Professional Experience

Since 01.09.2012Professor for Soil Science, Plant Nutrition and Agro-EcologyDepartment of Agriculture and Food Economy Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf, University of Applied SciencesAm Hofgarten 4, D-85354 Freising, Germany

02/2007 – 08/2012
Head of a research team for analyzing and optimizing the anaerobic digestion process of agricultural feedstock
Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Animal Husbandry
Vöttinger Str. 36, D-85354 Freising, Germany

04/1997 – 12/2006
Post-doc research assistant at the Chair of Plant Nutrition
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Am Hochanger 4, D-85354 Freising, Germany
Topic: N-Cycling in organic agriculture and horticultureTasks: Head of the lab for NIRS and IRMS (13C and 15N), teaching, project acquisition and management, team management

02/1993 – 03/1997
PhD-student at the Chair of Plant Nutrition, TUM
Topic: Measurement of N2-fixation of legumes in field
Tasks: head (starting from 1994) of the lab for IRMS (13C and 15N), project management, teaching

Education

1999
Dissertation (Prof. Dr. N. Claassen)
Title: N2-Fixierung von Körnerleguminosen: Aussagekraft und Weiterentwicklung vorhandener Messmethoden am Beispiel Lupinus albus L. (N2-fixation of grain legumes: validity and further development of existing measurement methods using Lupinus albus L.)

10/1984 - 12/1992
Studies of Agro-Biology at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart
Diploma-thesis was prepared with Prof. Dr. H. Marschner and Sen. Lect. E.A. Kirkby (Leeds University)
Title: Auswirkungen von Phosphormangel auf das Wachstum und die Nährstoffaufnahme von Tomatenpflanzen in Nährlösung (Effect of P deficency on growth and nutrient uptake of tomato plants in nutrient solution)

Special interests

On-line measurement of processes
modern analytical tools, especially IRMS and NIRS
teaching                

• Studiendekan Landwirtschaft (LW)
• Mitglied im Fakultätsrat AE