Research focus
- influence of tillage on soil structural characteristics
- soil-plant-atmosphere interactions
- soil water balance and mass transport
- scale-dependent process controlling factors
Scientific career
- since 06/2020
Scientist at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Geosciences and Geography, Geoecology - 01/2018 – 05/2020
Scientist at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Agricultural and Food Sciences, General Crop Production/Organic Farming - 10/2015 – 04/2019
PhD student, graduate scholarship of the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Agricultural and Food Sciences, General Crop Production/ Organic Farming
Dissertation: „Studies on soil compaction combining classic soil mechanical methods and X-ray computed tomography“
- 04/2015 – 09/2015
Research assistant at the Department of Soil Science, Institute of Geography, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz “Biomarkers – modern tools for the reconstruction of (pre-) historical land use”. - 10/2013 – 03/2015
Master Soil Science, University of Hohenheim
Master thesis: “Is concentration dependence of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters a crucial factor in Compound Specific Stable Isotope Analysis with different Mixing Models?” - 10/2010 – 09/2013
Bachelor Geography, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg Main focus: Soil science, climate, botany
Bachelor thesis: „Bodenphysikalische Charakteristik des Messfeldes Lodersleben unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Bodenwasserhaushaltsparametern“