Rene Heim

reneheim.github.io

Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany

About

I am an early career researcher (PhD/Dr.rer.nat) with a robust background in bio-engineering and plant ecology/agriculture. My research primarily focuses on using remote sensing and plant phenotyping to study plant stress. More details about my work can be found on my personal website (https://reneheim.github.io/). I have a proven track record in the industry, equipped with skills in statistical data analysis, R, and Python. My academic journey includes international research and education experience at prestigious institutions such as Macquarie University (Australia), University of Florida (USA), University of Valencia (Spain), University of Ghent (Belgium), and University of Hamburg (Germany). Currently, I am a principal investigator, leading the DFG-funded ON-Cerco project, at the University of Bonn and the Institute of Sugar Beet Research in Germany. This project investigates the impact of view and illumination angles on plant spectral signatures within a sugar beet-cercospora leaf spot regime.

Experience

  • Postdoctoral Researcher (Akad.R. a.Z.) at The University of Göttingen
    Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Principal Investigator at The University of Bonn
    Dec 2023 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Postdoctoral Researcher at Institut für Zuckerrübenforschung
    Apr 2022 - Dec 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Remote Sensing of Plant Health Lab @FABI at University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria
    Sep 2020 - Feb 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Postdoctoral Researcher at UGent
    Apr 2020 - Mar 2022 · 2 yrs