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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NameDissertation title
Amprako, JessicaCorporate social responsibility of food business in sub-saharan africa: Comparative capitalism perspectives (Prof. Dr. Herzig)
Bolten, AnikaMistakes, failure and failure in agriculture
Dealing with one's own and others' expectations in the event of supposed non-fulfilment (Prof. Dr. Neu)
Fastner, KiraRural-urban linkages in West Africa (Prof. Dr. Bürkert)
Habel, JonasNew Approaches for the Quantification of Metabolic and Economic Trade-Offs
Related to the Health and Longevity of Indiviual Dairy Cows (Prof. Dr. Sundrum)
Herold, MariusRheological investigations of food masses for their 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 decentralized solar-assisted yogurt processing unit for the production of on-farm high-quality yogurt (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Karim, RezaulParticipatory Governance, Determinants and Networks towards Diffusion and Adoption of Climate Smart Agricultural Technologies in Bangladesh (Prof. Dr. Thiel)
Lakshmisha, ArvindChanging lake governance in areas under 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 in a Coffee Farming System (Prof. Dr. Gornott)
Michaelis, SarinaOn-farm self-assessment of animal welfare (Prof. Dr. Knierim)
Möstl, AndreasDetermination of consumer assessment of characteristics of animal food production 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 uses of 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)
NameDissertation 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, BudimanModelling 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 production of sausage products
without the use of additives (Prof. Dr. Ploeger)
Doehring, CarolineEvaluation of efficacy of homeopathic and atiobiotic treatment in scientific research and practice with focus on bovine mastitis (Prof. Dr. Sundrum)
Horvat, Malte EsraThe influence of driving on old skid trails with a heavy skidder on mechanical, structural,
and functional properties of a spruce-covered loess soil
depending on the chassis configuration (Prof. Dr. Finckh)
Morán Rodas, Virna EstefaníaManagement effects on soil microbial functions at a South-Indian rural-urban interface (apl. Prof. Dr. C. Wachendorf / Prof. Dr. Jörgensen)
Murken, LisaLand tenure in a changing climate (Prof. Dr. Gornott)
Nurkhoeriyati, TinaProcess optimization and non-destructive quality attributes monitoring 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 for increasing the reliability
of collected data in relation to 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 south-east 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 for improving milk yield performance of 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 the potentials for a sustainable
dairy value chain in Georgia: Assessment of dairy value chain
sustainablility, constraints and opportunities in 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 aand Mitigation Strategies (Prof. Dr. Jörgensen)
Fust, PascalGrazing effects and resource use by large herbivores in arid and semi-arid rangelands: Advancements of analysis through high resolution spatio-temporally dynamic modelling (Prof. Dr. Schlecht)
Hossain, Md KamalDenaturation mechanism of whey protein by using the hot extrusion technology (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Keller, Diana SusanImplementation of target-orientated approaches in antibiotic and homeopathic treatment of acute bovine clinical mastitis in dairy practice (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 towards 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 reducing factors" (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Otunchieva, AiperiNutrition transition in Kyrgyzstan: Understanding 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 potentials of animal individual energy balancing (Prof. Dr. Sundrum)
Schulz, LisaAssesment of the variation of marbling and intramuscular fat content of beef, and validation of possible factors to increase sensory beef quality (Prof. Dr. Sundrum)
Schütze, NoraAnalysing determinants, patterns of interaction, and performance of polycentric water governance in Spain (Prof. Dr. Thiel)
Timaeus, Johannes FriedrichTowards crop communities:
exploring wheat diversity, wheat-pea species mixtures and farming practice
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)
NameDissertation 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 on Agricultural Products (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Gardis von Gersdorff, Johanna ElisabethInvestigation of drying behavior and color development of beef slices for 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 relation of food business with nature - an investigation of ecological accounts of the food industry (Prof. Dr. Herzig)
Ismael, DianaDevelopment of a New Methodology in Sensory Science to Detect the Intention-Behaviour Gap in Organic Food Consumption and Investigate the Effect of this Gap on Consumer's Subjective Wellbeing (Prof. Dr. Ploeger)
Kilian, David ImmanuelVegan Organic Food 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 of endangered livestock breeds (Prof. Dr. Hamm)
Nawaz, Muhammad ArslanAssessment and use of sea buckthorn and apple diversitx in northern Pakistan (Prof. Dr. Bürkert)
Qi, XinGreen food consumption: Studies on conssumers' 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 utilising non-invasive measurement and adaptive control systems (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Stefanovic, LillianaInvestigation of potential drying strategies for quality maintenance of carrot (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Özgür, Günes ToksözBasis for monitoring the performance of Sustainable Development Goals in Organic Food Systems (Prof. Dr. Herzig)
Weerasekara, Permani ChandikaVolatile Compounds effects in Industrial Food Recipes using Food Pairing Method (Prof. Dr. Ploeger)
Wilczek, Ulrike StephanieFood commercialization, hidden hunger and malnutrition: a study of Food and nutrition Security Focusing on the Marginalized Society 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 by Reactor Design and Substrate Pre-treatment for Improved Biogas Production (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Blume, LeonieSolar energy integration in agro-processing in the tropics; a case study of large and small-scale cassava processing (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Hoischen-Taubner, SusanneIntra- and inter-farm value creation potentials of indigenous protein sources in an ecologically oriented animal nutrition (Prof. Dr. Sundrum)
Schulze-Brüninghoff, DamianRemote sensing of yield and invasive species in nature conservation grasslands invaded by Lupinus polyphyllus (Prof. Dr. Wachendorf)
NameDissertation title
Addo, SowahAssesment 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 German consumers` intention-behavior gap (Prof. Dr. Ploeger)
Grüner, Esther LydiaThe potential of UAV-based remote sensing for the prediction of aboveground biomass and N fixation in legume-grass mixtures (Prof. Dr. Wachendorf)
Höing, ChristianDevelopment of a robotic solution for slug 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 correlation with other product properties in different drying processes of food (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Kyere, Isaac

Using 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 Ungandan Pineapple Processing Chains (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Ogolla, Jackline AkinyiDesign of a decentralized camel milk processing plant with intergration of renewable energy supply (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Reichenbach, MarionDairy production in an urbanizing environment A system approach in Bengaluru, India (Prof. Dr. Schlecht)
Shresta, LunaProcess optimization and development of non-invasive monitoring approaches for the drying of apples (Prof. Dr. Hensel)
Steinhauser, JohannFactors influencing consumers' gaze and purchase behavior for food products labeled with nutrition and health claims (Prof. Dr. Hamm)
Wijesingha, Jayan Sri Jeewantha WijesinghaFine-scale grassland monitoring using unmanned aerial vehicle borne remote sensing (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