Department of Geography, University of Zurich

Education

05/10 to date

Doctorate studies and Graduate school program
Soil Science and Biogeography Unit
Department of Geography, University of Zurich

10/06 – 09/09

Graduate studies in Environmental Engineering (Diplom)

University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan
Thesis: “The effect of membrane-active substances on isotope-fractionation of toluene-degrading bacteria”

10/04 – 09/06

Undergraduate studies in Environmental Engineering (Vordiplom)
University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan

Research Experience

05/10 to date	Research associate and PhD student Soil Science and Biogeography Unit Department of Geography, University of Zurich Topic: “Nitrogen effect on soil organic matter turnover at the molecular level”
10/11 - 12/11	Guest scientist Department of Applied Analytical and Physical Chemistry Ghent University, Belgium Topic: "Effect of nitrogen deposition on composition and turnover of amino sugars in density fractions of forest soils”
10/08 – 04/09	Research assistant Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) Department of Microbiology Workgroup: Bioavailability of organic compounds in soil Topic: “The effect of membrane-active substances on isotope-fractionation of toluene-degrading bacteria”
02/07 – 06/07	Research and Development assistant ARGUS Umweltbiotechnolgie GmbH Berlin Topic: “Development of a physical-chemical ex-situ-process to remove Methyl-tertiary-butyl-ether (MTBE) from groundwater”
09/05 – 01/06	Undergraduate research assistant Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) Department of Hydrogeology Workgroup: Biogeochemistry of unsaturated pore spaces Topic: “Interplay between oxygen demand reactions and kinetic gas-water transfer in porous media”

Research grants

2011	Exchange grant from the European Science Foundation (ESF) within the activity entitled “Natural molecular structures as drivers and tracers of terrestrial C fluxes (MOLTER)”