Ongoing MSc Theses
| Filippini, Elisa Rachele Romana GEO | Effects of plant productivity on soil organic carbon stocks and ecosystem carbon fluxes of an extensively managed Swiss mountain grassland | Matthias Volk Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt |
| Güntert, Nils Mathias ESS | Potential sources of soil organic carbon in forests of different ages in Jaun, Switzerland - assessed by lipid analysis | Tatjana Carina Speckert PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg |
| Häggi, Nora GEO | Optimization of the Production of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Inoculum | Dr. S. Franz Bender Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt |
| Hertel, Nadja GEO | Root Litter Decomposition and Associated Carbon Fluxes in Degraded Peat Soils | Dr. Avni Malhotra Dr. Marcus Schiedung Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt |
| Schittli, Dominik GEO | Effect of soil management on earthworm populations and soil hydraulic properties | Dr. Raphaël Wittwer Olivier Heller Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt |
| Sriskandarajah, Nijanthini ESS | The role of root traits in CH4 fluxes from rice cultivation in degraded peat soil | Dr. Avni Malhotra Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt |
| Summermatter, Jenny GEO | Exploring the dynamics of fungi and pesticides in soil ecosystems. Unveiling fungal functional traits and evaluating bioremediation prospects with synthetic fungal communities. | Dr. Ferran Romero Blanch Prof. Dr. Marcel van der Heijden Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt |
| Tamagni, Lisa GEO | Nassreis, eine klimagerechte Lösung für die landwirtschaftliche Nutzung degradierter Moorböden? | Chloé Wüst Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt |
| Zürcher, Philipp GEO | Degradation of organic matter in Swiss Alpine pasture and forest soils: Microbial community dynamics as a function of soil type and temperature during a one-year experiment. | PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg Tatjana Carina Speckert Dario Püntener |
Completed MSc Theses
| 2023 | ||
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| Berrocoso Strebel, Jana GEO | Nutrient allocation to tree compartments, relationship with nutrient availability in the soil and impact on sustainable wood harvesting PDF | Dr. Stephan Zimmermann Dr. Jörg Luster PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg |
| Bucher, Melina GEO | Understanding peatland restoration: interactions among vegetation, peat and porewater chemistry, and water table in a temperate Swiss bog | Dr. Ariel Bergamini Dr. Jörg Luster Dr. Avni Malhotra Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt |
| Frei, Jonathan GEO | The Impact of Climate Change on Crop Yields and the Effect of Potassium during Drought: An Analysis of the Long-Term Fertilization Experiment Demo in Zurich Affoltern, Switzerland PDF | PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg Juliane Hirte |
| 2022 | ||
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| Arnet, Nicole Lisa GEO | Single and Combined Impacts of the Insecticide Sulfoxaflor and the Fungicide Azoxystrobin on the Learning Ability and Foraging Performance of the Solitary Bee Osmia bicornis PDF | Dr. Matthias Albrecht Janine Schwarz Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt |
| Haldemann, Cristina GEO | The Fate of Pyrogenic Carbon in Boreal Forest Soils PDF | Marcus Schiedung Dr. Samuel Abiven |
| Pirisinu, Lisa Maria ESS | Assessment of organic carbon stabilisation in tropical soils - Evaluating soil organic carbon quality and distribution under dry-deciduous forest in south-western Karnataka PDF | Severin-Luca Bellè Dr. Samuel Abiven |
| Rehmann, Oliver ESS | Influence of temperature and VPD on d2H in leaves of plants with different carbon fixation pathways PDF | Marco Lehmann Philipp Schuler PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg |
| Steffani, Celina GEO | Impacts of pesticide cocktails and fertilizers on the soil microbial community and soil functioning PDF | Dr. Florian Walder PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg |
| Widmer, Alina GEO | Impact of mechanical loosening on physical soil properties in a severely compacted subsoil PDF | Johannes Koestel PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg |
| 2021 | ||
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| Altermatt, Manuela GEO | Leaf wax lipids in a changing environment: The impact of warming and elevated CO2 on the composition of lipids in the SPRUCE experiment PDF | Nicholas Emmanuel Ofiti PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg |
| Rupf, Katja GEO | Effects of pesticide cocktails on soil life and soil functioning PDF | Dr. Florian Walder Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt |
| 2020 | ||
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| Baumann, Daniela GEO | Using black carbon and leaf wax lipids for improved understanding of fire traces in an archaelogical site in the Bistrița valley in Romania PDF | PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg Dr. Ulrich Hambach |
| Krüsi, Nicole GEO | Impact of elevated atmospheric CO2 and nitrogen fertilisation on lipid composition in the Braunschweig FACE experiment PDF | PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg |
| Morgenthaler, Ursina GEO | The influence of biochar and biochar-based fertilizers on rice root architecture and below-ground carbon input under field- and controlled conditions PDF | Dr. Samuel Abiven Prof. Dr. Markus Egli Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt |
| 2019 | ||
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| Buman, Bastian ESS | Geochemical Characteristics of Grain Size Fractions - Detailing Mackenzie River Sediment PDF | Dr. Alysha Inez Coppola Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt |
| Giust, Michelle GEO | The influence of Biochar-Based Fertilizers on soil fertility for different pedo-climatic conditions in Karnataka PDF | Dr. Samuel Abiven Prakash Nagabovanalli Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt |
| Locatelli, Lara ESS | Ammonoid size variation during the Smithian-Spathian climatic upheavals PDF | Prof. Dr. Hugo Bucher Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt |
| Mächler, Milena GEO | Interactions between the C- and N-Cycle in plant-soil systems PDF | Dr. Samuel Abiven Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt |
| Speckert, Tatjana Carina GEO | Wax turnover in sun-exposed and shaded beech leaves (Fagus sylvatica) PDF | PD Dr. Guido Lars Bruno Wiesenberg Fanny Petibon |
| Weiss, Lena GEO | The more the merrier? Influences of doubling litter inputs on carbon storage in a tropical forest PDF | Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt Dr. Emma Sayer |
| 2018 | ||
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| Huber, Nadia GEO | Effects of CO2 and Soil Characteristics as Drivers of Root Derived Carbon in Soils PDF | Dr. Samuel Abiven Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt |
| Lombardo, Mario | Effect of Drought on the Stabilization of Shoot- and Root-Derived Carbon Related project here | Dr. Mirjam Susanne Studer Dr. Samuel Abiven |
| Weber, Valentino GEO | Are soil organic carbon stocks in Swiss forests reflected by the cation exchange capacity? | Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt Stephan Zimmermann |