Technician- Vertical Farming

Liesel-Beckmann-Str. 2

85354 Freising

Tel: +49 (0) 8161 71 - 5059

Fax: +49 (0) 8161 71 - 2899

E-Mail: mamdouh.aldaman[at]tum.de

Stages of his scientific career

Mamdouh Aldaman studied Agricultural Engineering at Al-Baath University in Syria, specializing in soil re-cultivation in arid and semi-arid zones, and graduated with a Bachelor of Agricultural Engineering in 2011.
Due to the war-related situation in Syria, he moved to Istanbul (Turkey), where he worked in an agricultural company. Through a United Nations program, he was given the opportunity to enter Germany to continue his academic education.
As part of an international double degree program, he successfully completed a Master's degree in “Regional Management in Mountain Regions” at the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (HSWT) in cooperation with the HAFL - University of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences in Zollikofen (Switzerland). He completed his studies in 2022 with a Master of Science degree.
Mamdouh Aldaman then gained practical experience at an agricultural insurance company. Since 02.2024 he has been working as a technical assistant at the Chair of Digital Agriculture at the Technical University of Munich. His work focuses on the interface between digitalization, agricultural practice and the technical implementation of innovative research projects.
 

Academic stations

Project experience

As part of his Master's degree in “Regional Management in Mountain Regions”, Mamdouh Aldaman was involved in various interdisciplinary projects with a strong practical focus in Alpine regions.

The project work included, among other things:

• Feasibility study on resilience in alpine tourism in Bavaria, Germany.

• Assessment of farm sustainability using the RISE (Response-Inducing Sustainability Evaluation) approach in the Engadin, Switzerland.

• Research report on land use in the context of regional management in mountain areas based on area statistics in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland.

• Journalistic report on Maiensässe (alpine pastures) in Graubünden, Switzerland.

• Fact sheet on natural hazard events in the Alpine region, exemplified by the case study of Guttannen, Switzerland.

• Thematic project on climate protection and climate change with a focus on the phenomenon of flying rivers in Brazil's tropical rainforest.

As part of his studies, Mamdouh Aldaman also focused on issues relating to climate change and irrigation systems in dry valleys in Alpine mountain regions.
 

Masterarbeit

Title: / Effects of climate change on agricultural irrigation in dry valleys within the Alps/.
In his Master's thesis, Mamdouh Aldaman investigated the increasing challenges for agricultural irrigation in climatically sensitive dry valleys in the Alps. The thesis analyzed both existing irrigation systems and the effects of changing climatic conditions on water availability and cultivation. The aim was to identify adaptive strategies for sustainable water management in mountain agriculture.

Current activity

Mamdouh Aldaman is currently working at the TUM School of Life Sciences, Chair of Digital Agriculture, as a technical assistant. His work focuses on the planning, implementation and supervision of an indoor farming experiment with wheat. The aim of this project is to analyze yield performance under controlled conditions and to evaluate innovative indoor farming systems. As part of this experiment, he and his colleagues are responsible for the entire process from sowing to harvesting. This includes preparing the trial areas, sowing the seeds, continuously caring for the plants and collecting data and evaluating the harvest results.
A particular focus of his work is on the germination capacity of seeds under different irrigation systems, including the use of fog ponics (mist irrigation system). Here, he is testing various approaches to optimize the germination and establishment of plants in indoor cultivation.