Prof. Dr. Dr. habil. Wilhelm Windisch
Chair of Animal Nutrition
TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan
Technical University Munich (TUM)
Liesel-Beckmann-Straße 2
D-85354 Freising-Weihenstephan
Phone: +49 (0)8161 713552
Fax: +49 (0)8161 715367
wilhelm.windisch[at]tum.de
Education
| 1979-1985 | Study of Agricultural Sciences, TUM |
| 1985 | Diploma in Agricultural Sciences |
| 1988 | Dr. of Agricultural Sciences ‘summa cum laude’, TUM |
| 1995 | Habilitation, venia legendi (Dr. agr. habil., animal nutrition and production physiology), TUM |
Career
| 1985-2002 | Scientist at the Institute of Nutrition Physiology, TUM |
| 2002-2010 | Full professorship at BOKU University Vienna (Austria), Animal Nutrition (haed of chair) |
| 2006-2009 | Member of the senate of BOKU University Vienna, Austria |
| 2006 | Declined: Full professorship at Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany |
| 2007-2009 | Head of Department Food Science and Technology, BOKU University Vienna |
| 2010 to date | Full professorship (W3) at TUM, Animal Nutrition (chair) |
| 2013-2017 | Director of Hans Eisenmann Center for Agricultural Science, TUM |
Scientific Memberships
- Society of Nutrition Physiology (GfE), Germany:
2016 to date: President
2013-2016: Vice president
2012 to date: Member of the Commitee for Requirement Standards of GfE
- Bavarian Association of Animal Nutrition (BAT e.V.)
2011 to date: President
- QS Qualität und Sicherheit GmbH, member of the curatorship since 2018
- Commission of Feedstuffs and Animal Nutrition (Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Germany)
since 2014: Member
- FEEDAP panel of EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), EC:
2004-2006: Member
- DLG Gütezeichen Mischfutter, since 2018 DLG-Kommission Mischfuttermittel
2014 to date: Member
seit 2016: Chair of commission
- Society of Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS), Germany:
2001-2009: Vice president of GMS
2009-2013: Chair of scientific advisory board of GMS
- Alliance for Life Science, Food, Veterinary Expertise and Agriculture (ALVA), Austria:
2013-2017: Chair of ALVA Division Feedstuff & Plant Analysis
Scientific Awards
- H. Wilhelm Schaumann-Preis 1991
- Dr. Heinrich-Baur-Förderpreis 1994
- Henneberg-Lehmann-Förderpreis 1996
Recent Focus of Research
| Metabolism of essential trace minerals (Zn, Fe, Cu), bioavailability, homeostatic regulation |
| Effects of feed additives and antinutritive dietry compounds on the functionality of the gastrointestinal tract |