Prof. Dr. habil. Sven Wagner
Curriculum Vitæ
Born on 07.12.1957 in Flensburg, Germany
Education
| 1977-1983 | Study of Forest Sciences; Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany |
| 1983-1985 | Traineeship with the State Forest Administration of Lower Saxony, Germany; State Examination (Degree: Forstassessor) |
Scientific Qualifications
| 25.11.1994 | Graduate of doctoral studies at the Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany (Degree: Dr. forest.); Subject of dissertation: Estimation of radiation in forests by means of hemispherical photography |
| 05.01.1999 | Graduate of post-doctoral studies ("Habilitation") and award of 'venia legendi' in Silviculture at the Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany; Subject of thesis ("Habilitationsschrift"): Ecological analyses of the initial stage of natural regeneration in mixed stands of ash and beech |
Positions and Activities
| 1985-1987 | Departmental head, District Government Hannover, Germany |
| 1987-1989 | Director of the Information Centre 'Forest Damages' of the Harz; Forest Office Riefensbeek, Germany |
| 1989-1998 | Director of the sector 'Silvicultural Technology', Experiment Station of Lower Saxony (NFV), Göttingen, Germany |
| seit 1989 | Chair of Silviculture, Dresden University of Technology |
Publications
Research Interests
- Regeneration ecology
- Single tree effects/ spatial optimization within stand level
- Forest services/Strategies for sustainabiliy
- Adaptation to climate change- Verjüngungsökologie
Lectures/Courses/Excursions
Bachelor level: tending operations, regeneration cuttings
Master level: natural regeneration ecology, service oriented silviculture
Tropical forestry: biodiversity and sustainability issues in natural forest management
Memberships/Review Activities
| 2003-2009 | dean for student’s affairs of forestry |
| 2003-2009 | member of board of Faculty of Forest-, Geo- and Hydro science |
| 2003-2009 | member of educational board of senate of TU-Dresden |
| 2001-2009 | member of committees 'Integrated Environmental Technologies', ‘climatic networks’, and ‘studies and research for sustainability’ of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) |
| since 2001 | member of scientific advisory committee of the Harz Nationalpark |
| since 2003 | member of task force 'Silviculture and Forest Technology' of the KWF (Kuratorium für Waldarbeit und Forsttechnik e.V.) |
| since 2008 | member of DFG (German Research Foundation) board ‘207’; responsibility for steering and utilization of forest resources |
| since 2010 | member of DBU (German Environmental Foundation) board for doctoral scholarships |
| since 2010 | member of senate of TU-Dresden |