Vice Dean of Research
© Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schuldt
Vice Dean of Research
NameProf. Dr. Bernhard Schuldt
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Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schuldt was elected Vice Dean of Research of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences in August 2024.
Curriculum vitae
- Since August 2024: Vice Dean of Research, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, TUD Dresden University of Technology
- Since 2022: Director of the Tharandt Forest Botanical Garden / Saxon State Arboretum and the Institute of Forest Botany and Forest Zoology, TUD Dresden University of Technology
- Since 2022: Chair of Forest Botany, Institute of Forest Botany and Forest Zoology, TUD Dresden University of Technology
- 2018 - 2022: Professor of Plant Ecology, Chair of Ecophysiology and Vegetation Ecology, Julius-von-Sachs-Institute for Biosciences, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
- 2018: Habilitation, Venia Legendi in Botany, Faculty of Biology and Psychology, Georg-August-University Göttingen
- 2010 - 2018: Research Associate (Post-Doc), Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Research, Albrecht von Haller Institute of Plant Sciences, Georg-August-University Göttingen
- 2011: Visiting researcher, French National Institute for Agricultural Research, BIOGECO Research Unit, INRA and University of Bordeaux, France, Dr. Sylvain Delzon
- 2006 - 2010: Doctoral studies (Dr. rer. nat), Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Research, Albrecht von Haller Institute for Plant Sciences, Georg-August-University Göttingen
- 1999 - 2006: Diploma studies in Biology, Georg-August-University Göttingen
- 2004 - 2005: Visiting researcher, Institute for Wood Research, Johann-Heinrich von Thünen Institute Hamburg, Dr. Gerald Koch
Research topics
As a botanist specializing in the ecophysiology and water balance of plants, I am concerned with the carbon and water balance of trees, the influence of water shortage on woody plants and their adaptability to changing environmental conditions. Of particular interest here is the influence of climate extremes - especially heat and drought, but also late frosts - on the survival chances of different tree species, both in forest ecosystems and in urban areas. Our overarching goal for the coming years is therefore to identify tree species and species communities that have the best chances of survival depending on the climate forecast and location. We combine experimental setups with field studies in different biomes to identify mechanistic relationships and functional traits suitable for improving vegetation models.
Keywords: experimental plant ecology, ecophysiology, plant hydraulics, evolutionary ecology, tree mortality, forest ecology