Academic Career
| since 11/2013 | Adjunct Professor at TUM |
| since 11/2010 | Senior Researcher at the TUM Chair of Wood Science |
| since 02/2006 | Adjunct Teaching Professor for “Resource Management” at TUM |
| 2005 | Guest Lecturer at the NTU Singapore/GIST German Institute of Science and Technology, Master Program “Industrial Ecology” |
| 2005 | Postdoctoral Lecturer Qualification for the Research Area „Resource Management“ at the TUM Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering |
| 2003 - 2010 | Postdoctoral Lecturer and Senior Researcher at the TUM Chair of Resource and Energy Technology |
| 1998 - 2003 | Postdoctoral Lecturer and Research Associate at the TUM Chair and Laboratory of Water Quality Control and Waste Management |
| 1998 | Doctorate (Dr. rer. silv.) at the Department of Forest Science at the Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München (LMU München) |
| 1995 - 1996 | Student of Environmental Engineering at TUM with the Technical Qualification for Officers according to BimSchG und WHG |
| 1995 - 1998 | PhD student and Research Associate at the Chair of Soil Science at LMU München |
| 1993 - 1994 | Forest Manager at the Forest and Real Estate Administration Freiherr von Holzschuher, Gymnich b. Köln |
| 1991 - 1993 | Forest Civil Servant on Probation at the Bavarian State Forest Administration, State Examination 1993 (Forstassessorin) |
| 1986 - 1991 | Student of Forest Science at the LMU München, Diploma Examination 1991 (Diplom-Forstwirtin (Univ.)) |
Tasks
- Management and Supervision of Research Projects
- Supervision of Postdocs, PhD, Master and Bachelor Theses
- Reviewer for Several Scientific Journals, e.g. Journal of Industrial Ecology, Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Waste Management Research, Engineering in Life Sciences, European Journal of Forest Research, Forestry, European Journal of Wood and Wood Products
- Member of the Examination Board for the Master Program “Sustainable Resource Management”
- Coordinator of the Field of Specialization „Material and Waste Management“ in the Master Program “Sustainable Resource Management”
- Coordinator of the Field of Specialization K5 „Renewable Resources and Regenerative Energies“ in the Master Program “Umweltplanung und Ingenieurökologie”
- Chairwoman of the Examination Board for Forest Science (Bachelor and Master Programs)
Research Area
Material Flow Management of Renewable Resources, especially Wood, including Material Flow Analysis, Life Cycle Assessment, Sustainability Evaluation, Industrial Ecology
Research Projects (Selection):
- Cascading Recovered Wood (CaReWood)
- Expert Group Resource Management Bioenergy in Bavaria (ExpRessBio)
- Competition for Wood: Ecological, Social and Economic Effects of the Material and Energy Utilization of Wood
- Development of Equitable Guidelines for Sustainable Construction with Wood
- Building Resource Performance – Development of an Operational Material Flow Management System for Construction Projects
- Sub-Project „Farm Construction with Wood or Steel – A Comparison of Primary Energy Demand and Global Warming Potential“ within the INTERREG IV Bavaria-Austria-Project „Construction in Regional Cycles“
- Sub-Project “Material Flow Analysis of the Bavarian Forestry and Wood Cluster” within the Cluster Study of the Bavarian Forestry and Wood Cluster Initiative
- Analysis, Assessment and Management of Raw and Building Material Flows in Bavaria
- Analysis of Regional Structures and Material Flows of Renewable Resources for an Efficient Utilization in Bavaria
- The Utilization of Agricultural Areas for Short Rotation Coppices and Energy Crops – A Comparison under Legal, Technical, Economical and Ecological Aspects
- Assessment of the Cultivation of Energy Crops in Bavaria by the Integration of the Balance Oriented Model REPRO in Life Cycle Assessment
- Ecological Impacts of Land Use Changes by the Increased Cultivation of Energy Crops in Bavaria
- Sub-Project “Sustainability Assessment” within the Project “Promotion of Sustainable Consumption by User Integration in Sustainability Innovations”
- Conflicts of Objectives in Waste Management
Lectures
- Bachelor of Science "Forstwissenschaft und Ressourcenmanagement" (WZW):
- Rohstoffmärkte und Qualitätssicherung (Rohstoffmärkte und Stoffflüsse, Ökobilanzierung)
- Master of Science "Forst- und Holzwissenschaft" (WZW):
- Aktuelle Entwicklung in der Holzforschung
- Masterstudiengang "Sustainable Resource Management" (WZW):
- Scientific Writing
- Master’s Thesis Proposals
- Master of Science "Sustainable Resource Management" (WZW), “Life Science Economics and Policy” (WZW), “Umweltplanung und Ingenieurökologie” (WZW),
- Material Flow Management and Application
- Master of Science “Agrarwissenschaften” and “Agrarmanagement” (WZW):
- Contribution to the Module “Nachwachsende Rohstoffe”, Part „Ökobilanzierung Nachwachsender Rohstoffe“
Publications (Selection)
Habilitation-Thesis:
Weber-Blaschke, G.; 2009: Stoffstrommanagement als Instrument nachhaltiger Bewirtschaftung natürlicher und technischer Systeme. Ein kritischer Vergleich ausgewählter Beispiele. Schriftenreihe „Nachwachsende Rohstoffe in Forschung und Praxis“ des Wissenschaftszentrums Straubing, Bd. 1, Verlag Attenkofer, Straubing, 330 S. (Habilitationsschrift 2005, Technische Universität München).
Dissertation-Thesis:
Weber, G.; 1998: Wachstum und Ernährungszustand junger Eschen (Fraxinus excelsior L.) und Bergahorne (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) in Abhängigkeit von der Basen- und Aluminiumsättigung und vom Wasserhaushalt natürlicher Böden – Topfversuche und Freilandinventur. Hieronymus, München, 234 S. (Dissertation 1998, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München).
Most important publications of the last 5 years – peer-reviewed
Soode-Schimonsky, E.; Richter, K.; Weber-Blaschke, G.; 2017: Product environmental footprint of strawberries: Case studies in Estonia and Germany. Journal of Environmental Management, doi: doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.03.090
Wilnhammer, M.; Wittkopf, S.; Richter, K.; Weber-Blaschke, G.; 2017: The impact of a new emission control act on particulate matter emissions from residential wood energy use in Bavaria, Germany. Journal of Cleaner Production 145, 134-141, doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.01.039.
Wolf, C.; Klein, D.; Richter, K.; Weber-Blaschke, G.; 2016: Mitigating environmental impacts through the energetic use of wood: Regional displacement factors generated by means of substituting non-wood heating systems. Science of the Total Environment 569–570, 395–403. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.06.021
Wolf, C.; Klein, D.; Richter, K.; Weber-Blaschke, G.; 2016: Environmental effects of shifts in a regional heating mix through variations in the utilization of solid biofuels. Journal of Environmental Management 177, 177–191, doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.04.019
Klein, D.; Wolf, C.; Schulz, C.; Weber-Blaschke, G.; 2016: Environmental impacts of the provision of raw wood with focus on climate change: An analysis of different forest biomass supply chains for the most relevant tree species in Bavaria, Germany. Science of the Total Environment, 539, 45–60, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv. 2015.08.087, online first 06.09.2015.
Wilnhammer, M.; Lubenau, C.; Wittkopf, S.; Richter, K.; Weber-Blaschke, G.; 2015: Effects of increased wood energy consumption on global warming potential, primary energy demand and particulate matter emissions on regional level based on the case study area Bavaria (Southeast Germany). Biomass and Bioenergy 81, 190-201, DOI: /j.biombioe.2015.06.025.
Höglmeier, K.; Steubing, B.; Weber-Blaschke, G.; Richter, K.; 2015: LCA-based optimization of wood utilization in southeast Germany under special consideration of a cascading use of wood. Journal of Environmental Management, 152, 158-170, DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.01.018.
Wolf, C.; Klein, D.; Weber-Blaschke, G.; Richter, K.; 2015: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Life Cycle Assessments for Wood Energy Services. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 20 (4), 743–763; doi: 0.1111/jiec.12321.
Soode, E.; Lampert, P.; Weber-Blaschke, G.; Richter, K.; 2015: Carbon footprints of the horticultural products strawberries, asparagus, roses and orchids in Germany. Journal of Cleaner Production (JCP), 87, 168–179, DOI: 10.1016/ j.jclepro.2014.09.035.
Klein, D.; Wolf, C.; Schulz, C.; Weber-Blaschke, G.; 2015: 20 years of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in the Forestry Sector: State of the Art and a Methodical Proposal for the LCA of Forest Product Chains. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 20, 556–575, DOI: 10.1007/s11367-015-0847-1.
Höglmeier, K.; Weber-Blaschke, G.; Richter, K.; 2014: Utilization of recovered wood in cascades versus utilization of primary wood - a comparison with life cycle assessment using system expansion. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 19, 1755–1766, DOI: 10.1007/s11367-014-0774-6.
Höglmeier, K.; Weber-Blaschke, G.; Richter, K.; 2013: Potentials for cascading of recovered wood from the building deconstruction – a case study for south-east Germany. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 78, 81–91. DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2013.07.004
Soode, E.; Weber-Blaschke, G.; Richter, K.; 2013: Comparison of product carbon footprint standards with a case study on poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima). The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 18 (7), 1280-1290. doi: 10.1007/s11367-013-0575-3.
Bystricky, M.; Knödlseder, T.; Weber-Blaschke, G.; Faulstich, M.; 2010: Comparing environmental impacts of electricity, heat and fuel from energy crops: Evaluating biogas utilization pathways by the basket of benefit methodology. Engineering in Life Sciences, 10(6), 570–576.