Short CV of Ralf-Udo Ehlers

Ehlers, Ralf-Udo
Birth: 01.01.1956
Title: Prof. Dr. sci. agr.

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)