University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) - Research portal
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Curr. Vitae
| 2020 - | Speciality Chief Editor - Frontiers in Plant Science, Functional Plant Ecology (https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/sections/functional-plant-ecology) |
| 2018 - 2022 | Deputy, Institute of Forest Ecology, BOKU |
| 2017 - | Professor (Associate) at the Institute of Forest Ecology, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria |
| 2016 - 2017 | Professor (Assistant) at the Institute of Forest Ecology, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria |
| 2015 - 2017 | Privatdozent at the Institute of Forest Ecology, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria. |
| 2014 - | State doctorate (Habilitation) in the field "Ecophysiology of plants", University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna |
| 2012 - 2016 | Postdoctoral Research Associate & Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Forest Ecology, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria. |
| 2009 - 2011 | Postdoctoral fellow at the French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Israel. |
| 2008 - 2009 | SSA Dryland Research-Fellow at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Israel AND PostDoc at the Albrecht-von-Haller Institute of Plant Sciences, Georg-August University Göttingen, Germany. |
| 2008 - | PhD graduation (Dr. rer.nat.), Faculty for Biology, University Göttingen, Germany. |
| 2006 - 2006 | SSA Dryland Research-Fellow at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Israel. |
| 2004 - 2008 | PhD study at the Department of Plant Ecology and Ecosystem Research, Albrecht-von-Haller Institute of Plant Sciences, Georg-August University Göttingen, Germany. Thesis title: Impact of climate change-induced drought on tree root hydraulic properties and competition belowground. |
| 2000 - 2003 | Study for Diploma in Biology (Botany, Genetics, Nature Conservation), University Göttingen, Germany. |
| 1998 - 2000 | Prediploma Biology, University of Kassel, Germany. |
Statistik Austria, science classification
- geobotany; plant ecology; ecological system research; plant anatomy; plant physiology; plant morphology; Plant nutrition and plant fertilization; irrigation; special cultures; Machine learning; Botany; Geobotany; Mycology; Ecosystem research; Plant anatomy; Plant morphology; Plant ecology; Plant physiology; Irrigation management; Plant nutrition; Plant breeding; Forest ecology; Soil erosion; Soil science; Agroecology;
Expertise
- Root physiology; Plant-plant competition; Drought; Salinity; tree physiology; Plant ecophysiology; Mycorrhiza; Root ecology; Rhizosphere research; Phenotyping; Ecology of Agricultural Ecosystems; Forest Ecology; Mountain forests; Urban Forestry;
Awards
| 2022 | Förderungspreis der Stiftung "120 Jahre Universität für Bodenkultur", Österreich |
| 2019 | Auszeichnung für die hervorragende Betreuung von "Talente Praktika für Schülerinnen und Schüler 2018", Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie, Österreich |
| 2016 | Förderungspreis der Stiftung "120 Jahre Universität für Bodenkultur", Österreich |
| 2009 | Postdoktorats Stipendium (2 Jahre), Blaustein Center for Scientific Cooperation (BCSC), Israel |
| 2004 | Doktorats Stipendium (3 Jahre), Stiftung der deutschen Wirtschaft (sdw), Deutschland |
| 1999 | BundesUmweltWettbewerb 1998/1999, Deutschland. 3. Preis zusammen mit G.F. Bertram |
Appointments/Memberships in Professional Societies
| 2020 - | Austrian Society of Plant Biology (ATSPB) full member |
| 2020 -2021 | European Geosciences Union (EGU) full member |
| 2017 - | Mentoring Program / University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna mentor |
| 2017 - | Austrian Plant Phenotyping Network (APPN) advisory board member |
| 2014 - | European Plant Science Organisation (EPSO) member |
| 2011 - | International Society of Root Research (ISRR) founder member |
| 2011 - | Israeli Society of Plant Sciences (ISPS) member |
| 2005 -2008 | Study Committee, Faculty of Biology, Georg-August University Göttingen elected member |
| 2003 -2008 | Albrecht-von-Haller Institute for Plant Sciences, Georg-August University Göttingen member of the managing board |
| 2003 - | Ecological Society of Germany, Switzerland and Austria (GfÖ) full member |
Editorial board appointments for scientific journals
| 2020 -2021 |
Frontiers in Plant Science: Modulation of Growth and Development of Tree Roots in Forest Ecosystems
Guest Editor (Special Issue) |
| 2020 - |
Frontiers in Plant Science: Specialty Chief Editor of Functional Plant Ecology
Top level ( Editor in Chief) |
| 2018 -2019 |
Frontiers in Plant Science: Woody Plants and Forest Ecosystems in a Complex World
Guest Editor (Special Issue) |
| 2018 -2020 |
Plant and Soil: Section Editor
1st level below top level (Associate Editor) |
| 2014 -2020 |
Frontiers in Plant Science:
1st level below top level (Associate Editor) |
| 2014 -2018 |
Plant and Soil: Consulting Editor
Editorial Board Member |
| 2012 -2014 |
Frontiers in Plant Science: Ecophysiology of root systems-environment interactions
Guest Editor (Special Issue) |
Reviewer for scientific journals
| 2017 - | Austrian Journal of Forest Sciences |
| 2016 - | New Phytologist |
| 2015 - | Journal of Plant Ecology |
| 2014 - | BioEnergy Research |
| 2014 - | Trees-Structure and Function |
| 2014 - | Biomass & Bioenergy |
| 2014 - | Mycorrhiza |
| 2014 - | African journal of agricultural research |
| 2014 - | South African Journal of Botany |
| 2013 - | Frontiers in Plant Science |
| 2013 - | PLoS One |
| 2013 - | SYSTEMATICS AND BIODIVERSITY |
| 2012 - | Weed Science |
| 2012 - | Acta Physiologiae Plantarum |
| 2012 - | Canadian Journal of Forest Research |
| 2011 - | Plant Biosystems |
| 2011 - | Tree Physiology |
| 2011 - | Journal of Experimental Botany |
| 2011 - | Plant and Soil |
| 2011 - | Plant Ecology |
| 2010 -2010 | Photosynthetica |
| 2009 - | Plant Ecology & Diversity |
| 2009 -2009 | Journal of Arid Environments |
| 2009 - | Environmental and Experimental Botany |
| 2009 -2009 | Flora |
Reviewer/Expert funding organizations
| 2020 -2020 | Europäische Kommission - European Union |
| 2020 -2020 | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Germany |
| 2020 -2020 | EPPN2020 - European Plant Phenotyping Network - Germany |
| 2018 -2018 | Europäische Kommission - European Union |
| 2018 - | Biotechnology and Biological Siences Research Council (BBSRC) - United Kingdom |
| 2017 - | French National Research Agency (ANR) - France |
| 2017 - | Estonian Research Council - Estonia |
| 2014 - | Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD), USA - Israel - Multinational |
| 2014 - | Tschechisches Ministerium für Bildung, Jugend und Sport - Czech Republic |
| 2011 - | State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI; COST - Switzerland - Switzerland |
Organizer of scientific conferences, Chairs
| 2023 | 23. Österreichischer Klimatag Reviewer |
| 2022 | FutureArctic (H2020-ITN) road trip - Ecosystem of Things & Low budget Sensors Member of the Organisation Committee |
| 2022 | 7. WABO Student Conference 2022: Featuring future in forest and soil sciences Organiser |
| 2022 | 22. Österreichischer Klimatag - Pushing boundaries. Wissenschaft, Kunst, Klima Reviewer |
| 2021 | 6. DWB Student Conference 2021 - Forest & Soil Science update Organiser |
| 2020 | 5. Student Conference, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, 2020 Organiser |
| 2020 | 2nd NextMR-IAA Consortium meeting - 26.-27.02.2020, Beer Sheva/Sede Boqer, Israel Organiser |
| 2019 | 4. Student Conference, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, 2019 Organiser |
| 2019 | 3rd APPN Meeting "Field Phenotyping and Remote Sensing" Member of the Organisation Committee |
| 2019 | NEXTMR-IAA (ATTRACT) Consortium meeting - 07. and 08.11.2019, Vienna, Alland, Tulln Organiser |
| 2018 | 48th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland - "Ecology - meeting the scientific challenges of a complex world" Session: Forest disturbance, land use change and plant-soil interactions Chair (Session) |
| 2018 | ISRR-10 - Exposing the hidden half. Root Research at the Forefront of Science, International Symposium, Session "Fine roots" Chair (Session) |
| 2018 | 2nd APPN & EPPN2020 Meeting featuring Root Phenotyping Technologies & Hands-on Workshop on Hyperspectral Root Phenotyping Member of the Organisation Committee |
| 2018 | ISRR-10 - Exposing the hidden half. Root Research at the Forefront of Science, Student Ambassador Pre-meeting workshop; Session "Axial and radial hydraulic properties of roots - Theoretical overview and hands-on measurements" Chair (Session) |
| 2017 | International conference on "Advances in grain legume breeding, cultivation and uses for a more competitive value-chain" Sep 28-29 2017, Novi Sad, Serbia. Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2017 | International Conference on Grain Legume Cultivation and Use - Translating Legume Research into End-Users Reality Chair (Session) |
| 2017 | Advances in Breeding and Agronomy for Improving Sustainability and Quality of Grain Legume Crops Member of the Organisation Committee |
| 2014 | COST-Action FP1305 "BioLink: Linking belowground biodiversity and ecosystem function in European forests" Member of the Organisation Committee |
| 2012 | 42nd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Session: Structure, function and adaptive plasticity: Roots and rhizosphere under abiotic stress and competition
Chair (Session) |