Prof. Dr. Ute Windisch teaches biology and ecology at the Department of Hospital and Medical Technology, Environmental and Biotechnology. The biologist earned her doctorate ( Dr. rer. nat. in 1998 from the Institute of Plant Ecology at Justus Liebig University Giessen . Her dissertation focused on methods for detecting the effects of emissions on biological systems using bioindicators. She had previously investigated the possibilities of determining air quality by examining lichen growth as a research assistant at JLU in cooperation with the Hessian State Institute for the Environment and Geology and the Giessen -Friedberg University of Applied Sciences. Later, in her own consulting firm, she applied such methods to various statewide and municipal bioindication projects.
The bioindication of air pollution and climate change, as well as the visualization of environmental data, are key areas of her scientific work and topics of her publications.
Prof. Jürgen Hauck teaches design and construction at the Department of Civil Engineering. He completed his architectural studies at the Würzburg University of Applied Sciences and the Technical University of Pécs (Hungary), graduating with diplomas from both institutions. As an employee and partner in architectural firms, he gained practical experience in construction before founding his own office near Schweinfurt in 2000. He also continued his academic development as an assistant at the Bauhaus University Weimar, where he pursued his doctorate, which he expects to complete in 2008. His dissertation examines structuralism in 1960s architecture. Many of the buildings he has designed and realized have received national and international awards, including the Franz Liszt Museum in Weimar and the Government Center in Budapest.
Prof. Hauck, the author of numerous specialist publications, has many years of experience in the academic training of architects as a lecturer at the Würzburg University of Applied Sciences and as a research assistant in Weimar.
Prof. Dr. Carsten Zack teaches private and commercial law at the Department of Economics. He studied law and business administration at Goethe University Frankfurt, where he passed the Second State Examination in Law and earned a degree in Business Administration. He received his doctorate in law ( Dr. jur.) in 1994 with a dissertation on "Development and Problems of Subordinated Real Estate Loans." He began practicing law in 1991, specializing in commercial, labor, and trade law, among other areas. During his time at an auditing and tax consulting firm, he advised national and international clients. He subsequently practiced as an independent commercial lawyer.
Prof. Dr. Zack has held teaching positions in business, environmental, and civil law at various universities of applied sciences. He also taught as a visiting professor at the Wiesbaden University of Applied Sciences in 1994/95. At the Giessen -Friedberg University of Applied Sciences, he intends to incorporate his extensive experience as a business lawyer into his lectures, thereby combining theory and practice in the academic education of students.