Castle Burg Plesse, one of the many historical landmarks near the Institute.
A successful doctoral candidate is serenaded with hunting horns and later kisses the goose maiden, Gnseliesel, in the traditional forestry graduation rite.
Vol. 13 No. 1 January 2002
Göttingen University
Georg-August-University, in the historical city of Gttingen, Germany, takes about 100 students per year into the Faculty of Forest Science and Forest Ecology. The Faculty offers bachelors, masters, in five thematic areas and has recently been accredited by the European Credit Transfer System. Lectures, excursions, labs and practical exercises focus on basic work science (e.g., physiology, psychology, regulatory constraints), work economy, physical principles of machines and finally, forest road construction. Students enjoy the modern facilities of the University and its natural, cultural and historical context.
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Castle Burg Plesse, one of the many historical landmarks near the Institute. |
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A successful doctoral candidate is serenaded with hunting horns and later kisses the goose maiden, Gnseliesel, in the traditional forestry graduation rite. |
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Our research emphasis is practice-oriented questions of forest enterprises and contractors. Our approach to work science is multi-disciplinary and we have strong contacts with colleagues in sport- and work-medicine, agricultural science and other forestry institutes. Current projects include:
Logistics - Optimisation of information and material flows using simulation in North Rhine-Westfalia.
Terra-Mechanics - Pressure allocation on contact areas under forest tires.
Technological Assessment - Seeding techniques using horse-drawn implements.
Work Organisation: Delegation of thinning decisions to harvester operators.
Machine Engineering - Method for determining oil film thickness on piston walls of running combustion engines.
This research work is carried out in the Institute's modern facilities which include a precision mechanical workshop, an ergonomic lab, a motor power test station with possibilities of exhaust analysis and high-temperature measurement and finally a video lab for work-process analysis.
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The northern section of Georg-August |
Institute researchers are also engaged in international projects, currently with partners of Indonesia (road and skid trail engineering) and South Korea in addition to mission-orientated work in form of scientific appraisals and estimates.
For further information please contact Professor Dr. Heribert Jacke, who has managed the Institute since October 2000.
Institut fr Forstliche Arbeitswissenschaft und
Verfahrenstechnologie
Bsgenweg 4, D-37077 Gttingen
Germany
e-mail: hjacke@gwdg.de
Phone: +49(0)551-39-3572 Fax: +49(0)551-39-3510
http://www.uni-forst.gwdg.de/forst/iwf/iwf.html
