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Han Olff
Date of birth: 5 March 1962, Heerde, The Netherlands
Nationality: Dutch
Educational history:
| 1982 – 1988 |
M. Sc., Biology (Doktoraal Nieuwe Stijl, March 1988), University of Groningen. MSc projects in evolutionary ecology at the Netherlands Institute of Ecological Research, Oostvoorne and in plant physiology/genetics at the University of Groningen |
| 1990 (January - April) |
Graduate course in theoretical population ecology, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour, University of Minnesota, USA (Prof. D. Tilman)
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| 1990 (August) |
Graduate course in the analysis of ecological data, Agricultural University Wageningen (Dr. C.J.F. ter Braak) |
| 1988-1992 |
PhD position financed by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (BION-NWO) at the Laboratory for Plant Ecology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands (supervisors Prof. J. van Andel, Prof. J.P. Bakker & Prof. D. Tilman (UNM)). Thesis: On the mechanisms of vegetation succession. Graduation: September 1992 (cum laude). |
| 1997 (Sep-Oct) |
Postgraduate training ‘Project management’ |
| 1998 (Oct-Nov) |
Postgraduate training ‘Effective Leadership’ |
| 2000 (August) |
Licensing course for experimental work with vertebrates (Wageningen/Utrecht University) |
Professional
career:
| 1992 - 1993 |
Post-doc position at the Centre for Agrobiological Research (CABO-DLO), Wageningen, The Netherlands (with Prof.F. Berendse). Theme: Modelling of vegetation succession and nutrient cycling with applications to nature restoration projects
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| 1994 – 1998 |
Assistant professor at the Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology Group (lead by Prof. F. Berendse), Department of Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University
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| 1999 – 2000 |
Assistant profesor at the Tropical Nature Conservation and Vertebrate Ecology Group, Wageningen University
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| 2000 – 2002 |
Associate Professor at the Tropical Nature Conservation and Vertebrate Ecology Group, Wageningen University
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2002 - Present
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Full professor of Community and Conservation Ecology, University of Groningen
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Research and publications:
See the menu to the left
Research-stays abroad:
| Jan – Apr 1990 |
Stay as guest PhD at the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA, with Prof. D. Tilman |
| Aug - Sep 1996 |
Research in Tarangire and Manyara National Parks, Tanzania |
| Jul – Dec 1999 |
Stay as a visiting faculty at the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Utah State University at Logan, USA, with Prof. M.E. Ritchie |
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Jan 1999 –
May 2001
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8 visits of each 2-4 weeks to South Africa, to perform research in the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi park, South Africa and to visit the University of Cape Town (Prof. W.J. Bond and Prof. W. Stock), University of Pietermaritzburg (Prof. J. Hearne) and the University of Witwatersrand (Prof. N. Owen-Smith) |
| Jun – Dec 2001 |
Stay as a Research Associate Professor of Biology at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA, with Prof. J.H. Brown and Prof. B.T. Milne |
| 1988 – present |
Many lectures at international conferences and workshops and other short visits abroad. |
Other affiliations and services:
| 1976 – 1985 |
Active in many committees and boards, of the “Nederland Jeugdbond voor Natuurstudie” (NJN)
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| 1992 - 1993 |
Editor of the Dutch journal for landscape ecology "Landschap".
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| 1997 |
Organiser (with V.K. Brown and R.H. Drent) of the BES /NEVECOL international conference 'Herbivores: Between plants and predators', held in Wageningen University
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| 1993 – 1999 |
Secretary of the Working Group for Terrestrial Ecology of the Life sciences division of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (SLW-NWO)
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| 1994 – 1999 |
Meetings secretary of the Netherlands Ecological Society (NEVECOL), main organiser of 10 different conferences and scientific meetings
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| 1998 – 1999 |
Associate editor of the international journal Acta Oecologica
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| 1998 – 1999 |
Chairman of the educational committee that organises the undergraduate educational program in Forestry and Nature Conservation Studies, Wageningen University
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| 2001 – current |
Coordinator for the BSc/ MSc program contributions of Tropical Nature Conservation Group, Wageningen University
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| 2001 - current |
Member of the graduate admissions committee for the Environmental Sciences programs of Wageningen University
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| 2001 - 2003 |
Member of the "Serengeti Ecosystem" working group, funded by the US-NSF at the National Centre of Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Santa Barbara, US
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| 2002 |
Co-organiser (With J.H. Brown & J.F. Gillooley) of the conference "Towards an ecology based on first principles: body size, temperature and stoichiometry" held at the Santa Fe Institute, April 2002.
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| 2002 - present |
Member of the selection committee for 'VENI' postdocs funded by Netherlands organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)
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Teaching:
Extensive teaching experience (lectures, labs, field courses) both at undergraduate and graduate level in the following fields: Introductory ecology, Data analysis and methodology in ecology (see supporting web site), Population ecology, Community ecology, Landscape ecology, Systems ecology
35 MSc projects supervised during 1992 – 2003
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