Karsten Bartling

Karsten Bartling is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in the agrochemical industry, currently serving as Technology Team Leader and Operations Technology Manager in BASF's Crop Protection Division since September 2006. Responsibilities include overseeing technology exchange, product launch, and manufacturing start-up of agrochemical formulations, alongside process optimization and debottlenecking activities. Previous roles at BASF encompass Senior Engineer with a focus on global formulation development, and Technology Manager for OASE Gas Treating Excellence. An academic background includes a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Dipl.-Ing. in Biotechnology from University of Applied Science Giessen-Friedberg. Additional experience includes roles as a Research Engineer at Fresenius-Kabi and research positions at the Institute of Paper Science and Technology and TÜV.