Institute of Soil Science
Prof. Dr. Christian Beer
Photo: Christian Beer
Heisenberg-Professor for dynamics of soil processes
Address
Universität Hamburg
Allende-Platz 2
20146 Hamburg
Office
AP2
Room: 301
Contact
Tel: +49 40 42838-2699
Curriculum Vitae
| since 09/2019 | Heisenberg-Professor for Dynamics of Soil Processes, Institute of Soil Science, Universität Hamburg |
| 2015 | Docent in Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Stockholm University, Sweden |
| 2013-2019 | Associate Professor for Climate-related Biogeochemical Modeling, Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, Sweden |
| 2012-2013 | Research group leader, Department of Biogeochemical Integration, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany |
| 2006-2012 | Research Scientist, Biogeochemical Model-Data Integration Group, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany |
| 2005-2006 | Post-Doc, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de L'Environnement (LSCE), Gif-sur-Yvette, France |
| 2005 | Dr. rer. nat., Faculty of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany |
| 2002-2005 | Research associate, Department of Earth Observation, Institute of Geography, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena. Topic: Simulation of the Central Siberian carbon balance using a permafrost-advanced and satellite data-constrained DGVM |
| 2002 | First state exam (Chemistry, Mathematics, Pedagogics), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany |
Research and Working Focuses
- Carbon and energy fluxes in permafrost-affected ecosystems
- Soil property spatial heterogeneity effects on land-atmosphere interactions
- Feedback processes within terrestrial ecosystems
- Boundless carbon cycle
Teaching
- Concepts for modelling terrestrial ecosystem processes, lecture with practice, 2 SWS, M.Sc. Geoscience and M.Sc. Integrated Climate System Sciences
- Permafrost soils and landscapes in the climate system, lecture, 2 SWS, M.Sc. Geoscience and M.Sc. Integrated Climate System Sciences (together with Lars Kutzbach)
- Bodenkartierung und GIS-Anwendung, excursion with practise, 4 SWS, M.Sc. Geoscience (together with Eva-Maria Pfeiffer)
- Member in 12 Ph.D. defense committees in Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Sweden
Further Duties and Activities
- Associate editor: The Cryosphere
