Curriculum vitae

• From 10/2024: Postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Geography, Soil Science/Soil Ecology Research Group at Ruhr University Bochum
• 10/2021 – 10/2024: Coordinator and research associate in the DFG Research Group PARES 5095: "Interactions of pollutants, antibiotic resistance, and pathogens in a changing wastewater irrigation system"
• 02/2024 – 03/2024 and 04/2023 – 05/2023: Research stay in Mexico City at the Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, as part of the coordination of the PARES 5095 research group
• 2021: PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) from JLU Giessen
  • Dissertation: "Quaternary alkylammonium disinfectants in soil: Accumulation, sorption and its influence on toxicological effects towards bacteria"
• 10/2016 - 10/2024: Research associate at the Institute for Soil Science and Soil Conservation, JLU Giessen
• 06/2015 - 10/2016: Student assistant at the Institute for Soil Science and Soil Conservation, JLU Giessen
• 2012 - 2015: Master's degree in Environmental and Resource Management, JLU Giessen
  • Master's thesis: "Influence of interlayer cations on HCB sorption to clay minerals"
• 2008 - 2012: Bachelor's degree in Environmental Management, JLU Giessen
  • Bachelor's thesis: "Living in the city or in the suburbs: Calculation of housing and travel costs"

Publications

Memberships

• German Soil Science Society (DBG)

Theses

• Master's thesis (2015): "Influence of interlayer cations on HCB sorption to clay minerals"
• Bachelor thesis (2012): "Living in the city or in the suburbs: Calculation of housing and travel costs"

Dissertations

"Quaternary alkylammonium disinfectants in soil: Accumulation, sorption and its influence on toxicological effects towards bacteria" - JLU Gießen 2021

Research Interests

• Behavior of organic pollutants in soils and water
• Wastewater irrigation and its effects on soil health
• Analysis of organic pollutants (especially quaternary ammonium compounds, antibiotics) using GC/MS, HPLC/MSMS, HPLC/DAD, HPLC/FLD
• Elemental analysis and behavior of elements in soil
• Clay mineral analysis in soil and sediment using X-ray diffraction (XRD)