Curriculum Vitae

Education and training

1972
Final examination in Agricultural Sciences (Plant Sciences),
MSc, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, KVL, Copenhagen
1977-
Ph.D. (Agricultural Botany), KVL, Copenhagen
1992
Dr. agro. (DSc) KVL, Copenhagen

Positions held

2015-
Professor emeritus, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, UCPH.
1996-2015
Professor (Weed Science), UCPH
1992-1996
Docent (Weed Science), Department of Agricultural Sciences, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, KVL.
1983-92
Associate professor, Department of Crop Husbandry and Plant Breeding, KVL.
1982
Project Research Officer, Danish Institute of Plant and Soil Science, Department of Weed Control and Pesticide Ecology, Flakkebjerg.
1973-82
Various research positions, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Crop Husbandry and Plant Breeding, KVL.

Honorary Awards

1987
Fabrikant Ulrik Brinch og hustru Marie Brinchs legat, for outstanding research in Weed Science
1998
Honorary Member of the Weed Science Society of America
2012
NOVA University Network Teaching price for the PhD course: Applied Statistics with R for the Agricultural, Life and Veterinary sciences
2016
International Weed Science Society Outstanding International Achievement Award
2018
Honorary Membership of European Weed Research Society
2019
Honorary and Distinguished Professor at the University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

Sabbaticals

2014
Visiting Scientist, University of Wyoming, USA
2009/10
Visiting Scientist, University of California Davis, USA.
1997/98
Visiting Scientist, Natural Products Utilization Research Unit, USDA, Oxford, Mississippi, USA.
1987/88
Visiting Scientist, Keith Turnbull Research Institute, Department of Conservation Forests and Lands, Victoria, Australia
1986
Statistical adviser at AGROLAB A/S.

Teaching and Training

1977-
Teacher in and later coordinator of Weed Science Teaching at University of Copenhagen.
2001-
Teaching in Crop Production in the Tropics
2005-13
Coordination of and teacher in course “Pesticide use, mode of action and ecotoxicology”
2007-14
PhD course in Applied Statistics for the Agricultural, Life and Veterinary Sciences, NOVA University Network (The Nordic Forestry, Veterinary and Agricultural University Network)
2005-
More than 20 short courses in “Statistical Analysis of Dose-response Data” , URL Taught workshops
2014
Development with Andrew Kniss of on-line Statistical Analysis of Agricultural Experiments with R.

Organizational skills

2000-12
Chairperson of Pesticide Advisory Board (Bekæmpelsesmiddelrådet). Danish Environmental Protection Agency.
1996-12
The Crop Protection Advisory Board (Planteværnsudvalget), The Agricultural Advisory Center (Landbrugets Rådgivningscenter).
1996-05
The Pesticide Expert Committee (Danish Agricultural and Veterinary Research Council).
Conferences
1992
Session organiser at the first IWSS Congress in Melbourne, Australia
1994-01
Scientific Officer in EWRS and involved in organising numerous EWRS Symposia
1996
President of the second IWSS Congress Copenhagen
2000
Evaluation of Graduate students project and grant proposal at the third IWSS Congress Foz Do Iguaçu, Brazil,
2004
Evaluation of Graduate students project grant proposal at the fourth IWSS Congress, Durban, South Africa
2003
Co-organiser of the EWRS Mediterranean symposium in Adana, Turkey
2015
17th EWRS symposium, Montpellier
2016
Workshops and part organiser of 7th International Weed Science Congress, June 19-25, 2016, Prague, Czech Republic
Outreach to the World
2015
member of the Executive Board at Agrolab A/S
2008
Expert mission to IITA to evaluate the project “Tuber crops” co funded by EC
2005
Expert mission to ICRISAT to evaluate the project “Harnessing biotechnology for the poor” co funded by EC
2001-03
Supervisor for Eritrean Master student (Striga control in Sorghum)
2001-05
Improving control strategies of Imperata cylindrica for smallholder farmers in West African low input agriculture
1999
FAO assignment. Development of International Standards for Ecological Risk Assessment of Herbicide or Insect Resistant (Bt-protected) Crops. Guidelines for analysis, assessment and management of associated risks.
1999
Evaluation of The Postgraduate Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Paradynia, Sri Lanka.
1998
Supervisor for Palestinian master students (Orobanche control)
1998
Danida mission to Eritrea on Weed management.
1985
Supervisor and leader of post graduate studies for Weed scientists from the Indian sub-continent.

Research management and assessment

2011-15
Editor, Weed Science, for the Journal Crop Protection
2001-10
Chairman of the Committee for Developing Aids at the Department of Agricultural Sciences.
1999-04
Chairman of the Research Committee at the Department of Agricultural Sciences.
1998-00
Member of the KVL Senate
1993-96
Member of executive board of the Department of Agricultural Sciences
1993-04
Head of the Section Weed Science at the Department of Agricultural Sciences, KVL.
1992-93
Member of the ad hoc group to evaluate research by bibliometric analysis, KVL.
1991
Member of the support group for the Danish Council for Research Policy in conjunction with the International Evaluation of Danish Agricultural Research.
1990-92
Member of the faculty board for Agricultural Sciences, KVL.
1990-92
Head of the Section Crop Science at the Department of Agricultural Sciences, KVL.
1990-92
Member of the interim editorial board, whose objective was to change the format of The University Annual Report, KVL.
1990-95
Chairman of the Research Committee at the Department of Agricultural Sciences, KVL.
1982-95
Member of the Editorial Board of Weed Research.