Astrid Forneck

Career

• 2024 - 2025 -Guest Professor University of Adelaide, Department of Agriculture, Food and Wine (4 Monate) (University of Adelaide)
• 2019 - 2021 Deputy chairwoman of the Senate of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
• 2016 - 2019 Chairwoman of the Senate of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
• 2015 Program Director vocational in-service Enology Diploma Course
• 2014 Visiting Professor University of California, Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology, USA (2months) Grapevine Breeding, Genetics, Entomology
• 2014 Advisor for Viticulture Master program "Int. Joint Master Viticulture, Enology, Wine Economics"
• 2010 Habilitation Universität Hohenheim (Special Crop Cultures and Biotechnology)
• 2009 Deputy Department Head, Crop Sciences
• 2009 Head of the Institute of Viticulture and Pomology
• 2007 - 2011 Programmbegleiterin International Master of Horticultultural Sciences (IMaHS); Erasumus Mundus
• 2007 - 2009 Leader of Institute Horticulture, Pomology and Viticulture
• 2006 - 2017 Research Coordinater of the Department of Crops Sciences
• 2005 Full Professor for Viticulture and Pomology, BOKU University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna (AT), Horticulture and Viticulture
• 2004 Visiting scientist, INRA National Institute for Agricultural Research, Rennes (FR) (4 months) Le Rheu, Entomology, Ecology
• 2001 - 2005 Assistant Professor, University of Hohenheim (DE), Department of Special Crops and Production Physiology, Section of Viticulture, Group Leader “Biotechnology in Viticulture”
• 2000 - 2004 Lecturer of Biotechnology at Junior College, Staatsschule für Gartenbau, Stuttgart-Hohenheim (DE)
• 1999 - 2001 Senior Researcher, University of Hohenheim (DE), Department of Special Crops and Production Physiology, Section of Viticulture
• 1995 - 1999 Dissertation “Genetic Variation and Differences in Host Performance of Grape Phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae Fitch)” University of Hohenheim (DE), Institute for Pomology, Vegetable Crops and Viticulture Federal Institute for Grapevine Breeding, Geilweilerhof (DE) University of California, Davis (US), Department of Viticulture and Enology, Advisors: Prof. Dr. R. Blaich; Prof. Dr. M.A. Walker
• 1993 - 1994 Master Thesis “Development of an aseptic dual system for Phylloxera (D. vitifoliae Fitch) and Grapevine (Vitis spp.)” University of California, Davis (US), Department of Viticulture and Enology
• 1990 - 1995 University of Hohenheim (DE) Agronomy – Plant Production – Viticulture
• 1986 - 1995 Family Winery in the wine region "Mittelrhein", Germany
• 1989 - 1993 Trainee Assistant Wines of Germany (DWI), Mittelrhein Wine Association: Marketing, sales.
• 1988 - 1990 Vocational Training: Apprenticeship in Banking and Financial Services (DE)

Awards

• Year: 2012 Awards: OECD Fellowship Award
• Year: 2007 Awards: Rudolf-Hermanns Preis
• Year: 2005 Awards: Excellentia - Fforte ProfessorInnen Förderprogramm
• Year: 2004 Awards: Peter-Morio Preis
• Year: 1997 Awards: Stipendium des Deutschen Akademischen Austauschdienstes (DAAD)
• Year: 1996 Awards: Landesgraduiertenstipendium des Landes Baden-Württemberg
• Year: 1994 Awards: Herzog Carl v. Württemberg Preis