May 2003
PhD (Dr. rer. nat.), University of Regensburg. Title of dissertation: “Zur holozänen Vegetations- und Waldnutzungsgeschichte des Vorderen Bayerischen Waldes anhand von Pollen- und Holzkohleanalysen”.

1993 - 1998
Study of Biology, University of Freiburg i. Br., Diploma in Biology (Dipl. Biol.).

1992 - 1993
Study of Ecology and Resource Management, University of Edinburgh.

1990 - 1992
Study of Biology, University of Freiburg i. Br.

Since 2004
Junior Professor in Historical Geobotany, Ecology Centre, University of Kiel.

2001 - 2004
Research fellow, Institute of Botany, University of Regensburg.

November 1998 - September 2001
PhD student of the DFG Graduate collegue “Palaeoecosystem research and History”, University of Regensburg.

in press
Nelle, O.: Interdisziplinarität in der Erforschung der Paläoumwelt – Erfahrung von Grenzen und neuen Möglichkeiten. Proceedings des Workshops zur Entwicklung transdisziplinärer Wissenschaftsstrategien „An der Grenze: Historische Mensch-Umwelt-Beziehungen als transdisziplinäres Forschungsfeld“, Konvent Frauenchiemsee 2006.

2010
Nelle, O., Dreibrodt, S., Dannath, Y.: Combining pollen and charcoal: evaluating Holocene vegetation composition and dynamics. Journal of Archaeological Science 37: 2126-2135.

2010
Nelle, O., Klemm, S.: Wood and charcoal supplies for prehistoric and mediaeval mining activities in the Eisenerzer Ramsau, Styria, Austria. - In: Anreiter, P., Goldenberg, G., Hanke, K., Krause, R., Leitner, W., Mathis, F., Nicolussi, K., Oeggl, K., E. Pernicka, M. Prast, J. Schibler, I. Schneider, H. Stadler, Stöllner ,T., Tomedi, G. and Tropper, P. (ed.): Mining in European History and its Impact on Environment and Human Societies - Proceedings for the 1st Mining in European History-Conference of the SFB-HIMAT, 12th-15th November 2009. Innsbruck, 177-182.

2009
Schrautzer, J., Jansen, D., Breuer, M., Nelle, O.: Succession and management of calcareous dry grasslands in the Northern Franconian Jura, Germany. Tuexenia 29: 339-351.

2009
Vött, A., Brückner, H., Brockmüller, S., Handl, M., May, S. M., Gaki-Papanastassiou, K., Herd, R., Lang, F., Maroukian, H., Nelle, O., Papanastassiou, D.: Traces of Holocene tsunamis across the Sound of Lefkada, NW Greece. Global and Planetary Change 66: 112-128.

2008
Nelle, O., Dörfler, W.: A summary of the late- und post-glacial vegetation history of Schleswig-Holstein. Mitt. Arbeitsgem. Geobot. Schleswig-Holstein u. Hamburg 65: 45-68.

2008
Nelle, O.: Combining charcoal and pollen analysis: Holocene vegetation dynamics, tree species composition and woodland use in the Bavarian Forest. – In: Fiorentino, G. and Magri, D. (eds.): Charcoals from the Past: Cultural and Palaeo-environmental Implications. Proceedings of the Third International Meeting of Anthracology, Cavallino - Lecce (Italy), June 28th - July 1st 2004, BAR International Series 1807: 183-191.

2007
Reisch, C., Mayer, F., Rüther, C., Nelle, O.: Forest history affects genetic diversity – molecular variability of Dryopteris dilatata (Dryopteridaceae) in ancient and recent forests. – Nordic Journal of Botany 25: 366-371.

2007
Klemm, S., Nelle, O., Grabner, M., Geihofer, D., Schnepp, E.: Interdisziplinäre Untersuchungen von Kohlstätten aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit in der Eisenerzer Ramsau, Steiermark. Archaeologica Austriaca 89, 2005: 269-329.

2007
Nelle, O.: Holz und Baum – eine 400 Millionen Jahre lange Geschichte. – In: Fansa, M. and D. Vorlauf (eds.), HOLZ-KULTUR von der Urzeit bis in die Zukunft. Wiss. Begleitbd. zur gleichnamigen Sonderausstellung 4.2.-28.5.2007 im Landesmuseum für Natur u. Mensch Oldenburg. Schriftenreihe d. Landesmuseums für Natur u. Mensch 47: 17-27.

In progress
Doris Jansen: Prehistoric wooded environment and wood economy of Northern Central Europe, investigated by archaeo- and geoanthracological methods.

In progress
Tim Schroedter: Working title: The tell in the woods? Woodland-management and social differentiation of wood use at tell-sites in SE Europe and Turkey.

In progress
Daniela Moser: Wood in the Roman Age: cultural landscapes, forest exploitation and timber circulation.

In progress
Silvia Balatti: Mountain People in the Ancient Near East: the Case of the Zagros.

In progress
Sarah C. Boysen: Roman villa landscapes in ancient Italy. Literary perception, development, utilization.

In progress
Daniel Zwick: Maritime Logistics in the Age of the Northern Crusades.

In progress
Susann Stolze: Die neolithische Landnahme in Carrowkeel: Hochauflösende räumliche und zeitliche Rekonstruktion der Siedlungs- und Vegetationsentwicklung einer Modelllandschaft im Westen Irlands

In progress
Sadovnik, Mykola: Rekonstruktion der Wald- und Landnutzungsgeschichte vom Neolithikum bis in die Neuzeit im Westensee-Endmoränen-Gebiet, Schleswig-Holstein.

In progress
Hannes Knapp: Habitat Harz: The Environmental History of a Mountain Area and its Foothills.

2012
Larsen, Annegret geb. Kranz: Past Natural and Anthropological Altered Sediment Flux in the Spessart Mountains - a Central European Landscape.

2011
Vincent, Robin: Reconstruction of Fire and Forest History on Several Investigation Sites in Germany, Based on Long- and Short-term Investigations - Multiproxy Approaches for Naturalness Assessment at Local Scale.

2010
Paysen, Arne (PhD thesis): Nachhaltige Energiewirtschaft. Holznutzung im späten Mittelalter und der frühen Neuzeit in Norddeutschland; supervision together with Prof. U. Müller.

2006
Baumann, Andre: On the vegetation history of calcareous grasslands in the Franconian Jura (Germany) since the Bronze Age; co-supervisor.