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Congratulations, Mathilde Ponchon!

Congratulations, Mathilde Ponchon!


Mathilde Ponchon successfully defended her doctoral thesis entitled “The entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium robertsii and its endophytic potential in grapevine to regulate radicicole grape phylloxera populations” ...

DOCTORAL OFFICE: Announcement Display Dissertation Vera Wersebeckmann

The following dissertation by Vera Wersebeckmann 
with the title 
"Terracing in steep slope viticulture and its potential to promote biodiversity in vineyard ecosystems" 


is on display.


Location:        Doctoral Office, Hochschule Geisenheim ...

VITA Research Center: Hochschule Geisenheim University Develops Climate-Resilient, Sustainable Crop Protection and Cultivation Strategies for the Winegrowing Industry
Prof. Dr. Annette Reineke (2nd from left), Ayse Asar (3rd from left), LBIH Director Thomas Platte (left), the Mayor of Geisenheim Christian Aßmann (right) and Klaus-Peter Willsch, MdB., are turning the first sod © Torsten Silz

In mid-September, Prof. Dr. Annette Reineke, Vice-President of Research at Hochschule Geisenheim University, and Ayse Asar, State Secretary in the Hessian Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts, symbolically broke ground for the new Viticulture ...

Hochschule Geisenheim University Welcomes 318 First-Semester Students and Presents two Awards for Voluntary Commitment
The award winners Helena Morgret, Liisa Muikku and Anna Muno with Dipl.-Ing. agr. Sonja Thielemann, Head of the International Office (from right to left)

On October 16, 2023, Hochschule Geisenheim University welcomed 318 new students for the start of the winter semester 2023/24. During the welcome event, University President Prof. Dr. Hans Reiner Schultz, Vice-President of Academic & Student Affairs ...

DOCTORAL OFFICE: Announcement display dissertation M. Ponchon

The following dissertation by Ms Mathilde Ponchon
with the title
"“The entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium robertsii and its endophytic potential in grapevine to regulate radicicole grape phylloxera populations“
is on display at the following ...

Luxembourg Ministers Visit Geisenheim

At the end of August, a delegation from Luxembourg with Minister of Health Paulette Lenert and Minister of Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development Claude Haagen as well as representatives of the wine industry visited Hochschule Geisenheim ...

"A Milestone in Campus Development": Three New Buildings Designed for Excellence in Teaching and Research
From left to right: Michael Schlepper (Town Councillor of Geisenheim), Prof. Dr. Hans Reiner Schultz, Michael Ludwig, Dr. Martin Worms, Ayse Asar, Jochen Rübenach (Head of Construction, Karl Gemünden GmbH & Co. KG), Thomas Platte

On September 14, 2023, Ayse Asar, State Secretary in the Hessian Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts, and Dr. Martin Worms, State Secretary in the Hessian Ministry of Finances celebrated the construction progress on our new Beverage Technology Center and Lecture Hall Building, and joined university representatives to officially mark the start of construction of the VITA Research Center.

“Ten years after the university was founded, it has made tremendous progress, which can be seen on the campus as well. With the construction of three new buildings, we are celebrating a major milestone in the development of the campus,” said Ayse ...

Minister Presidents Boris Rhein and Hendrik Wüst Gained Insights into Geisenheim’s Research Strategy
From left to right: Hendrik Wüst, Prof. Dr. Mirjam Hey, Marion Waldeck, Prof. Dr. Annette Reineke, Boris Rhein

On Wednesday, September 13, 2023, the Minister Presidents of Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia visited Hochschule Geisenheim University to gain insights into Geisenheim’s research strategy. During a tour of the campus with Prof. Dr. Mirjam Hey, ...

Effects of Scion and Rootstock Genotype on Bacterial Communities in Grapevine Rhizosphere
Relative abundance of different bacterial families (in %) in the rhizosphere of grapevine (time point May 2019 and October 2019) © OENO One / Leonie Dries et. al.

Geisenheim researchers publish first results

A group of researchers including members from the Geisenheim Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition has published an article in Oeno One – Vine and Wine – Open Access Journal Vol. 57 No.3 (2023) on the effects of scion and rootstock genotype ...

DOCTORAL OFFICE: Announcement display dissertation J. Badura
[Translate to English:] HGU

The following dissertation by Ms Jennifer Badura, M.Sc.
with the title
"Characterization, regulation and genetic modification of the synthesis of aroma compounds in nonconventional wine yeasts"
is on display
Location: 


Doctoral Office, Hochschule ...