Alumni

Dr. Bayuh Belay Abera

	Study on rice yield gap and associated main factors, GXE interaction on rice genotypes, effect of cold stress on rice at different cropping calendar, Resource use efficiency of rice, validation of cropping systems using DSSAT and APSIMGenotypic thermal responses in high altitude lowland rice I am Bayuh Belay Abera (PhD), working as researcher for Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research at Fogera National Rice Research and Training Center. I am interested working on cropping system, abiotic and biotic stresses, resource use efficiency, genotype variation and GXE interaction, and crop growth modeling
Contact	Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research Fogera NRRTC, 1937, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia +251-913-134569 bayuhb@yahoo.com

Dr. Sarah Glatzle

	ATSAF PhD Topic: Soil moisture dynamics in integrated crop - livestock - forestry systems in the Cerrado Biome in Central - West Brazil Current Job: Head of the ATSAF Academy https://academy.atsaf.org/
Contact	sg@atsaf.de

Dr. Linda Y. Gorim

	Integrated Agronomy, sustaiability and cropping systems Crop Unit Academic Lead Assistant Professor, WGRF Chair in Cropping Systems, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Sciences
Contact	3-10F Agriculture/Forestry Centre University of Alberta Edmonton, AB, T6G 2P5 Tel 780 492 8814 gorim@ualberta.ca

Dr. Ditmar B. Kurtz

	Management of excess standing biomass in Argentinean grasslands to increase grass and livestock productivity For more than 25 years now, I have concentrated my research efforts on the soil-plant interface and their environment. As a researcher, I am interested in applied research on the field of natural resources management. All my activities are team-oriented and multi-disciplinary; I am leading the activities on several projects related to soil mapping, land use change, climate change and natural resources management. During my masters, I studied grassland and cattle grazing interactions with the aid of remote sensing tools, under the scientific leadership of Dr. Jürgen Schellberg in the University of Bonn, Germany. My Ph.D. work focused on high impact grazing as an alternative to traditional grazing, under the scientific leadership of Prof. Dr. Folkard Asch in the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, Germany. At the end of my PhD I was offered an Assistant Professorship at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Northeast, in the Department of Water and Soil, Natural Resources. Besides that, I got a position as Research Coordinator at the INTA Corrientes Experimental Station in Argentina. Both activities are ongoing.
Contact	kurtz.ditmar@inta.gob.ar kurtzdb@yahoo.com +54 1168001896 (mobile phone)

Dr. Duong Van Nha

	Environmental effects on physical properties of Geohumus and effects of its application on drought responses of maize holding PhD in plant physiology from the University of Hohenhiem, Germany, has more than 20 years experience in teaching and research at three Vietnamese Universities. His fields of expertise are soil chemistry, plant physiology, and sustainable agriculture and livelihoods with particular focus on the Mekong delta
Contact	Dean Agriculture and Rural Development Faculty, Kien Giang University, Vietnam dvnha@vnkgu.edu.vn 0918277393 Fax: 0773926714 https://htql.vnkgu.edu.vn/dvnha@vnkgu.edu.vn

Dr. Rohan Orford

	Pasture Cropping as an Alternative Cropping System for Sub-Saharan Africa Senior agricultural analyst specialized in horticulture and living in Australia.
Contact	rohanorford@gmail.com +61407893370

Dr. Suchit Prasad Shrestha

	Genotypic responses of upland rice to an altitudinal gradient - Performance evaluation of hybrid rice and hybrid maize under different agroecological zones in Nepal. Identification and development of new promising hybrid rice and hybrid maize for different agroecological zones of Nepal. August 2013 – December 2017: Post-Doctoral Fellow in Crop Physiology (based in Los Baños, Philippines), International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Baños, Philippines (System Physiology Cluster, Strategic Innovation Platform) From October 2012 – July 2013: Post-Doctoral Fellow in Agronomy (based in Cotonou, Benin), Africa Rice Center, Cotonou, Benin (Sustainable Productivity Enhancement Program) 2005-2007: Master of Science in Agriculture, Phenological and agronomical responses of rice genotypes in high altitude rice production system, University of Bonn, Agricultural Science and Resource Management in the Tropics and Sub-tropics (ARTS), Bonn, Germany March 2008 – May 2012: PhD in Agriculture Sciences, Genotypic Responses of Upland Rice to an Altitudinal Gradient, University of Hohenheim, Institute for Plant Production and Agroecology in the Tropics and Sub-tropics, Section of water Stress management, Stuttgart, Germany

Contact	suchit-shrestha@gmail.com +977 9841507415	Affiliation: R&D Director Karma Group of Companies suchit@karmagroups.com +977 9801917401 https://karmagroups.com/

Dr. agr. Sabine Stürz

	Effects of water management on microclimate and yield physiology in irrigated rice in semi-arid environments Referentin am Ministerium für Ernährung, Ländlichen Raum und Verbraucherschutz Baden-Württemberg Freelance Science Writer Writing and data analysis service and consultancy. Preparation of manuscripts with focus on agronomic field trials and greenhouse studies for publication in scientific journals.
Contact	sabine@agriculturalsciencewriting.com

Dr. Kevin Thellmann

	ATSAF Coordinator for Teaching and Public Relations at ATSAF e.V. (Council for Tropical and Subtropical Agricultural Research) I'm currently working within the ACINAR project, which is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and carried out by ATSAF e.V. on behalf of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. In cooperation with professors from German universities and CGIAR++ centers, ATSAF e.V. has established the ATSAF Academy via the ACINAR project. Here, I am mainly responsible for the organisation of the scientific support program and the external presentation of the project (https://academy.atsaf.org/)."
Contact	kt@atsaf.de

Dr. Duy Hoang Vu

	Cultivation techniques for sustainable agriculture: Organic farming, climate-smart agriculture, WSI Lecturer After completing my PhD in agricultural sciences at the University of Hohenheim, I returned to Vietnam and work as a lecturer at the Vietnam National University of Agriculture. My research focuses on cultivation techniques for sustainable agriculture, such as organic agriculture, climate-smart agriculture, regenerative agriculture, and water-saving irrigation. In addition, I am interested in weed control through non-chemical weed control and plant-weed competition relationships t.
Contact	Department of Cultivation Science, Faculty of Agronomy, Vietnam National University of Agriculture Hanoi, Vietnam Email: vdhoang@vnua.edu.vn