University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna President of the Christian Doppler Research Association Deputy Chairman of the University Council of Danube University Krems. Studied agriculture at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), 1987 doctorate (Dr. nat. techn.), 1993 habilitation in soil science; 1984 - 1996 research associate at ARC Seibersdorf Research. 1997-2003 head of the Department of Environmental Research, 2001 full prof. of Environmental Toxicology and Isotope Application at the Institute of Soil Research, BOKU Vienna; 2003-2010 Vice Rector for Research of BOKU; 2010-2018 Rector of BOKU; currently >500 scientific publications (250 peer reviewed, ~ 12,000 citations), 50 book chapters, 4 book editorships. Numerous functions in national and international scientific societies, such as Austrian Soil Science Society, International Union of Soil Sciences, Network of Life Science Universities of Central and Southeast Europe (ICA-CASEE), ICA (European Association of Life Science Universities), Danube Rectors Conference, DCNA/ Disaster Competence Network Austria. Four Honoray Doctorates. Corresponding member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, member of the Academia Europaea, the German Academy of Science & Engineering, honorary member of the Romanian Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences and the International Soil Science Union, holder of the Emil Ramann Medal of the German Soil Science Society.