Degrees:
1985
Diplom Agrar-Ingenieur, University Kiel
1989
Dr. agr., University Kiel
2003
Habilitation, University Kiel
Employment:
1986-1989:
Ph.D. Student, University Kiel
1989-1995:
Habilitation (C2), University Kiel
1995-today:
Scientific Councillor, University Kiel
Foreign languages:
English, Spanish
Membership of professional societies:
Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft
Society of Invertebrate Pathology
European Society of Nematologists
International Organisation for Biological Control
Associated Editor:
BioControl, Kluwer Academic Publisher
Nematology, Brill Academic Publisher
Number of papers in refereed journals: > 90
Number of communications to scientific meetings: > 200
Specialization:
Biological plant protection, biotechnology, entomology, nematology, microbiology, technology transfer, risk assessment, international cooperation.
Academic Activities:
1992-1993
Chairman EU COST Action 812 „Cold-active lines of insect-parasitic nematodes“
1993-1996
Chairman EU COST Action 819 „Entomopathogenic nematodes“
1993-1995
Member Scientific Advisory Board Ecogen Europe S.r.l. (Todi, Italien) and manager of Ecogen Bio Germany GmbH, Raisdorf
1997
Founder of E-Nema GmbH in Raisdorf (www.e-nema.de), scientific advisor
1997-2002
Member of Management Committee COST Action 830 „Microbial inoculants in agriculture and the environment“
1994-1999
EU STD Project: Biological control of white grubs in Indian sugar cane crops
1997-2000
Coordinator EU-FAIR Project PRONEMA: Improvement of a process technology to scale-up liquid cultures of biocontrol nematodes
2001-2004
EU INCO Project DIABOLO: An integrative strategy for the sustainable control of the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) by conservation of natural enemies and application of biocontrol agents
2001-2003
Member Management Committee COST Action 850 „Biocontrol Symbiosis“ (www.cost850.ch)
2003-2006
Chairman Management Committee COST Action 850 „Biocontrol Symbiosis“
2004
Guest Professor University Gent, Belgium
2005
Vice Chariman COST Action 862 “Bacterial toxins for insect control” (http://www.cost862.com)
2005
Convenor Working group „Microbial Control of Pests“ IOBC/WPRS (International Organization for Biological Control of Noxious Animals and Plants)
2006
Coordinator EU SSP Project REBECA: Regulation of biological control agents in Europe (www.rebeca-net.de)
