Institute of Botany

Prof. Dr. Steven Jansen

W3 professor in plant sciences
ORCID: 0000-0002-4476-5334

 Academic degrees

  • Ph.D. in Biology (Botany), 21 May 2001, K.U.Leuven (Belgium)
  • Teaching Certificate in Biology, July 1995, K.U.Leuven (Belgium)
  • Master in Biology, July 1994, K.U.Leuven (Belgium)

Research interests

  • Functional, systematic and ecological plant anatomy
  • Fluid transport in plants, especially plant water relations
  • Tree and forest resilience to climate change, especially drought stress
  • Aluminium accumulation in plants

Research & teaching experience

  • 01/20/2014-present: W3 professor in Tropical Botany, Ulm University
  • 01/05/2009 – 20/01/2014: Carl-Zeiss junior Junior professor in Tropical Botany, Ulm University (Germany)
  • 05/07/2004 – 30/04/2009: Plant Anatomist at the Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3DS, U.K.
  • 01/10/2001 – 02/07/2004: Postdoctoral fellowship of the Fund for Scientific Research - Flanders (Belgium), Laboratory of Plant Systematics, K.U.Leuven, Belgium
  • 1994 - 2001: PhD-student and Research Assistant, Laboratory of Plant Systematics, K.U.Leuven, Belgium

Awards

  • Highly Cited Researcher 2018-present: Web of Science, Clarivate Analytics
  • 13 December 2002: Fellow of the Linnean Society, 2002.
  • 16 August 2001: Katherine Esau Award-2001 offered by the “Botanical Society of America”, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Awards