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Institute of Soil Science

Photo: Christina Steffens, UHH, Institut für Bodenkunde

Dr. Christian Knoblauch

Christian Knoblauch

Photo: Christian Knoblauch

Senior scientist

Address

University of Hamburg
Allende-Platz 2
20146 Hamburg

Office

AP2
Room: 308

Contact

Tel: +49 40 42838-2277

Key aspects of activity

  • Aerobic and anaerobic C-turnover
  • Methane and carbon dioxide cycle
  • Vegetation-microorganisms interaction
  • Stable isotopes (C, N, O, H/D)

Curriculum Vitae

since 2003

Senior Scientist at the Institute of Soil Science of the Universität Hamburg.
Member of the working group of Prof. Dr. Christian Beer
2000 - 2003 Scientific Assistant in the Board of Directors of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven
1999 Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) at the University of Bremen, department Geosciences
Title of Ph.D. thesis: Isolation and characterization of psychrophilic sulfate-reducing bacteria from permanently cold Arctic sediments
1995 - 2000 Research associate in the biogeochemistry group of Prof. B. B. Jørgensen at the Max Planck Institute for marine Microbiology, Bremen
1994 Diploma (Master of Science) in Biology, Universität Hamburg

Research Foci

  • Microbial carbon turnover and stabilization in soils
  • Methane production, oxidation and emission in wetlands
  • Permafrost soils
  • Impact of land use on soil quality

Teaching

  • Lecture in soil ecology
  • Students field course
  • Laboratory course (together with co-workers)
  • Supervision of Ph.D. and master students

Publications