Dr Ernst Zürcher

Dr Ernst Zürcher is Professor for Wood Science and Researcher at the Bern University of Applied Science. He is also an invited lecturer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne and Zurich as well as at the University of Lausanne. Dr Zürcher's research focuses on tree vitality, spiral structures, chronobiology and sustainable development. Dr Zürcher led the Swiss Development Cooperation's four-year project in Africa and Rwanda, conducting research projects based on natural forest dynamics, plantation silviculture, agroforestry and seed technology.