Thomas Amon has been the head of the Department of Engineering for Livestock Management at the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB) in Potsdam, Germany, since 2012. Simultaneously, he holds a W2 professorship for “Livestock–Environment–Interactions” in the Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. He completed his dissertation at the Technical University of Munich-Weihenstephan, Germany, and his habilitation at the University of Natural Resources and Life Science, Vienna. His research focuses on mitigating ammonia and greenhouse gasses, airborne zoonoses and sustainable manure management, and advanced precision livestock farming systems regarding animal welfare, environmental, and hygienic issues.