Biography

• since 2009Chairman of the board 'Tree of the Year'

• since 2008Member of the review board 'Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture and Veterinary

• Medicine' at the DFG subject 'Basic Forest Research' (research funding)

• 1994-2003Study Dean of the Department of Forest Sciences, TU Dresden since 1994Chair of Forest Botany, director of Institute of Forest Botany and Forest Zoology and Tharandt Botanic Garden, TU Dresden

• 1990-1993Professorship of forest botany/dendrology at Institute of Forest Botany, University of Goettingen

• 1988-1990Assistant professor at Institute of Silviculture, University of Goettingen, responsible for teaching in forest vegetation science

• 1988Habilitation at Forestry Department, University of Goettingen; teaching Authorizationfor forest botan Habilitation thesis: ROLOFF, A., 1989: Kronenentwicklung und Vitalitätsbeurteilung ausgewählter Baumarten der gemäßigten Breiten. (Crown development and vitality assessment in different tree species of the temperate zone.)Frankfurt a.M.

• 1987-1988Scientist at Institute of Silviculture, University of Goettingen

• 1986Obtaining doctoral degree Dr. forest. at the Georg-August University of Goettingen, Germany

• Titel of dissertation: 'Morphologie der Kronenentwicklung von Fagus sylvatica L. (Rotbuche) unter besonderer Berücksichtigung möglicherweise neuartiger Veränderungen' (Morphology of crown development in European beech with regard to possibly new modifications.) in German. Ber. Forschungsz. Waldökosysteme Göttingen 18: 1-177

• 1984-1987Scientist at Institute of Forest Botany, University of Goettingen

• 1976-1984Study courses in psychology and forestry at University of Goettingen