Scientific Advisory Board
For the evaluation of research performance and to advise the institute in all relevant scientific matters the General Assembly appoints up to ten distinguished personalities from academia and industry to the Scientific Advisory Board. According to the 2002 elaborated recommendations of the Senate of the Leibniz Association, the Scientific Advisory Board significantly contributes to quality management in research.
The Advisory Board is independent in its consulting work and meets twice annually for consultation. The Advisory Board advises the ATB in all relevant scientific issues. This is especially true for the program budgets and the annual reports. The Board carries out audits on the excellency of ATB's research every two years. Results are reported to the General Assembly and the Leibniz Association.
Board members (July 2023):
- Prof. Dr. Wilfried Winiwarter (Chair)
University of Zielona Gora, Institute of Environmental Engineering (Poland), and International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg (Austria) - Prof. Dr. Jürgen Zentek (Vice Chair)
Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Animal Nutrition (Germany) - Prof. Dr. Steve Bull
Newcastle University, UK - Prof. Dr. Thijs Defraeye
Empa, Simulating Biological Systems Group (Switzerland) - Merete Edelenbos Ass. Prof., PhD
Department of Food Science, Aarhus University (Denmark) - Prof. Dr. Christine Lang
MBCC Group - Consulting and Coaching in Microbiotics and Bioeconomy (Manager) - Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Pickel
JOHN DEERE GmbH & Co. KG, European Technology Innovation Center - Prof. Dr. Stefan Stiene
Hochschule Osnabrück, University of Applied Sciences - Dr. Vinícius Pereira Guimarães
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) - Prof. Dr. Christina Umstätter
Thünen, Institute of Agricultural Technologie