Department's Profile

At the department 'Biobased Resources in the Bioeconomy', headed by Prof. Dr. Iris Lewandowski, the following scientists are involved in research

Prof. Dr. Iris Lewandowski, Dr. Andrea Bauerle, Dr. Bastian Winkler, Dr. Moritz von Cossel, Dr. Evelyn Reinmuth,
Marielle Trenkner, Marc Neuberger, Anna Fath, Felicitas von Ow-Wachendorf, Philipp Scheurich,
Jan Weik, Valentin Specht, Ana Cavallo, Marisa Groenestege, Eugene Sohn

Research and teaching activities encompass the interdisciplinary development, analysis and evaluation of sustainable agricultural systems and integrated biobased value creation networks. 

The following thematic topics are prioritised:

  • Biomass supply and use
  • Low-input production systems
  • Nutrient recycling
  • Peat replacement
  • Grassland
  • Urban agriculture and greenhouse production
  • Agri-photovoltaics
  • Agroforestry systems
  • Secondary biobased resources
  • Sustainability Assessment
  • Value chain and web development
  • Applied bioeconomy education

The department is made up of the following research teams:

Residue utilization systems

Head of research team

Dr. Andrea Bauerle

Office: Fruwirthstr. 23, Room 112
Tel.: 0711 459-23219
Email: A.Bauerle@uni-hohenheim.de

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  • Novel biobased fertilizers, recycled fertilizers and soil enhancers from nutrient-rich sidestreams: assessment of fertilizing effect, evaluation of impact on soil health, and strategies for integration into crop production systems
  • Strategies for optimized nutrient management in farm manure use based on on-farm trials in the Hohenlohe region
  • Long-term fertilizing potential of separated biogas digestates in annual and perennial biomass cultivation systems
  • Multi-stage experimental concepts at lab, greenhouse, field, and on-farm scale to test the fertilizing effect of novel fertilizers recycled from nutrient-rich side streams
  • Materials from biogas digestate for use as a peat substitute: evaluation of suitability as a planting substrate and nutrient availability
 

Team members

Anna Fath, M.Sc.

Office: Fruwirthstr. 23, Room 117
Tel.: 0711 459-23178
Email: A.Fath@uni-hohenheim.de

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Marc Neuberger, M.Sc.

Office: Fruwirthstr. 23, Room 116
Tel.: 0711 459-22379
Email: Marc.Neuberger@uni-hohenheim.de

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Marielle Trenkner, M.Sc.

Office: Fruwirthstr. 23, Room 116
Tel.: 0711 459-22379
Email: Marielle.Trenkner@uni-hohenheim.de

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  • Soil enhancers from food industry waste streams: evaluation of impact on soil health, assessment of fertilizing effect, and strategies for integration into plant production systems; focus on on-farm trials
  • Development and coordination of Living Lab, Lighthouse and Regional Working Group in the DeliSoil project

 

 
  • Soil enhancers from food industry waste streams: evaluation of impact on soil health, assessment of fertilizing effect, and strategies for integration into plant production systems; focus on laboratory, greenhouse and field experiments
 		 
  • Multi-stage experimental concepts at lab, greenhouse, field, and on-farm scale to test the fertilizing effect of novel fertilizers recycled from nutrient-rich sidestreams
  • Materials from biogas digestate for use as a peat substitute: evaluation of suitability as a planting substrate and nutrient availability
  • Concepts for the recovery of fertilizers from urban waste and wastewater streams
 

Sustainable bioeconomy systems

Head of research team

Jan Weik, M.Sc.

Office: Fruwirthstr. 21, Room 026
Tel.: 0711 459-24487
Email: Jan.Weik@uni-hohenheim.de

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Valentin Specht, M.Sc.

Office: Fruwirthstr. 21, Room 024
Tel.: 0711 459-24486
Email: V.Specht@uni-hohenheim.de

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  • Concepts for multi-criteria decision-making tools for the holistic evaluation and (further) development of sustainable bioeconomy systems
  • Life cycle assessment as a tool for holistic and comparative analyses of environmental impacts
  • Concepts for the evaluation of social aspects
  • Life cycle costing analyses for economic evaluation
  • True cost accounting of agricultural production systems and biobased value chains
  • Development and evaluation of biobased value chains and webs
 		 
  • Concepts for multi-criteria decision-making tools for the holistic evaluation and (further) development of sustainable bioeconomy systems
  • Life cycle assessment as a tool for holistic and comparative analyses of environmental impacts
  • Development and evaluation of biobased value chains and webs
  • Methods for regionalized environmental and biodiversity impacts of (agricultural) production and consumption within the LCA framework
 

Team members

Ana Cavallo, M.Sc.

Office: Fruwirthstr. 21, Room 028
Telefon: 0711 459-24485
E-Mail: anaceleste.cavallo@uni-hohenheim.de

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Marisa Groenestege, M.Sc.

Office: Fruwirthstr. 21, Room 028
Telefon: 0711 459-24485
E-Mail: Marisa.Groenestege@uni-hohenheim.de

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Eugene Sohn, M.Sc.

Office: Fruwirthstr. 21, Room 026
Telefon: 0711 459-24487
E-Mail: eugene.sohn@uni-hohenheim.de

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  • Life cycle assessment as a tool for holistic and comparative analyses of environmental impacts
  • Development and evaluation of biobased value chains and webs
 		 
  • Concepts for multi-criteria decision-making tools for the holistic evaluation and (further) development of sustainable bioeconomy systems
  • Living labs as participatory platforms for stakeholder engagement in sustainability assessment of biomass supply systems
 
  • Life cycle assessment as a tool for holistic and comparative analyses of environmental impacts 
  • Methods for regionalized environmental abd biodiversity impacts of (agricultural) production and consumption within the LCA framework

Secondary biobased resources

Head of research team

Dr. Evelyn Reinmuth

Office: Wollgrasweg 43, Room 022
Telefon: 0711 459-22827
E-Mail: Evelyn_Reinmuth@uni-hohenheim.de

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  • Quality aspects of feedstocks for industrial products in the sustainable and circular bioeconomy (food und non-food)
  • Strategy development for a sustainable multi-stage cascading (sequential processing) of biomass feedstocks with a focus on sidestreams from agriculture and processing (food und non-food)
  • Empirically supported models for the analysis of the emergence of novel value chains (food und non-food) based on the use of sidestreams and residues for a sustainable and circular bioeconomy
  • Potential of digital technologies and tools as drivers of agroecology in European agricultural and food systems

Team members

Philipp Scheurich, M.Sc., M.Ed.

Office: Wollgrasweg 43, Room 023
Tel.: 0711 459-24090
E-Mail: Scheurich.Philipp@uni-hohenheim.de

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Juliane Stoye, M.Sc.

Office: Wollgrasweg 43, Room 021
Tel.: 0711 459-22852
E-Mail: juliane_stoye@uni-hohenheim.de

 

  • Strategy development for a sustainable multi-stage cascading (sequential processing) of biomass feedstocks with a focus on sidestreams from agriculture and processing (food und non-food)
  • Empirically supported models for the analysis of the emergence of novel value chains (food und non-food) based on the use of sidestreams and residues for a sustainable and circular bioeconomy
  • Quality aspects of secondary resources for industrial products in the sustainable and circular bioeconomy (food und non-food)
  • Concepts for multi-criteria decision-making tools for the holistic evaluation and (further) development of cascading value chains based on the use of residual biomass for a sustainable and circular bioeconomy
  • Conception and development of synthesized supply chains

Bioeconomy Office Hohenheim

The Bioeconomy Office Hohenheim is currently in the process of establishing the Bioeconomy Science Hub Hohenheim. The team of the Science Hub consists of the following members:

Management: Dr. Evelyn Reinmuth
Project team members:
M.Sc. Juliane Stoye
M.Sc. Philipp Scheurich

Perennial systems

Head of research team

Prof. Dr. Iris Lewandowski

Office: Fruwirthstr. 23, Room 115
Tel.: 0711 459-22221
Email: Iris_Lewandowski@uni-hohenheim.de

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  • Sustainable agricultural systems: development, analysis, assessment
  • Development of integrated biobased value webs
  • Miscanthus: Establishment and production systems, genotype x environment interaction

Team members

Dr. Moritz von Cossel

Offfice: Fruwirthstr. 23, Room 018
Telefon: 0711 459-22439
E-Mail: Moritz.Cossel@uni-hohenheim.de

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Dr. Bastian Winkler

Office: Fruwirthstr. 23, Room 019
Telefon: 0711 459-23557
E-Mail: B.Winkler@uni-hohenheim.de

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Dipl.-Ing. Felicitas von Ow-Wachendorf

Office: Fruwirthstr. 23, Room 117
Telefon: 0711 459-23178
E-Mail: f.ow-wachendorf@uni-hohenheim.de

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  • Miscanthus: establishment and production systems, genotype x environment interaction
  • Novel, multi-purpose crops for energy and industry, in particular: camelina,  calendula, hemp, amaranth, cup plant, willow and Virginia mallow
  • New diverse crop production systems with a focus on mixed cropping and intercropping
  • Effects of perennial biomass production systems on biodiversityMultiple land-use systems including carbon accumulation and und integrated production of foodstuffs and renewable energy (e.g. bioenergy, IREPA approach)
  • Novel, integrated agricultural systems
  • Circular cultivation systems for urban gardening/ farming

Agroforestry System Research and Coordination Office:

https://gfe.uni-hohenheim.de/en/kafo

  • Adaptation of agricultural management to modified microclimate (e.g. through crop type, sowing intensity)
  • Impact of biodiversity-promoting measures on the agricultural system
  • Economic perspectives of food production

Contact

Prof. Dr. Iris Lewandowski
+49 (0)711 459 22221
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