Gerald Koch

Koch obtained his PhD degree in wood science from the University of Hamburg in 1998.

Since 2004, he is the curator of the scientific wood collection,{{cite web | title=Dr. Gerald Koch in der wissenschaftlichen Holzsammlung des Thünen-Instituts in Hamburg. Dort können die Wissenschaftler auf mehr als 35.000 belegte Holzmuster von 12.000 Arten zurückgreifen. | website=BMEL | date=8 April 2020 | url=https://www.bmel.de/SharedDocs/Bilder/DE/Cover/cover-pressemappe-holz-ti.html | language=de | access-date=30 March 2024}} and also the head of wood anatomy at the Institute of Wood Research in Hamburg.{{cite book|title=Springer Handbooks|publisher=Springer International Publishing|isbn=978-3-030-81314-7|year=2023|chapter=Springer Handbook of Wood Science and Technology|publication-place=Cham|page=138|issn=2522-8692|doi=10.1007/978-3-030-81315-4|s2cid=257902863 }} Ch. 3 Wood biology (by Prof. Dr. Gerald Koch et al.

His research interests include topics of wood sciences related to macroscopic and microscopic wood identification of internationally traded timbers, forensic timber identification,{{cite journal | last1=Dormontt | first1=Eleanor E. | last2=Boner | first2=Markus | last3=Braun | first3=Birgit | last4=Breulmann | first4=Gerhard | last5=Degen | first5=Bernd | last6=Espinoza | first6=Edgard | last7=Gardner | first7=Shelley | last8=Guillery | first8=Phil | last9=Hermanson | first9=John C. | last10=Koch | first10=Gerald | last11=Lee | first11=Soon Leong | last12=Kanashiro | first12=Milton | last13=Rimbawanto | first13=Anto | last14=Thomas | first14=Darren | last15=Wiedenhoeft | first15=Alex C. | last16=Yin | first16=Yafang | last17=Zahnen | first17=Johannes | last18=Lowe | first18=Andrew J. | title=Forensic timber identification: It's time to integrate disciplines to combat illegal logging | journal=Biological Conservation | publisher=Elsevier BV | volume=191 | year=2015 | issn=0006-3207 | doi=10.1016/j.biocon.2015.06.038 | pages=790–798| bibcode=2015BCons.191..790D }} investigation of wood structure, properties and utilisation of lesser known species, and also, topochemical analyses of wooden tissues on a subcellular level.

In the area of wood anatomy, he has been the initiator of the mobile apps, CITESwoodID and macroHOLZdata, which are commonly used by educational personnel, and professionals in wood industry and trade for the identification of tropical and non-tropical timbers.{{cite web | last=Koch | first=Gerald | title=App macroHOLZdata – Innovative digital tool for macroscopic wood identification and information retrieval for educational facilities and professionals in wood industry and trade | website=ResearchGate | date=2022-05-26 | url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360872726 | access-date=2024-04-30}}{{cite web | title=Thünen: CITESwoodID and macroHOLZdata | website=Thünen | url=https://www.thuenen.de/en/thuenen-topics/markets-trade-certification/kontrolle-international-gehandelter-hoelzer-und-holzprodukte/baum-app-ja-bitte | access-date=2024-04-30}}

In 2008, he was elected as a fellow at the International Academy of Wood Science for his scientific work.

He is a member of the International Association of Wood Anatomists. In addition, Koch is an appointed advisor of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV),{{cite web | title=BMUV: Your search on www.bmuv.de | website=BMUV | url=https://www.bmuv.de/en/search?L=1&id=1892&q=BMUV | access-date=2024-05-01}} specifically on matters of subtropical and tropical timbers including certification and CITES regulations.

Koch presently serves as a member in the editorial boards of estemeed wood-related journals Holzforschung{{cite web | title=Holzforschung | website=De Gruyter | date=1 January 1947 | url=https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/hfsg/html | access-date=30 March 2024}} and European Journal of Wood and Wood Products.{{cite web | title=European Journal of Wood and Wood Products | website=SpringerLink | url=https://link.springer.com/journal/107/editors | access-date=30 March 2024}}

Until April 2024, Koch has published and presented more than 200 research works in several referred journals, conferences and symposia, and possesses more than 4,000 citations at Google Scholar.{{cite web | title=Gerald Koch | website=Google Scholar | url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dm9AsXoAAAAJ&hl=en | access-date=30 March 2024}}

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• [https://www.thuenen.de/en/fachinstitute/holzforschung/personal/wissenschaftliches-personal-institut-fuer-holzforschung/kochgerald/list-of-publications-of-priv-doz-dr-habil-gerald-koch-1 Published work]
• [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dm9AsXoAAAAJ&hl=en Google Scholar]
• [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-81315-4_3 Wood biology], by Koch et al.

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