Background
Merbach, Wolfgang Hans-Helmut Roland was born on July 17, 1939 in Ranis, Germany. Son of Kurt Robert and Marie Elisabeth (Franke) Merbach.
researcher agricultural chemist
Merbach, Wolfgang Hans-Helmut Roland was born on July 17, 1939 in Ranis, Germany. Son of Kurt Robert and Marie Elisabeth (Franke) Merbach.
Diploma, University Jena, Germany, 1964. Digital Array Gas-cell correlation radiometer, University Jena, Germany, 1970. Habilitation, University Halle, 1982.
Production manager Agricultural Cooperative, Krausnick, Germany, 1964-1965. Research assistant Institute Agricultural Chemistry, University Jena, 1966-1970. Lecturer, senior science Institute Plant Nutrition, University Halle, Germany, 1970-1986.
Department head Research Center Soil Fertility, Müncheberg, Germany, 1986-1991. Head Institute Ecophysiology, vice director Center Agrarlandscape and Land Use Research, Germany, 1992-1995, head Institute Rhizosphere Research and Plant Nutrition Germany, 1995-1998. Professor plant physiology and nutrition, vice dean University Halle-Wittenberg, 1998—2000, dean, 2000—2003.
Chairman expert commission science and research, Land Brandenburg, Potsdam, Germany, 1993-1998, Land Saxonia-Anhalt, Magdeburg, since 1999. Active federal expert commission science and technical, Bonn, Germany, 1994-2000. Expert commission global change, environment, since 2007, Berlin.
Member roundtable German Democratic Republic, Berlin, 1989—1990. Co-chairman environmental advisory board Protestant Church, 1991—1997. Member executive committee Christian Democratic Union, Brandenburg, 1991—1997, Sachsen-Anhalt, 2000—2002, since 2004.
Member of European Society Agronomy, German Society Plant Nutrition (deputy chairman 1993-1997, chairman 1997—2001), German. Botanical Society, German Soil Science Society.
Married Ingrid Steiner, May 18, 1966 (divorced 1984). 1 child, Annette; married Ines Engeline Wedekind, July 19, 1991. Children: Markus, Claudia.