Past Doctorate Graduations

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Here you will find the doctorates since 2020, the other years can be found below in the archive

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NameThesis Title
Aichholz, Charlotte MarieComparison of Selection Methods in a Sweet Corn Population (Prof. Dr. Backes)
Balingbing, Carlito BaldoEnhanced Monitoring of Insect Pests in Stored Rice Based on Their Sound Signature and Evaluation of Attractants for Storage Insects (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Busch, MarenTrust-building in inter-organizational relationships in the organic food sector (Prof. Dr. König)
Chikpah, Solomon KofiDevelopment of novel orange-fleshed sweet potato and pumpkin-based functional bread through optimized processing techniques (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Deerberg, FraukeNutrient Management in Outdoor Runs for Laying Hens—Challenges
, and Potential Solutions (Prof. Dr. Heß)
Fané, SirikiContribution of agroforestry systems to sustainable cereal production in Sudano-Sahelian West Africa (Prof. Dr. Bürkert)
Grimm, Daniel JonasOyster mushroom cultivation on straw: aspects of productivity, sustainability, and adaptability in the case of Uganda (Prof. Dr. G. Rahmann; Thünen Institute)
Hemmler, Katharina SalomeaSocial-ecological dimensions of sand mining in West Africa (Prof. Dr. Bürkert)
Hieronymus, Christina StefanieTrichodorids as vectors of certain TRV isolates and determination of pathogenicity in different potato genotypes (Prof. Dr. Finckh)
Hüppe, Ronja ChristinaSustainable consumption—Challenges from a consumer’s perspective using examples of visually imperfect foods, plant proteins, and processed organic foods (Prof. Dr. Zander)
Kiprono, Patricia JebetAn actor-oriented approach to understanding food environments, maternal knowledge, and decision-making: enhancing child nutrition among (agro-)pastoral communities in Kenya’s drylands (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Kohlmann, SimonBiochar in soils: interaction with low-molecular-weight organic substances and spectroscopic determination in soils (Prof. Dr. Ludwig)
Majeed, FaizanDevelopment of a solar roaster for on-farm roasting of agricultural products (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Matheis, Tanja VerenaDecent Work and Gender Equality: The Achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Asia (Prof. Dr. König)
Munir, ZeeshanPotential of Phase Change Material (PCM) as a Thermal Energy Source for Uninterrupted On-Farm Agricultural Food Processing (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Philipp, Sophia MatthäaThe Role of Marketing in Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: Insights into Consumer Perspectives on Products from Traditional Cultural Landscapes
(Prof. Dr. Katrin Zander)
Puteri, BerliantiAlternative proteins and novel foods: Consumer acceptance and marketing of insect-based foods in Western countries (Prof. Dr. Zander)
Rahman, Md ShafikurPerformance and adaptability of diverse populations of lentils (Lens culinaris Medikus) (Prof. Dr. Backes)
Riemer, NataliaFrom Ecology to Prediction: Modeling for a Preventive Pest Control Strategy for Cydia nigricana (Prof. Dr. Finckh)
Schmitt, Johannes MartinExperimental Studies and a Modeling Approach to Feed Extrusion (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Schwalb, Sanja AnnabellElemental composition and stoichiometry of soil microbial biomass beyond carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus (Prof. Dr. T. Weber)
Storch, Laura CharlotteN₂O emissions as a response of process-related soil microbial activity to different irrigation and nitrogen fertilization regimes in potato cropping (Assoc. Prof. Dr. C. Wachendorf and Prof. Dr. Ruess)
Weiler, ChristianeInfluence of transferred organic mulch application in potato crops on the development and damage caused by the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata: Agroecological perspectives (Prof. Dr. Finckh)
Wengert, MatthiasUAV-based high-resolution remote sensing of grassland and agroforestry systems (Prof. Dr. M. Wachendorf)
Yehya, Abed Al KareemEffects of rural-urban transformation on land use and land cover change in Lebanon (Prof. Dr. Bürkert)
NameThesis Title
Amprako, JessicaCorporate Social Responsibility of Food Businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa: Comparative Capitalism Perspectives (Prof. Dr. Herzig)
Bolten, AnikaMistakes, Failure, and Shortcomings in Agriculture: Dealing with One’s Own and Others’ Expectations in the Face of Perceived Non-fulfillment (Prof. Dr. Neu)
Fastner, KiraRural-Urban Linkages in West Africa (Prof. Dr. Bürkert)
Habel, JonasNew Approaches for Quantifying Metabolic and Economic Trade-Offs Related to the Health and Longevity of Individual Dairy Cows (Prof. Dr. Sundrum)
Herold, MariusRheological Investigations of Food Compounds for 3D Printing and Experimentally Based Modeling (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Hu, JiahuiEffects of Biochar Application on Anaerobic Digestion Processes (Prof. Dr. Wachendorf)
Husnain, Syed NabeelDevelopment of a decentralized solar-assisted yogurt processing unit for the production of high-quality yogurt on-farm (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Karim, RezaulParticipatory Governance, Determinants, and Networks for the Diffusion and Adoption of Climate-Smart Agricultural Technologies in Bangladesh (Prof. Dr. Thiel)
Lakshmisha, ArvindChanging Lake Governance in Areas Undergoing Urban Transformation: Cases from the Greater Bengaluru Metropolitan Region, India (Prof. Dr. Thiel)
Maskell, GinaOn the Use of Remote Sensing and Household Data to Track Progress on Autonomous Adaptation: Evidence from a Coffee Farming System (Prof. Dr. Gornott)
Michaelis, SarinaOn-farm self-assessment of animal welfare (Prof. Dr. Knierim)
Möstl, AndreasDetermining Consumer Perceptions of Animal Food Production Characteristics Using the “Thinking Aloud” Method (Prof. Dr. Zander)
Romanovska, PaulaHarnessing climate data to assess, anticipate, and attribute climate impacts on agriculture (Prof. Dr. Gornott)
Sourav, Suman KumarPlant growth, water quality, carbon, and nutrient flows in rural-urban cropping systems in Bengaluru, India (Prof. Dr. Bürkert)
Thapa, PramilaSocial-ecological dynamics and ecosystem services provided by blue and green infrastructure in urbanizing environments (Prof. Dr. Plieninger)
Tröger, DannyAssessing Landscape Resilience: Biogeomorphic Interactions, Risk Perception, and Planning Evaluation of Forest Plantations in Patagonia, Chile (Prof. Dr. Braun)
NameThesis Title
Arumugam, PonrajGridded Crop Yield Modeling for Climate Risk Transfer and Assessing Adaptation Strategies (Prof. Dr. Gornott)
Alam, MD ShahinManagement factors influencing cow milk quality and safety in the Indian megacity of Bengaluru (Prof. Dr. Schlecht)
Beuel, Patrick Josef HeinrichLignocellulosic biorefinery with a thermo-biological pretreatment concept (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Budiman, BudimanModeling biomass accumulation and soil organic carbon under urban vegetable production systems in Tamale, Northern Ghana (Prof. Dr. Bürkert)
Bühler, Sebastian MichaelDevelopment of an innovative production process for the manufacture of sausage products
without the use of additives (Prof. Dr. Ploeger)
Doehring, CarolineEvaluation of the efficacy of homeopathic and antibiotic treatment in scientific research and practice, with a focus on bovine mastitis (Prof. Dr. Sundrum)
Horvat, Malte EsraThe influence of driving on old logging roads with a heavy harvester on the mechanical, structural,
, and functional properties of a spruce-stocked loess soil
depending on the harvester configuration (Prof. Dr. Finckh)
Morán Rodas, Virna EstefaníaManagement effects on soil microbial functions at a rural-urban interface in southern India (Assoc. Professor Dr. C. Wachendorf / Professor Dr. Jörgensen)
Murken, LisaLand tenure in a changing climate (Prof. Dr. Gornott)
Nurkhoeriyati, TinaProcess optimization and non-destructive monitoring of quality attributes during drying: A case study of celeriac slices and characterization of its powder (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Olashyn, OlgaDevelopment and testing of a cognitive-sensory methodology to increase the reliability
of collected data regarding sustainability and consumer behavior in Germany and Ukraine (Prof. Dr. Ploeger)
Rusinamhodzi, GraceMarket-driven harvesting of non-timber forest products and the governance of
communal forests in the southeastern Lowveld of Zimbabwe (Prof. Dr. Thiel)
Schmidt, Fruzsina EvaYield performance and weed control efficiency of organically managed silage maize double-
-cropping systems (Prof. Dr. M. Wachendorf)
Stampa, EkaterinaFostering sustainable consumption through communication: Consumers’ appreciation of biodiversity-friendly
pasture-based cattle husbandry (Prof. Dr. Zander)
Tun, Phyu ThawAnalysis of agricultural landscape transformation and cropping system diversification in southern Myanmar (Prof. Dr. Bürkert)
Wolpert, Franziska LeonieDrivers for Fostering Agroforestry Systems in Temperate and Mediterranean Climates:
—Past, Present, and Future (Prof. Dr. Plieninger)
NameThesis Title
Abaker Mohammed Omer, ElhadyDesigning Breeding Programs to Improve Milk Yield Performance in Indigenous Dairy Cattle in Sudan (Prof. Dr. Hinrichs)
Agbotui, Deogratias KofiSustainability of traditional cocoa agroforests in Ghana (Prof. Dr. Bürkert)
Al-Sidawi, RamiEmbracing the risks and potential for a sustainable
dairy value chain in Georgia: Assessment of dairy value chain-
, sustainability, constraints, and opportunities in the Kvemo Kartli
region, Georgia (Prof. Dr. Ploeger)
Benzing, BirgitConcepts, Methods, and Methodologies in Animal Welfare Research (Prof. Dr. Knierim)
Cavael, UlrikeTree Vigour in Apple Production: Impact of Replant Disease and Mitigation Strategies (Prof. Dr. Jörgensen)
Fust, PascalGrazing Effects and Resource Use by Large Herbivores in Arid and Semi-Arid Rangelands: Advancements in Analysis Through High-Resolution Spatio-Temporally Dynamic Modeling (Prof. Dr. Schlecht)
Hossain, Md KamalDenaturation Mechanism of Whey Protein Using Hot Extrusion Technology (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Keller, Diana SusanImplementation of target-oriented approaches in the antibiotic and homeopathic treatment of acute clinical mastitis in dairy cattle (Prof. Dr. Sundrum)
Khan, Khawar SaeedDevelopment of a Decentralized Solar-Assisted Milk Pasteurizer and Improved Chiller for Rural Communities (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Kretschmer, SebastianTransformative Driving Forces in Organic-
-Food Systems: A Roadmap Toward the Sustainable Development Goals (Prof. Dr. Herzig)
Memic, Emir“Combining crop growth models with the Precision
Agriculture concept of yield gap analysis to evaluate yield-
-limiting and yield-reducing factors” (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Otunchieva, AiperiNutrition Transition in Kyrgyzstan: Understanding the Triple Burden of Malnutrition and the Importance of Dietary Quality (Prof. Dr. Ploeger)
Rumphorst, TheresaInter- and intraindividual variation in energy supply of dairy cows
, and the potential of individual animal energy balancing (Prof. Dr. Sundrum)
Schulz, LisaAssessment of the variation in marbling and intramuscular fat content of beef, and validation of possible factors to improve the sensory quality of beef (Prof. Dr. Sundrum)
Schütze, NoraAnalysis of determinants, patterns of interaction, and performance of polycentric water governance in Spain (Prof. Dr. Thiel)
Timaeus, Johannes FriedrichToward crop communities:
, exploring wheat diversity, wheat-pea species mixtures, and farming practice-
s in a food system context (Prof. Dr. Finckh)
Tran, Thuy ThanhDiffusion of Material Flow Cost Accounting and Its Contribution to Sustainable Development (Prof. Dr. Herzig)
NameThesis Title
Eib, SabrinaAnalysis of Key Pungent Compounds in Mustard Products: A Comparison of Sensory and Chemical-Analytical Determinations (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Erko, Kuma GowwomsaModeling, Simulation, and Characterization of the Drying Process for Agricultural Products (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Gardis von Gersdorff, Johanna ElisabethInvestigation of drying behavior and color development in beef slices for the development of non-invasive monitoring approaches (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Greenberg, IsabelRobustness of portable and laboratory-based visible/near- and mid-infrared spectroscopy for the optimized determination of temporally and spatially variable soil properties (Prof. Dr. Ludwig)
Hahne, Janalisa FränziThe relationship between the food industry and nature—an investigation of ecological accounts in the food industry (Prof. Dr. Herzig)
Ismael, DianaDevelopment of a New Methodology in Sensory Science to Detect the Intention-Behavior Gap in Organic Food Consumption and Investigate the Effect of this Gap on Consumers’ Subjective Well-being (Prof. Dr. Ploeger)
Kilian, David ImmanuelVegan Organic Foods from the Perspective of Consumers with Different Dietary Styles (Prof. Dr. Hamm)
Kissi, Evans AppiahGovernance of Decent Work in Agricultural Globalization (Prof. Dr. Herzig)
Menger, Anna KatharinaChallenges in the Communication and Marketing of Products from Endangered Livestock Breeds (Prof. Dr. Hamm)
Nawaz, Muhammad ArslanAssessment and Use of Sea Buckthorn and Apple Diversity in Northern Pakistan (Prof. Dr. Bürkert)
Qi, XinGreen Food Consumption: Studies on Consumers’ Purchase Intentions and the Intention-Behavior Gap in the Chinese Context (Prof. Dr. Ploeger)
Raut, SharvariDeterminants of resource use and use efficiency in urban and peri-urban dairy, beef cattle, and pig production units in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (West Africa)
Md Saleh, Rosalizan BintiOptimizing drying processes for agricultural products using non-invasive measurement and adaptive control systems (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Stefanovic, LillianaInvestigation of potential drying strategies for maintaining carrot quality (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Özgür, Günes ToksözA Framework for Monitoring the Performance of the Sustainable Development Goals in Organic Food Systems (Prof. Dr. Herzig)
Weerasekara, Permani ChandikaEffects of Volatile Compounds in Industrial Food Recipes Using the Food Pairing Method (Prof. Dr. Ploeger)
Wilczek, Ulrike StephanieFood Commercialization, Hidden Hunger, and Malnutrition: A Study of Food and Nutrition Security Focusing on Marginalized Communities in Sri Lanka (Prof. Dr. Ploeger)
Gumisiriza, RobertModeling for Acoustic Monitoring of Beet Damage During the Harvesting Process (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Amo-Aidoo, ArabaEnhancement of Anaerobic Digestion of Banana Waste through Reactor Design and Substrate Pretreatment for Improved Biogas Production (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Blume, LeonieIntegration of solar energy into agro-processing in the tropics; a case study of large- and small-scale cassava processing (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Hoischen-Taubner, SusannePotential for value creation within and across farms using local protein sources in an ecologically oriented animal feed system (Prof. Dr. Sundrum)
Schulze-Brüninghoff, DamianRemote sensing of yield and invasive species in nature conservation grasslands invaded by Lupinus polyphyllus (Prof. Dr. Wachendorf)
NameThesis Title
Addo, SowahAssessment of Genetic Diversity in Local Breeds (Prof. Dr. Hinrichs)
Amprako, Louis KwakuChallenges to Ecosystem Services of Sustainable Agriculture in West Africa (Prof. Dr. Bürkert)
Bhople, ParagEffects of Climate Change on Fungal Community Structure and Organic Matter Turnover in Soil Profiles Along Elevation Gradients in Alpine Ecosystems (Prof. Dr. Jörgensen)
Fink, Leonie LindaSustainable diets: Studies on the intention-behavior gap among German consumers (Prof. Dr. Ploeger)
Grüner, Esther LydiaThe potential of UAV-based remote sensing for predicting aboveground biomass and nitrogen fixation in legume-grass mixtures (Prof. Dr. Wachendorf)
Höing, ChristianDevelopment of a robotic solution for snail control in agriculture (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Joseph, BenTechnical and Environmental Assessment of Energy and Material Production from Rural and Urban Residual Biomass (Prof. Dr. Wachendorf)
Kelly, KatrinInvestigation of Color Spectra and Their Relationship to Other Product Properties in Different Food Drying Processes (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Kyere, IsaacUsing Optical Satellite Imagery to Monitor and Understand Agricultural Land-Cover Change (Prof. Dr. Wachendorf)
Miyingo, Emmanuel WokuliraDevelopment of Energy Use Profiles, Reduction Concepts, and Implementation of Renewable Energies in the Central Ugandan Pineapple Processing Chains (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Ogolla, Jackline AkinyiDesign of a Decentralized Camel Milk Processing Plant with Integration of Renewable Energy Supply (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Reichenbach, MarionDairy Production in an Urbanizing Environment: A Systems Approach in Bengaluru, India (Prof. Dr. Schlecht)
Shresta, LunaProcess optimization and development of non-invasive monitoring approaches for apple drying (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Steinhauser, JohannFactors influencing consumers’ gaze and purchasing behavior for food products labeled with nutrition and health claims (Prof. Dr. Hamm)
Wijesingha, Jayan Sri Jeewantha WijesinghaFine-scale grassland monitoring using remote sensing from unmanned aerial vehicles (Prof. Dr. Wachendorf)
Yusuf, DionisiusWomen Migrant Street Food Vendors in Tangerang (Indonesia) and Hat Yai (Thailand): Family, Labor, and Income (Prof. Dr. Troßbach)

Graduating classes

Doctorates 2010-2019

Doctorates 1999-2009