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
ATB is institutionally funded by the State of Brandenburg, the Community of States and the Federal Republic of Germany. Basic funding of EUR 14.8 million EUR (2023) and Third-party funds amounting to about 10.3 million EUR.