Fields of work

Bioeconomy
Technology assessment in the area of green genetic engineering
Sustainability in agriculture and nutrition
Sustainable intensification of agricultural production and development pathways of agriculture
Energy crops and resource competition
Methodology of technology assessment

Professional background

1983	German university degree “Diplom” after studies in agricultural science at Justus Liebig University Giessen
1988	PhD
1990 - 2003	Member of scientific staff at the Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag (TAB)
2003 - 2005	Member of scientific staff in the secretariat of the Science and Technology Options Assessment (STOA), European Parliament
2004	Habilitation in the research area of agriculture and resource economy (habilitation thesis “Technikfolgen-Abschätzung im Bereich Landwirtschaft und Ernährung” (technology assessment in agriculture and nutrition)
2005 - 2021	Scientific staff member at ITAS
2007 - 2021	Associate professor (Privatdozent) at Justus Liebig University Giessen, Faculty 09 - Agricultural Sciences, Nutritional Sciences and Environmental Management