Prof. Dr. Volker Zahner

Zoology, wildlife ecology, entomology

Porträt von Volker Zahner, Professor an der HSWT.
Address
F9.412
Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 3
85354 Freising
Functions
Representative of the zoological collection
Office hours

Tuesday 13:00 - 14:00 and by arrangement

The person

1962
Born in Würzburg, grew up in Spessart
1975-76

Stay abroad in Spain

1984-88

Study of forestry at the LMU Munich

1991

Second state examination, employment in the civil service of the Bay. State Forestry Administration

as of 1991

State Institute for Forests and Forestry, Forest Ecology Division

1993

Hanns-Karl Goettling Foundation Travel Scholarship to the USA

1993-97

Doctorate at the Chair of Applied Zoology, TUM

1999

Head of the Future Strategies Unit of the Bay. State Forestry Administration

2000

Industrial traineeship with the Munich Re Research Group

2002

Appointment to the professorship of zoology, animal ecology

2006

Good Teaching Award of the State Ministry of Science, Research and Culture

2008-10

programme director

2011 (SS)

Research semester at Hedmark University Norway. Department of Wildlife Management Focus on large carnivores (bear, wolf, lynx)

2011-15

Dean of the Department of Forestry and Forests

2016

Bavarian Biodiversity Award (special prize) for the course Natura 2000 and Contractual Nature Conservation in the Forest

2016

0.5 Research semester: Survey of forest structures and bird life in the Semenic primeval beech forest in the Western Carpathians (Romania)

2020

2020 Finalist EU Natura 2000 Award in the field of communication

Research projects