Dr. Ute Sass-Klaassen
Professor of Sustainable Forestry at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences
Open days
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Online Open Day
19 March
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Online Open Day
4 June
Professor of Sustainable Forestry at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences
Online Open Day
19 March
Online Open Day
4 June
Online Open Day
19 March
Online Open Day
4 June
Professor of Sustainable Forestry at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences
Professor Ute Sass-Klaassen studied Tree Biology and Wood Sciences in Hamburg, Germany. During her PhD research in the 1990s, she focused on the drought sensitivity of the beech tree. Throughout her subsequent career, tree ring research has been a central theme. She initially worked as a lecturer and researcher at the Tree-Ring Lab at the University of Arizona. Later, she contributed to a foundation in archaeology and building history, where she dated wooden constructions and artifacts.
Since 2003, Ute has been an Associate Professor with the Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group at Wageningen University & Research. She coordinated courses and supervised many bachelor’s, master’s, internship, and PhD students. Her over 100 publications were produced through collaboration in (inter)national networks. She was also Chair of the COST-actie STREeSS and President of the Association for Tree-Ring Research. In 2020, she was appointed Honorary Professor at the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development. Three years later, Ute started as Professor of Sustainable Forestry at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences.
The Applied Research Group for Sustainable Forestry is closely linked to the Forest and Nature Management programme at VHL. Lecturer-researchers are directly involved in research projects, and students complete their final projects at the applied research group, intern with our field partners, or participate in project work.
Want to know more about the Applied Research Group for Sustainable Forestry? Curious about collaboration opportunities? Or interested in an internship or final project? Call or email:
Dr. Ute Sass-Klaassen
Professor of Sustainable Forestry
E-mail: ute.sassklaassen@hvhl.nl
Phone: +31 6 23 02 00 00
Dr. Peter van der Meer
Associate Professor of Oil Palm and Tropical Forests
E-mail: peter.vandermeer@hvhl.nl
Phone: +31 6 51 31 26 65
Only 11 percent of our land area consists of forest. Ideally, this should be much more, as forests contribute to natural value, CO2 sequestration, water regulation, microclimate, and the production of the renewable resource wood. However, our forests are increasingly threatened by the effects of climate change: storms, fires, floods, and heat.