she is a Senior Editor, Aliénor worked for a few months at the University of Reading (UK). Aliénor is based in the London office.
Consulting Editor: Martina Grecequet, PhD, Springer Nature, US
Martina is a Consulting Editor for Communications Sustainability. She started her editorial career in mid-2022 at Nature Climate Change. She holds a PhD in environmental science from Wageningen University, The Netherlands, and completed postdoctoral work at the Earth Institute of Columbia University in New York and the Institute on the Environment of the University of Minnesota. She also served as a research fellow at the Project Drawdown. She worked on diverse interdisciplinary projects, including integrated assessment models, climate change adaptation, social equity and human migration. Martina is also Senior Editor for Communications Earth & Environment, which she joined in June 2023. Martina is based in New York.
Consulting Editor: Carolina Ortiz Guerrero, PhD, Springer Nature, US
Carolina is a Consulting Editor for Communications Sustainability and holds a Bachelor’s degree in geosciences from the Universidad de los Andes and a PhD in geosciences from the University of Florida. Carolina has an academic background in geochronology, tectonics, field geology and science communication. She is the co-founder of a social media-based science communication project in Earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences. She is also Associate Editor for Communications Earth & Environment, which she joined in October 2023. Carolina is based in the New York office.
Consulting Editor: Alireza Bahadori, PhD, Springer Nature, US
Alireza started his editorial career in October 2023 at Nature Geoscience. He is Consulting Editor for Communications Sustainability. He holds a PhD in geoscience from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and completed his postdoctoral research at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University and Stony Brook University in New York, focused on the coupling effects of lithosphere dynamics, surface processes and climate. Alireza is also an Associate Editor for Communications Earth & Environment, which he joined in March 2024. Alireza is based in the New York office.
Consulting Editor: Alice Drinkwater, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Alice is a Consulting Editor for Communications Sustainability and holds an Integrated Master’s in Geophysical Sciences from the University of Leeds and a PhD in atmospheric science from the University of Edinburgh. Her doctoral research concerned modelling and metrology of stable isotopes of atmospheric methane. She has also worked as a Project Manager for an academic network studying air quality in low carbon housing and has worked on multiple science outreach projects. Alice is also an Associate Editor for Communications Earth & Environment, which she joined in April 2024. She is based in the London office.
Consulting Editor: Somaparna Ghosh, PhD, Springer Nature, India
Somaparna is a Consulting Editor for Communications Sustainability and holds a PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. Her doctoral research focused on the remediation of arsenic-contaminated groundwater using electrocoagulation and adsorption-based techniques. Her research led to the development of a robust, field-tested, domestic-scale arsenic removal unit. Somaparna is also an Associate Editor for Communications Earth & Environment, which she joined in July 2024. She is based in the Pune office, India.
Consulting Editor: Mengjie Wang, PhD, Springer Nature, China
Mengjie is a Consulting Editor for Communications Sustainability. Prior to his role as an editor, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Peking University from 2020, focusing on climate change and its impacts on terrestrial ecosystems, particularly forests. He holds a PhD in geographic information science with a minor in physical geography from Beijing Normal University, where his research centred on forest water use efficiency under recent decadal climate change. Mengjie also has a Bachelor’s degree in engineering in remote sensing. Mengjie is also a Locum Associate Editor for Communications Earth & Environment, which he joined in July 2024. He is based in the Shanghai office.
