Carola Pekrun

Prof. Dr. Carola Pekrun is the Vice President for Research and Transfer at Nuertingen-Geislingen University and holds a professorship in Agronomy and Quality Management. Her career spans over three decades in academia, focusing on sustainable plant production systems, environmental research coordination, and organic farming initiatives. She has held roles at institutions including the University of Göttingen and the University of Hohenheim, where she contributed to interdisciplinary research and program development.

• Affiliations: Nuertingen-Geislingen University (since 2006), previously at University of Göttingen, University of Hohenheim, and Agricultural University Vienna.
• Research Focus: Sustainable plant production, intercropping, conservation agriculture, legume integration, and soil science.

Her work emphasizes bridging agronomic practices with environmental sustainability, including roles as coordinator for organic farming and initiator of the Master's program in International Organic Food Chain Management. She has supervised numerous students at BSc, MSc, and PhD levels and contributed to research on seed science and volunteer oilseed rape management.