Prof. Dr. Annette Eschenbach
Photo: Annette Eschenbach
Professor for soil technology and soil protection
Address
Universität Hamburg
Allende-Platz 2
20146 Hamburg
Office
AP2
Room: 304b
Office hours
- Di 12 - 13
Contact
Tel: +49 40 42838-2008
Key aspects of activity
- Survey and evaluation of soils
- Sustainable land use
- Properties and functions of soils in southern Africa
- Protection and development of urban soils
- Utilization of dredged material
- Assessment of contaminants in soils and the environment
- Development and evaluation of strategies and technologies for soil protection
Curriculum Vitae
| since 2007 | Professorship General Soil Science / Soil Protection and Soil Technology, Institute of Soil Science, Universität Hamburg |
| 2006 - 2007 | Substitute Professor for General Soil Science / Soil Protection and Soil Technology, Institute of Soil Science, Universität Hamburg |
| 2004 | PostDoc Institute for Technical Environmental Protection, Bremen University of Applied Sciences, BMBF funding priority seepage water prognosis |
| 2002 - 2005 | Parental leave |
| 1999 - 2002 | PostDoc, Research Associate and Deputy Head of Department, Department of Environmental Engineering, GKSS Forschungszentrum GmbH, Geesthacht |
| 1998 - 2001 | Lectureships at the Helmut-Schmidt University Hamburg and at the University of Applied Sciences Bremen |
| 1997 - 1999 | Research Associate, Institute of Technical Environmental Protection, Bremen University of Applied Sciences BMBF project "Evaluation of the long-term hazard potential of pollutant residues in the soil" |
| 1995 | Doctorate Dr. rer. nat. at the Technical University Hamburg–Harburg, title of the dissertation: "Einfluß von Pleurotus ostreatus, Kompost, Sphingomonas paucimobilis und der Kontaminationsdauer auf den Verbleib und Abbau 14C-markierter polyzyklischer aromatischer Kohlenwasserstoffe (PAK) in Altlastböden" [Influence of Pleurotus ostreatus, compost, Sphingomonas paucimobilis and contamination duration on the fate and degradation of 14C-labeled polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in contaminated soils; in German] |
| 1992 - 1999 | Research Associate in the Environmental Engineering Office and Laboratory Dr. R. Wienberg, Hamburg |
| 1992 - 1997 | Research Associate, Workspace Engineering/Biotechnology, TU Hamburg-Harburg, Projects: PostDoc BMBF project "Formation and long-term stability of bound PAH residues in soil remediation", DFG Collaborative Research Centre "Cleaning of contaminated soils" (SFB 188), "Scientific accompanying investigation program of a biological remediation of contaminated sites in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg" of the Hamburg Environmental Authority and DBU. |
| 1984 - 1991 | Studies of Geosciences/Applied Physical Geography at the University of Trier, degree Diplom |
Research and Working Focuses
- Soils in urban areas: Structure, properties and function of urban soils, especially protection and development of climate function, adaptation strategies of urban trees in climate change (within the DFG Cluster of Excellence CliSAP Research-Topic B-5: Urban Systems - Test Bed Hamburg; FHH, Leitstelle Klimaschutz)
- Soil functions and sustainable utilization of soils in southern Africa: Assessment of soils, their properties and functions under climate change and land use change. Long-term measurements and modelling of soil water balance, nutrient and carbon balance of soils in arid and semi-arid regions (BMBF: SASSCAL, BMBF: TFO, DFG: CliSAP Topic B-2: Land Use and Land Cover Change)
- Assessment of contaminant loads and availability in soils and sediments: Organic and inorganic pollutants in floodplains, foreshores, allotments, contaminated sites, permafrost affected soils and dredged material. Study on the relevance of non-extractable residues of organic environmental chemicals (UBA, ELSA, BSU, Neumünster)
- Properties and functions of soils in the river Elbe estuary and habitat diversity ("Landesexzellenzgraduiertenschule" ESTRADE, ELSA)
- Resources and soil protection in metropolitan areas - research for Hamburg: Use and properties of dredged material in dike construction and on landfills (HPA projects), assessement of remedial action of contaminated sites (BSU projects)
Teaching
B.Sc. degree programmes:
- System Soil: Reactions and Interactions; lecture in German, 2 SWS
- Resource soil and soil management; lecture in German, 2 SWS
- Supervision of B.Sc. theses
M.Sc. degree programmes:
- Pollution and remediation of soils; lecture in German, 2 SWS
- Geoscientific-soil research methods; lecture in German, 2 SWS
- Current topics in earth system research; seminar usually in German, 2 SWS (together with Eva-Maria Pfeiffer, Lars Kutzbach, Claudia Fiencke)
- Interactions in the system soil, water balance and atmosphere; field internship in German, 5 SWS (together with Joscha Becker)
- Soil research methods: Analysis and evaluation of the soil as a protected resource; laboratory internship in German, 5 SWS (together with Joscha Becker, Christian Knoblauch)
- Genesis and use of soils of other climates; excursion in German, 2 SWS (together with Eva-Maria Pfeiffer)
- Supervision of M.Sc. theses
Participation in joint interdisciplinary modules of the B.Sc. and M.Sc. Geosciences:
- Orientation units B.Sc. Geosciences and M.Sc. Geosciences (in German)
- Seminar Current topics of geoscientific practice (in German)
- Study project
- Geoscience B.Sc. final seminar in German
- Interdisciplinary seminar
Further Duties and Activities
Inside the university:
- Deputy executive director of the Institute of Soil Science
- Head of the LEXI graduate school ESTRADE
- Member of CEN directorate
Outside the university:
- Appointed member of the "Naturschutzrat Hamburg"
- Collaboration in the working group "Urban Soils" of the German Soil Science Society
- Mentoring Programme "Plan m Mentoring für Natur- und Technikwissenschaftlerinnen", University of Bremen
- Mentoring Programme "via:mento", University of Kiel
Selected memberships:
- German Soil Science Society (DBG)
- Bundesverband Boden (BVB) [German Federal Association for Soil]
- Ingenieurtechnischer Verband für Altlastenmanagement und Flächenrecycling e.V. (ITVA)
- Fachgruppe Umweltchemie und Ökotoxikologie der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GdCH) [Section Environmental Chemistry and ecotoxicology of the German Chemical Society]
