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Claus Buschmann

Year of Birth: 1949

Education and Qualification:
 

1968 - 1973 Biology and Chemistry coursework
1973 - 1976  Ph.D. thesis at the Botanical Institute, University of Karlsruhe (Prof. H.K. Lichtenthaler)Title: "Entwicklung eines funktionsfähigen Photosynthese-Apparates bei Raphanus-Keimlingen" (Development of a functioning photosynthetic apparatus in Raphanus seedlings)
1976 - 1977 one-year research postdoc fellowship at the Botanical Institute of theUniversity of Liège/Belgium(Laboratory of Photobiology, Prof. C. Sironval)
2002  Habilitation at the University of Karlsruhe for Botany

 

Employment:
at the Botanical Institute II of the University of Karlsruhe

  • since 1977 as Research Assistant ("wissenschaftlicher Assistent"),
  • since 1978 as Academic Council ("Akademischer Rat"),
  • since 1994 as Academic Senior Council ("Akademischer Oberrat")
  • since 2004 as Academic Director ("Akademischer Direktor")
  • since 2013 retired

 

Research Activities:
 

  • Areas
    • detection of photosynthesis and in vivo spectroscopy via:
       fluorescence
       reflectance
       photoacoustics
    • application in ecophysiology, quality control of agricultural plants and remote sensing
    • development of new measuring instrumentation
  • Projects
    • 2011-2013: EU-Projekt "PREMIVM" (low-cost, hand-held, and non-invasive optical sensor for multiparametric field analysis of grapes and leaves in vineyards)
    • 2009-2013: Competence network in Agricultural and Nutrition Research of the Federal Minstery of Education and Research (BMBF) "CROPSENSe" (Sensortechnologie für Pflanzenzüchtung und Bestandesmanagement)
    • 2002-2006: EU-Research Training Network "STRESSIMAGING" (Diagnosis and Analysis of plant stress using thermal and other imaging techniques)
    • 2001-2004: EU-Project “CLOSYS” (Closed System for water and nutrient management in horticulture)
    • 2000-2001: ESA Feasibility Study “FLEX” (Fluorescence Explorer)
    • 1997-1999: Involvement in the Postgraduate Course of Lectures “Ökologische Wasserwirtschaft” (Ecological Water Management)
    • 1997-2000: EU-Project INTERREG (Application of laser-induced fluorescence imaging for stress detection in agriculture)
    • 1997-2000: EU-Project “QAAFFI” (Quality Assessment of Agrofood by Fluorescence Imaging)
    • 1997-1998: Projekt Europäisches Forschungszentrum für Maßnahmen zur Luftreinhaltung (PEF) (Influence of drought stress on the photosynthetic activity of different ecotypes of the beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) at the test site Conventwald)
    • 1989-1993: Project of the Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie „LASFLEUR“ (Remote Sensing of vegetation by laser-induced chlorophyll fluorescence)
    • 1989-1991: ESA-Project „MAESTRO“ (Radar techniques for forestry and agricultural applications)
    • 1987-1992: Projekt Europäisches Forschungszentrum für Maßnahmen zur Luftreinhaltung (PEF) (Photosynthetic activity and chlorophyll fluorescence of damaged spruce trees at the test site Freudenstadt)
    • 1987-1992: Projekt Europäisches Forschungszentrum für Maßnahmen zur Luftreinhaltung (PEF) (Reflectance spectra of leaves and needles as basis for the physiological evaluation of tree damage)
    • 1985-2001: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) Cooperation agreement bteween the Department of Atomic Physics of the TU Budapest (within the cooperation of the University of Karlsruhe and the Technical University of Budapest)
     
  • Publications
    more than 100 (see List of Publications)
  • Book
    C. Buschmann and K. Grumbach: Physiologie der Photosynthese. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1985
  • Supervision:
    Master student: M. Zhou (2011), Z. Jiang (2012)
    Diploma students:     U. Rinderle (1987), S. Burkart (1993), M. Betz (1994), U. Eigner (1995), A. Kerste (2004), T. Langner (2009)
    "Staatsexamen" students: U. Kozel (1984), R. Kassel (1984), E. Nagel (1984), K. Lang (1996), R. Leuschner-Reibenspies (1996), A. Enk (1999), D. Engel (2005) 
    Ph.D. students: G. Schmuck (1986), E. Nagel (1988), U. Rinderle (1990), F. Stober (1993), M. Lang (1995), C. Schindler (1995), S. Burkart (1997), S. Pantel (1998), O. Wenzel (1998), S. Lang (1999), H. Aboughalma (2004), M. Knapp (2005), S. Lenk (2006)
    Guest scientists: U. Stein, Bundesanstalt für Rebenzüchtung, Geilweilerhof (1986), Prof. Dr. V. Saakov, Leningrad (1988-1989, 1990, 1992), Prof. Dr. Z. Tuba, Gödöllö/Hungary (1992-1993), Prof. Dr. F. Babani, Tirana (1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008), Prof. Dr. A. Gitelson, Sede Boker/Israel (1995, 1996), Prof. Dr. Z. Szigeti, Budapest (1995, 1998, 1999), Prof. Dr. N. Subhash, Trivandrum/India (1997, 1998), Dr. L. Kocsányi, Budapest (1987 bis 1988, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999), Dr. R. Hák, Prag (1989), Dr. J. Sandrucek, Prag (1989), Dr. K. Szábo, Budapest (1989-1990, 1991), Dr. M. Mbolo, Camerun (1993), P. Menger, Strasbourg (1993), Dr. N. D’Ambrosio, Napoli (1993, 1995), Prof. Dr. L. Oan Le Thi, Hanoi (1995), Dr. M. Balota, Fundulea/Rumania (1995, 1997, 1998), Dr. K. Georgieva, Sofia (1995, 1998, 2005), Dr. A. Barosci, Budapest (1996, 1997), Yoav Zur, Sede Boker/Israel (2000), Michal Štroch, Ostrava/Tschechien (2006), Martin Navrátil, Ostrava/Tschechien (2006, 2013), Yiannis Manetas, Patras/Griechenland (2006)  

Reviewing:

  • Journals (in alphabetic order):
    Agronomie: Agriculture and Environment, Analytica Chimica Acta, Annals of Botany, Annals of Forest Science, Applied Spectroscopy, Australian Journal of Plant Physiology, Biologia plantarum, Biosystems Engineering, Botanica Acta, Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica, Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, Central European Journal of Biology, Cereal Research Communication, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, EARSel Advances in Remote Sensing, Environmental Pollution, European Journal of Forest Research, Food and Bioprocess Technology, Food Biophysics, Functional Plant Biology, Global Science Books, Geophysical Resarch Letters, Hydrobiologia, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Instrumentation Science and Technology, International Journal of Remote Sensing, International Journal of Thermophysics, Jordan Journal of Physics, Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry, Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, Journal of the American Society of Horticulture, Journal of Environmental Monitoring, Journal of Environmental Quality, Journal of Experimental Botany, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, Journal of Physical Chemistry, Journal of Plant Physiology, Journal of Plant Research, Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Die Naturwissenschaften, New Phytologist, Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences, Photochemistry & Photobiology, Photosynthesis Research, Photosynthetica, Physiologia Plantarum, Planta, Plant Biology, Plant and Cell Physiology, Plant Methods, Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Plant Science, Plant Signaling and Behavior, Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, Protoplasma, Radiation and Environmental Biophysics, Remote Sensing of Environment, Review of Scientific Instruments, Scientific Research Essays, Sensors, Sexual Plant Reproduction, Spectrochimica Acta, Trees, Vitis, Zeitschrift für Naturforschung
  • Research proposals and projects:
    US Department of Energy, United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation, Grant Agency of the Czech Republic, The Israel Science Foundation, Research Foundation – Flanders, Projekt Europäisches Forschungszentrum für Maßnahmen zur Luftreinhaltung PEF at the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Projekt Angewandte Ökologie PAÖ at the Landesanstalt für Umweltschutz Karlsruhe, Computercenter of the University of Karlsruhe for the University-Software-Award, Hasselt University, Israel Science Foundation, Czech Ministry of Education, Research Foundation Flanders, BELSPO (Belgian Federal Science Policy Office)
  • Books for journals:
    Journal of Plant Physiology, Photosynthetica, Biologia Plantarum
  • Memberships:
    • Advisory Board of the 'Bulgarian Journal of Plant Physiology'
    • Associate Editor and Editorial Board of the journal 'Photosynthetica'
    • Editorial Board of the journal 'Plant Physiology and Biochemistry'

Teaching:

Administrational Activities:

Additional Skills:

  • Computer skills: graphics software (Corel Draw, PowerPoint, Photoshop)
  • English fluently (spoken and written)
  • French fluently (spoken and written)

Personal Interests:

  • Reading books
  • Listening music
  • Photography