Agricultural Sciences

Land use & cultivation

The role of the Faculty is to share, maintain and protect as well as increase knowlede in the field of land cultivation and livestock. The goal is to increase innovation and support with research, public outreach and education for future generations.

Our tasks are interdiciplinary where biological, economical and technological as well as societal aspects are related to agricultural production and its impacts on the environment and the society as a whole.

Research within the Faculty relate to innovation and development of sustainability and food secutity.

Study Lines

Within the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences we offer these study lines

Emphasis

The Facutly of Agricultural Sciences emphasizes research, educaton and innovation in the field of land use and life sciences with focus on sustainability. With increasing population in the world the need for specialist in the field are ever greater. Our Team of scientists and specialists strive to increase our knowlede in hte field of agriculture, ensure food secutity and promote sustainable utilization of resources and prepare future generations for the tasks ahead.

Research

THe Facutly of Agricultural Scienes puts increased emphasis on research, education and innovation in the field of agricutlural sciences. With changing climate and incresing world population the need for specilaist knowledge in the field is ever so impotant. Our team strive to increase our knowledge for the future generations.

The impacts of Hybrid toplights and lamp hight on growth, harvest and quality of greenhouse tomatoes

Project Manager
Christina Stadler
In collaboration with RML and tomato farmers and funded by ANR (Þróunarsjóði garðyrkjunnar).

Description:
Meginmarkmiðið er að rannsaka áhrif ljóssins og hæð lampana á vöxt, uppskeru og gæði gróðurhúsatómata. Tilraun er framkæmt í gróðurhúsi Landbúnaðarháskóla Íslands á Reykjum og mun standa frá byrjun nóvember 2021 fram til mars 2022.

The Faculty

THE PEOPLE

Head of Faculty: Erla Sturludóttir
Vice Head of Faculty: Björn Þorsteinsson

Anna Guðrún Þórðardóttir Aðjúnkt
Birna Kristín Baldursdóttir Lektor
Björn Þorsteinsson Prófessor
Christina Maria Stadler Lektor
Daníel Ólafsson Kennari
Edda Þorvaldsdóttir Kennari
Egill Gautason lektor
Erla Sturludóttir Dósent
Eyjólfur Kristinn Örnólfsson Sérfræðingur
Friederike Dima Danneil Verkefnastjóri
Gunnhildur Gísladóttir Aðstoðarmaður í rannsóknum
Guðni Þorgrímur Þorvaldsson Prófessor emeritus
Harpa Ósk Jóhannesdóttir Doktorsnemi
Haukur Þórðarson Kennari
Heiðrún Sigurðardóttir Doktorsnemi
Helgi Eyleifur Þorvaldsson Aðjúnkt
Hrannar Smári Hilmarsson Tilraunastjóri
Jón Hallsteinn Hallsson Prófessor
Jón Hjalti Eiríksson Lektor
Jóhanna Gísladóttir Lektor
Jóhannes Kristjánsson Kennari
Jóhannes Sveinbjörnsson Dósent
Jónína Svavarsdóttir Sérfræðingur
Karen Björg Gestsdóttir Kennari
Maartje Tanneke Nel Oostdijk Nýdoktor
Ólafur Haukur Magnússon Aðjúnkt
Ólöf Ósk Guðmundsdóttir Aðjúnkt
Rúna Þrastardóttir Doktorsnemi
Sigríður Bjarnadóttir Aðjúnkt
Sigurborg Hanna Sigurðardóttir Kennari
Snorri Þorsteinsson Kennari
Þóroddur Sveinsson Prófessor