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Institute of Soil Science

Photo: Christina Steffens, UHH, Institut für Bodenkunde

Prof. Dr. Annette Eschenbach

Annette Eschenbach

Photo: Annette Eschenbach

Professor for Soil Technology and Soil Protection, Vice Dean for Studies, Teaching and Career Development

Address

University of Hamburg
Allende-Platz 2
20146 Hamburg

Office

AP2
Room: 304b

Office hours

Tuesday 2:30 - 3:30 pm

Currently due to corona please register first by e-mail. You receive a time frame and a zoom link.

Contact

Tel: +49 40 42838-2008

Key aspects of activity

  • Properties and function of soils
  • Sustainable use of soils
  • Soil protection

Secretary's office

Tanja Döbler
Office
Allende-Platz 2
20146 Hamburg
Room: 302a
Tel: +49 40 42838-4041


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

  • Resource soil in the enviromental and the climate system (CEN-research focus)
  • Soil functions and sustainable utilization of soils: Properties and functions of soils, impact of climate change and land use changes (DFG: CLICCS-C2; especially in southern Africa in the BMBF projects SASSCAL, TopSoil, TFO; and soils of the Elbe estuary and habitat diversity DFG-Research Training Group 2530, BMBF-Projekt Median)
  • Soils in urban areas: Properties and functions of urban soils, climate function, adaptation strategies of urban trees in climate change (among others in the BMBF projects: SiK, BoBaSt, BlueGreenStreets and DFG: CLICCS-C1, CLICCS-A3)
  • Resource and soil protection: Evaluation of contaminant loads and availability, harbour sediments, dredged material (projects for e.g. HPA, UBA, ELSA, BUKEA, Neumünster)

Teaching

B.Sc. degree programmes:

  • The pedosphere in the earth system: properties and processes; lecture in German, 2 SWS
  • Resource soil and soil management; lecture in German, 2 SWS
  • Pedologic field training; field internship, 2 SWS (together with colleagues of the Instiute of Soil Science)
  • 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
  • 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)
  • Soil diversity and international soil classification; seminar and field internship in German, 2 SWS (together with Lars Kutzbach)
  • 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

  • Vice Dean for Studies, Teaching and Career Development  (since 2022, Dean's office)
  • Deputy executive director of the Institute of Soil Science
  • Head of MIN Graduate Center (MINGZ)
  • Member of the directorate of the cluster of excellence CLICCS
  • Member of the directorate of CEN
  • Head of the CEN cchool SICSS
  • Member of the doctorate committee of the earth system sciences
  • Head of the Advisory Panels for PhD-candidates in several graduate schools
  • Member of the council of the Hamburg Research Academy (HRA)

Publications