ATB at a glance
Address:
Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik und Bioökonomie e.V. (ATB)
Max-Eyth-Allee 100
14469 Potsdam
Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)331 5699-0
Fax.: +49 (0)331 5699-849
E-Mail: atb@atb-potsdam.de
Web: https://atb-potsdam.de
Head of the institute:
Prof. Dr. Barbara Sturm (Scientific Director and Chair of the Executive Board)
bsturm@atb-potsdam.de
Tel.: +49 (0)331 5699-100
Alice Hohn (Administrative Director)
ahohn@atb-potsdam.de
Tel.: +49 (0)331 5699-711
Foundation:
1992 (refoundation), Member of the Leibniz Association
Program areas:
Diversified crop production
Speaker: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Cornelia Weltzien
Deputy Speaker: Dr. Ahmed Abdelfattah
Individualized livestock production
Speaker: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Amon
Deputy Speaker: PD Dr. Katrin Drastig
Healthy foods
Speaker: Dr.-Ing. habil. Oliver Schlüter
Deputy Speaker: Dr. rer. nat. Majharul Babor
Multifunctional biomaterials
Speaker: Dr.-Ing. Ralf Pecenka
Deputy Speaker: Dr. Agata Olszewska-Widdrat
Integrated residue management
Speaker: Dr. rer. agr. Christiane Herrmann
Deputy Speaker: Dr. rer. agr. Thomas Hoffmann
Resources & Infrastructure:
Approx. 290 Employees (Dec 2024)
Interdisciplinary research teams
Targeted promotion of young researchers
Family oriented human resources management
Guest house
Excellent scientific infrastructure
Strategic, programmatic research orientation
Consistent scale-up
Participation in national and international networks
Practice-oriented research
Sector-specific knowledge and technology transfer
Basic funding of EUR 14.8 million EUR (2023) provided by the State of Brandenburg, MWFK, and the Federal Government, BMEL (50 % each)
Third-party funds amounting to about 10.3 million EUR