University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) - Research portal
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Curr. Vitae
| 2005- - 2009 | Vice Head of the Institute |
| 2001-2004 - | APART-stipend from the Austrian Academy of Sciences |
| 2001 - 2009 | Contract Professor for Agroentomology, Free University of Bozen/Bolzano |
| 2000 - | Habilitation |
| 2000 - | Head of Group Arthropod Ecology and Behavior |
| 1999 - | Institute of Plant Protection |
| 1998-1999 - | Department of Entomology, Oregon State University, USA (Schrödinger PostDoc) |
| 1994-1997 - | Federal Office and Research Centre of Agriculture, Vienna, Austria (guest researcher) |
| 1991-1994 - | Implementation of an advisory service for BC/IPM in greenhouses |
| 1990 - | Doctoral degree, University of Vienna |
Statistik Austria, science classification
- animal ecology; zoology; plant protection;
Expertise
- entomology; biological control; acarology; behavioral ecology;
Awards
| 2012 | BOKU professorship in plant protection (§99) - ranked 1st by search committee, negotiations failed |
| 2001 | APART (Austrian Program for Advanced Research and Technology), Austrian Academy of Sciences |
| 1998 | Schrödinger stipend, Austrian Science Fund (FWF) |
Appointments/Memberships in Professional Societies
| 2014 -2018 | Executive Committee, International Congress of Acarology general secretary |
| 2010 - | Executive Committee, International Congress of Acarology member of the managing board |
| 2008 -2012 | EURAAC (European Association of Acarologists) president |
| 2008 - | International Society for Behavioral Ecology member |
| 2006 -2008 | EURAAC (European Association of Acarologists), president elect president-elect |
| 2006 -2008 | 6th Symposium of European Association of Acarologists, Montpellier 2008, Scientific Committee member of the commisson |
| 2004 -2008 | EURAAC (European Association of Acarologists), treasurer treasurer |
| 1999 - | Austrian Entomological Society, member member |
| 1997 - | IOBC/WPRS (International Organization for Biological and Integrated Control of Noxious Animals and Plants), member member |
Editorial board appointments for scientific journals
| 2015 - |
PLoS One:
Editorial Board Member |
| 2014 - |
Entomologia Generalis:
Top level ( Editor in Chief) |
| 2014 - |
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution: AE for Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology
1st level below top level (Associate Editor) |
| 2013 - |
Entomologia Generalis:
1st level below top level (Associate Editor) |
| 2011 - |
Acarines. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology:
Editorial Board Member |
| 2011 - |
ISRN Ecology:
Editorial Board Member |
| 2009 -2012 |
EURAAC Newsletter:
Top level ( Editor in Chief) |
| 2009 - |
Acarologia:
Editorial Board Member |
| 2007 - |
Redia-Giornale Di Zoologia:
Editorial Board Member |
| 2001 - |
Experimental and applied acarology:
Editorial Board Member |
Reviewer for scientific journals
Expert for external appointment/habilitation procedures
| 2014 | Externe Habilitation: Mitglied: Cyprus University of Technology |
| 2013 | Externe Habilitation: Gutachter: King Abdulaziz University |
Reviewer/Expert funding organizations
| 2014 - | Swiss National Science Foundation - Switzerland |
| 2014 - | US-Israel Binational Science Foundation - United States (USA) |
| 2013 - | Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) - Netherlands |
| 2012 - | National Science Centre, Poland - Poland |
| 2012 - | Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) - Netherlands |
| 2009 - | NWO - ALW - Netherlands |
| 2006 - | NWO-STW - Netherlands |
| 2005 - | Tschechische Akademie der Wissenschaften - Czech Republic |
| 2005 - | NWO-WOTRO - Netherlands |
| 2004 - | BARD - United States - Isreal Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund - Israel |
| 1995 -1995 | NWO-WOTRO - Netherlands |
Reviewer/Expert organization
| 2014 | The University of Auckland |
| 2012 | Humboldt University of Berlin |
| 2009 | Universidad Politecnica de Valencia |
| 2009 | Springer Science and Business Media |
| 2008 | Agriculture Research Organisation (ARO) |
| 2008 | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
| 2007 | Lewis & Clark College |
| 2004 | EURAAC (European Association of Acarologists) |
| 1996 | EURAAC |
Organizer of scientific conferences, Chairs
| 2014 | IOBC Ghent 2014: Integrated Control in Protected Crops Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2014 | Behavioral Ecology of Mites. Symposium at the 14th International Congress of Acarology, Kyoto, Japan Organiser |
| 2013 | 2nd International Persian Congress of Acarology, 29-31 August, Karaj, Iran Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2012 | Dispersal and related behaviors of the Acari. Symposium at the 24th International Congress of Entomology, Daegu, Korea. Organiser |
| 2012 | 7th Symposium of the European Association of Acarologists (EURAAC), Vienna, Austria Organiser |
| 2010 | Symposium "Behavioral Ecology of Mites" Organiser |
| 2006 | Symposium "Mites on Coconut" Organiser |
| 2006 | Symposium "Recognition Systems in Mites and Ticks" Organiser |
| 2006 | EUROMITE meeting Organiser |