Heidrun Bethge

Heidrun Bethge is Professor of Business Informatics at Leibniz University of Applied Sciences in Hannover, Germany, where she leads the Business Informatics program. Her academic responsibilities include curriculum development, teaching, student advising, and serving as Deputy Equal Opportunities Officer. Bethge maintains research interests in database systems, software engineering, and business information technology applications.

Her early scientific career included materials science research on:

• Surface restructuring processes
• Epitaxial film growth mechanisms
• Nanoscale fabrication techniques
• Semiconductor surface modification

Publications from this period explore hydrogen etching processes, quantum wire production, and magnetic properties of thin films.