Prof. Christian Ulrichs heads the Department of Urban Plant Ecophysiology at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Christian studied biology and holds a PhD in biology and horticultural sciences. Prior to his appointment at Humboldt-Universität, he worked at the World Vegetable Center in Taiwan, Central Luzon State University in the Philippines, and the US Department of Agriculture.
His research focuses on plant adaptation to extreme habitats, chemical interactions of organisms with their environment, and sustainable and intensive horticultural production systems.