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Roger Stirnimann

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Roger Stirnimann Dozent Agrartechnik

Contact

  • Address Berner Fachhochschule
    School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL
    Fachbereich Agronomie
    Länggasse 85
    3052 Zollikofen

Activities

  • Teaching

  • Supervising student work

  • Acquire / supervise / carry out research and service projects

  • Agricultural technology in general

  • Tractor technology

  • Transport technology

  • Self-propelled harvesters

  • Alternative drive systems

  • Emissions from non-road vehicles (Nonroad Mobile Machinery)

  • Terramechanics

  • Trailer brake systems

Teaching

  • Bachelor in Agronomy

  • Agricultural Engineering (basic module)

  • Technology in Crop Production

  • Tractor Technology

  • Agricultural Logistics / Transport Technology

  • ...

Research

  • Emission behaviour of diesel engines / Portable Emission Measurements (PEMS)

  • Alternative drive systems

  • Terramechanics (soil pressures, drive efficiencies)

  • Braking behaviour of agricultural transport combinations (tractor/trailer) and commercial vehicles

CV

  • 2013 - today Lecturer in Agricultural Engineering BFH-HAFL, Zollikofen
  • 2009 - 2012 Project Leader, worldwide after sales projects Ammann Schweiz Ltd, Langenthal
  • 2005 - 2008 Sales Director, construction machines Switzerland Ammann Schweiz Ltd, Langenthal
  • 2002 - 2004 Product Manager R&G and Vice-Director Matra, Zollikofen/Lyss
  • 1996 - 2001 Product / Key Account Manager, self-propelled harvesting machines Matra, Zollikofen
  • 2007 - 2008 Executive Master of Business Administration Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences, Bern
  • 2000 - 2002 Diploma in Business Engineering PHW Business School, Bern
  • 1993 - 1996 Diploma in Agricultural Engineering Swiss Agricultural University, Zollikofen (the predecessor to BFH-HAFL)
  • 2013–2014 Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in University Didactics and E-Learning

Publications

Memberships

  • Yearbook Agricultural Engineering, Germany): Co-Author (Chapters "Tractor Engines and Transmission" and "Agricultural Tractor Development")

  • ASTRA (Federal Roads Office FEDRO, Switzerland): Member of the working group "Agricultural road traffic"

  • BAFU (Federal Office for the environment FOEN, Switzerland): Member of the professional group "Nonroad Mobile Machinery"

  • OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, France): Swiss Delegate for the area "Tractor Test Codes"

  • DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschaftliche Gesellschaft, Germany): Member of the evaluation committee "Agritechnica Innovation Awards"

  • DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschaftliche Gesellschaft, Germany): Chairman of the commission "Vehicle test"

  • VDI-MEG (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure / Max-Eyth-Gesellschaft, Germany): Member

  • CoB (Club of Bologna, Italy): Member

  • ISTVS (International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems, USA): Member

Language skills and intercultural knowledge

  • German - Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French - Full professional proficiency
  • English - Professional working proficiency