Guest Lecture Series

Each year the RTG invites well known scholars in the field of forest sciences, biology and statistics for guest lectures.
For our previous guest lectures see the list in the right column.



"Complex models in a complex environment"

As part of our Guest Lecture Series, we have the pleasure again to welcome an exciting group of researchers for a mini conference: During the conference entitled Complex models in a complex environment, the invited researchers will offer a unique number- and modeling-driven perspective on forests. The conference will take place on:

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 (1 - 5 pm)
at Zentrales Hörsaalgebäude, room 005 (ZHG 005)


Target audience are faculty members, researchers, and students.

Program: Tuesday, August 26, 2025
13:00 Introduction
13:15 Johannes Brachem (University of Göttingen): “Scalable Composite Transformations for Climate Modeling Emulation”
13:45 Prof. Giovanna Jona Lasinio (Sapienza University of Rome): “Presence only data, point processes, and the merging of several data sources”
14:45 Tee and Coffee Break
15:30 Dr. Levent Burggraef (NW-FVA): “Causal modeling of the subdivided specialized yield level”
16:00 Dr. Brigitte Rohner (WSL): “Modeling tree growh in the Swiss NFI: Developments, achievements and challenges”
17:00 Reception


Previously, EnriCo held two other mini conferences:

"The Numbers behind Forests"

As part of our Guest Lecture Series, we have the pleasure again to welcome an incredible group of researchers for a mini conference: During the conference entitled The Numbers behind Forests, the invited researchers will offer a unique number-driven perspective on forests. The conference is part of the Forest Science Week, jointly organized with our colleagues from the Postdoc Network of the Forest Faculty. It will take place on:

Tuesday, November 28 (1 - 5 pm)
at Büsgenweg 3, room F03 [and streamed via zoom]


Target audience are faculty members, researchers, and students of our faculty and related ones (biology, agriculture).

Program: Tuesday, November 28, 2023
13:00 Welcome Notes and Introduction
13:15 Prof. William Hammond (University of Florida) (WSL): “Plant Death in the Anthropocene”
14:00 Dr. Soumen Mallick (University of Würzburg): “Ectophagous folivores do not profit from rich resources on phylogenetically isolated trees”
14:45 Coffee Break
15:15 Dr. Clara Antón Fernández (NIBIO): “Into the Heart of Forest Projections: Deciphering the Magic of Large-Scale Development Simulations”
16:00 Dr. Andrey Augustynczik (IIASA): “Integrating the value of biodiversity in forest management decisions under uncertainty”
16:45 Reception with snacks and drinks


"From Soil to Canopy - Ecosystem functioning in temperate forests"

Inspired by the Göttingen Symposium "Forests in the anthropocene", we have the pleasure to welcome an incredible group of researchers for a mini conference as part of our Guest Lecture Series: From Soil to Canopy, Ecosystem functioning in Temperate Forest. During the conference, the invited researchers will offer a unique overview of temperate forest from various theoretical and methodological angles, ranging from tree physiology and biogeochemistry to forest structure.

Thursday, March 30 (1 - 5 pm) and Friday, March 31 (9 am to 12 noon)
at Büsgenweg 2, room F02 [and streamed via zoom]


Target audience are faculty members, researchers, and students of our faculty and related ones (biology, agriculture).

Program: Thursday, March 30, 2023
13:00 Welcome Notes and Introduction
13:15 Dr. Sophia Etzold (WSL): “The rhythm of trees - Growth patterns on different temporal scales and implications for climate-smart forests”
14:15 Coffee Break
14:30 Dr. Nadia Barsoum (Forest Research UK): “Forest biodiversity monitoring and ecological condition assessment: Exploring the scope to integrate DNA metabarcoding techniques”
15:30 Coffee Break
15:45 Dr. Emily Lines (University of Cambridge): “The value of high resolution remote sensing for understanding forest functioning”
16:45 Reception with snacks and drinks

Program: Friday, March 31, 2023
9:00 Prof. Andrea Polle (Uni Göttingen): Introduction
9:30 Prof. Marie Spohn (SLU): “Cycling of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in forest ecosystems”
10:30 Coffee Break
10:45 Dr. Melanie Brunn (TU Kaiserslautern-Landau): “From canopy to soil - belowground carbon partitioning to root exudates during drought and species mixing”
11:45 Conclusions (Prof. Stefan Scheu (Uni Göttingen))
12:00 Reception with snacks and drinks