OUR TEAM
Running such a large and diverse Botanic Garden requires a large team. Currently, there are c. 45 staff members altogether. The members of our team must cover a wide variety of different skills. Although most team members are trained gardeners of different specialisations (e.g. ornamental plants, landscaping), we also need secretaries, mechanics and a scientist.
DIRECTOR
Prof. Dr. Christopher GREFEN
Ruhr-University Bochum
Molecular & Cellular Botany
Building ND 7/130
Universitätsstraße 150
D-44801 Bochum
Phone: +49 234 32 26212
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Prof. Dr. Berit EBERT
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Molecular Evolution of Plants
Gebäude NDEF 05/348
Universitätsstraße 150
44801 Bochum
Fon: +49 234 32 22553
CURATOR
Dr. Wolfgang STUPPY
Ruhr-University Bochum
Botanic Garden
Building BOTA 0/30
Universitätsstraße 150
D-44801 Bochum
Phone: +49 234 32 26669
TECHNICAL HEAD
Marco MENDRINA
Ruhr-University Bochum
Botanic Garden
Building BOTA 0/33
Universitätsstraße 150
D-44801 Bochum
Phone: +49 234 32 28368
EDUCATION
Dr. Britta BÜKER
Ruhr-University Bochum
Faculty of Biology & Biotechnology
Molecular & Cellular Botany
Building ND 7/134
Universitätsstraße 150
D-44780 Bochum
Fon: +49 234 32 29397
Email
Franziska ROOSEN
Ruhr-University Bochum
Botanic Garden
Building BOTA 0/32
Universitätsstraße 150
D-44801 Bochum
Fon: +49 234 32 26277
SECRETARIAT
Stephanie IBAÑEZ MEYER &
Olga TKACENKO
Ruhr-University Bochum
Botanic Garden
Building BOTA 0/31
Universitätsstraße 150
D-44801 Bochum
Fon: +49 234 32 28733 / +49 234 32 23098
TEAM LEADERS
Tillmann REIF-VON WERNE
Team Leader Outdoor & Training Supervisor (Apprentices)
Ruhr-University Bochum
Botanic Garden
Building BOTA 0/26
Universitätsstraße 150
D-44801 Bochum
Phone: +49 234 32 25855
Lukasz WISNIEWSKI
Team Leader Glasshouses
Ruhr-University Bochum
Botanic Garden
Building BOTA 0/26
Universitätsstraße 150
D-44801 Bochum
Phone: +49 234 32 25855
HORTICULTURAL TEAMS
| OUTDOOR STAFF | AREA & EXPERTISE |
|---|---|
| Angelika BACK-KÜHN | Morphology & Geobotany |
| Eva BOLLEY | Training Supervisor (Apprentices), Alpine Garden & Geobotany |
| Klaus DIMTER | Stream, Chinese Garden |
| Sönke HAAS | Alpine Garden |
| Hannah JAWORSKI-PFETZING | Geobotany |
| Heike KLEIN | Useful Plants & Vegetation History |
| Lisa-Marie KREBS | Alpine Garden |
| Anke LEITNER | Summer flowers |
| Emma LOCHNER-STUPPY | Herbacous Border |
| Knut SCHELLBERG | general maintenance |
| Tabea SEGATZ | Spring Garden & Arboretum |
| Anke STADTHAUS | Spring Garden |
| Kerstin URBAN | Seed intake, general maintenance |
| Daniela VOLLMER | Medicinal Plants & Vegetation History |
| Dagmar WICKEL | Alpine Garden |
| GLASSHOUSE STAFF | AREA & EXPERTISE |
|---|---|
| Gundula BUßMANN | Cacti & other Succulents, Desert House |
| Luca DÖRMANN | aquatic plants, terraria & aquaria |
| Ulrich KATZ | Cacti & other Succulents, Desert House |
| Andreas KRÄMER | Tropical Conservatory, Tropical Propagation & Terraria |
| Jan RASCHE | Savannah Houses, Container Plants, Chilies |
| Elke SCHLABS | Bromeliads, Mediterranean Plants, Tropical Crops |
| WORKSHOP & MACHINERY | AREA & EXPERTISE |
|---|---|
| Thomas BREUKER | Machinery Handling and Maintenance, Custom-Made Constructions |
| CAMPUS GREEN | AREA & EXPERTISE |
|---|---|
| Dursun ACAR | University Campus |
| Harry BLOCK | University Campus |
| Denis DRABINSKI | University Campus |
| Jennifer ERBSLÖH | University Campus |
| Andreas GRÄFE | University Campus |
| Thomas HECKER | University Campus |
| Mehmet NAYIR | University Campus |
| Karl REINDERS | University Campus |
| Carsten SELKE | University Campus |
| APPRENTICES | |
|---|---|
| Maria BIRKENBACH | |
| Damien-Leandré FIENER | |
| Judith FÜHRER | |
| Martje Frederike KÖLLN | |
| Maria BIRKENBACH | |
| Martje Friederike KÖLLN |
POSTAL ADDRESS
Ruhr-University Bochum
Botanic Garden
Universitätsstraße 150
D-44801 Bochum
GERMANY
ADDRESS FOR SATNAVS
"N-Südstraße 6" or
GPS-COORDINATES 51.444761, 7.269031
CONTACT
phone: +49 (0)234 32 22005
E-Mail
OPENING TIMES
Summer
April 01 - October 31
Outdoor: Mon-Sun 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Glasshouses: Mon-Sun 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Winter
November 01 - March 31
Outdoor: Mon-Sun 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Glasshouses: Mon-Sun 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Closed from 23 Dec 2024 until 06 Jan 2025 (University-wide energy saving measure) as well as during storms and icy conditions
- Admission free
- No bicycles, e-scooters and drones
- Dogs are allowed outdoors but only on the lead
