Dr. Holger Fischer
Curriculum Vitæ
Education:
October 1987 to March 1988:
Internship with the State Forest Administration of Lower Saxony
April 1988 to May 1993:
Study of Forest Sciences at the Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany
Major in 'Biology and Forest Ecology'
Diploma-Thesis at the Institute of Silviculture (Director: Prof. Dr. B. von Lüpke): "Development of ground vegetation in stands subject to selective cutting in the Solling mountains"
Positions and Activities:
June 1993 to April 1998:
Research Associate at the Institute of Silviculture of the Temperate Zones and Forest Ecology, Faculty of Forestry, Georg-August-University Göttingen (Director: Prof. Dr. B. von Lüpke)
EU-Project "Production of Quality Wood from Broadleaves" (Coordinatior: Prof. Dr. A. Dohrenbusch)
Responsibility for sub-project "Nutrient Dynamics, Stand Component and Growth on Former Agricultural Land"
Dissertation:
"Fallow afforestation - Case Studies of Establishment, Growth and Ecology"
Viva voce examination ("Rigorosum") April 1998 on the subjects of Forest Ecology, Ecologicaö Soil Science and Forest Pathology
June 1998 to May 2000:
Traineeship with the State Forest Administration of Saxony-Anhalt
Forest Office Training in the Eastern Harz mountains (Forest Office Wippra)
Site and biotope surveying training as well as training of forest management planning in the Altmark (Forest Office Flechtingen)
Service with the District Administrative Authority (Regierungspräsidium) in Halle/Saale
Service with the Ministry in Magdeburg
State examination: May 2000 (Degree: Forstassessor)
May 2000 to October 2000:
Self-employed Surveyor of Biotopes in the Project "Spatio-temperal dynamics of changes in the vegetation in the course of changing environmental conditions" (Georg-August-University Göttingen)
October 2000 to November 2002:
Scientific and administrative Coordination of the "Application-oriented Research Project concerning the Optimization of Recultivation Measures in the Niederlausitz“ (ANFOREK) supported by Vattenfall Europe Mining AG (former LAUBAG) in Senftenberg/Cottbus
Research Associate at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Process Engineering at the Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU) in Cottbus (Chair of Soil Protection and Recultivation). Responsibility for the BMBF-Project "Comparative humus-ecological analyses of the conversion of coniferous stands into near-natural pure and mixed deciduous stands in the Northeastern German Lowland“ within the BMBF-Funding Priority "Future-oriented Forest Management“.
Since December 2002:
Scientiffic Assistents at the Chair of Silviculture, Faculty of Forest, Geo and Hydro Sciences, Dresden University of Technology in Tharandt
Subject Orientation:
Forest Ecology, Silvicultural Technique, Plant Ecology, Soil Ecology and Protection
Research Focus:
- Afforestation of fallows and grasslands
- Manipulation of accompanying ground vegetation
- Silvicultural recultivation of areas affected by mine-related activities
- Humus ecology and selection of tree species
- Analysis of forest conversion measures
Lectures/Courses:
Lecture "Applied Silviculture for Landscape Architects“ (Dresden University of Technology, 6th/7th Semester)
Current position:
Assistant Professor at the Chair of Silviculture, Faculty of Forest, Geo and Hydro Sciences, Dresden University of Technology in Tharandt