Prof. Dr. agr. habil. Heinz Bernhardt
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Telephone: +49 (0)8161 / 71-3086
E-mail: heinz.bernhardt(at)tum.de
University career
- Since October 2008: Full Professor at the Chair of Agricultural Systems Engineering at the Technical University of Munich (TUM)
- April 2006–October 2008: Private Lecturer and Research Associate at the Institute of Agricultural Engineering at JLU Giessen. Acting Chair of Agricultural Engineering
- April 2005–September 2005: Lecturer at the Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel
- June 1998–March 2006: Research Associate at the Institute of Agricultural Engineering at JLU Giessen. Supervised the DFG project "Product Flows, Storage, and Handling in Agriculture"
- October 1997–May 1998: Research project on sugar beet yield measurement
Education
- February 2006: Postdoctoral qualification at Justus Liebig University Giessen. Topic: Habilitation thesis: "Procedural consequences for addressing regulatory requirements and trade standards in grain production, including the mycotoxin problem."
- March 2002: Doctorate at Justus Liebig University Giessen, Institute of Agricultural Engineering. Topic: "Bulk material transport on German farms."
- September 1993 – September 1997: Studied agricultural sciences at Justus Liebig University Giessen. Topic: Diploma thesis: "Procedural possibilities and costs for covering sugar beet stacks with straw."
Main areas of work
- Smart Farming
- Energy Management
- Logistics
- Quality Management in Agricultural Systems
Teach
- Agrarsystemtechnik im Pflanzenbau
- Agrarsystemtechnik in der Tierhaltung
- Agrartechnik in der Tierhaltung
- Angewandte Physik
- Betriebs- und Produktionssysteme
- Innovationen für Agrarsysteme
- Introduction to Programming for Data Science in Agriculture
- Landnutzung in den Tropen und Subtropen
- Nachwachsende Rohstoffe
- Precision Agriculture Introduction
- Sustainable Land Use and Nutrition
- Tierhaltungssysteme
Memberships
- Member of the Max Eyth Society for Agricultural Engineering at the VDI (German Engineering Federation)
- Member of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)
- Member of the International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (CIGR)
- Member of the KTBL (Board of Trustees for Technology and Construction in Agriculture)
- Member of the DLG (German Agricultural Society)
- ALB Bavaria (Working Group for Agricultural Engineering and Agricultural Construction in Bavaria)
- Member of the Max Schönleutner Society Weihenstephan (MSGW)