Dr. Claudia Fiencke
Photo: Claudia Fiencke
Senior scientist
Address
University of Hamburg
Allende-Platz 2
20146 Hamburg
Office
AP2
Room: 204
Contact
Tel: +49 40 42838-4248
Curriculum Vitae
| since 2013 | Research associate at the Institute of Soil Science, Universität Hamburg |
| 2013-2018 | Qualification courses on higher education |
| 2003-2013 | University assistant at the Institute of Soil Science, Universität Hamburg |
| 2002-2003 | Post-doctoral fellow at the Department of Immunochemistry, Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center |
| 1998-2002 | Research associate at the Department of Microbiology, Universität Hamburg |
| 2001 | Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.), Department Biology/Microbiology Universität Hamburg, Title: “Immunological investigations of the key enzyme of ammonia oxidizing bacteria" (in German) |
| 1998 | Diploma (MSc) in Biology, Universität Hamburg, (Major: Microbiology) |
Research Focuses
- Microbial terrestrial nitrogen turnover with focus on nitrification
- Ecological soil evaluation, long-term soil monitoring
- Dissolved and gaseous N turnover in soils
- N2O emission of Arctic soils
- Interaction between N and C cycle
Teaching
Main teaching areas
- Soil classification and characterisation in excursions
- Terrestrial element cycles
- Supervision of Bachelor, Master and Ph.D. theses
Teaching courses
- Basic seminar soil science
- Basic seminar for scientific writing
- Field courses and field trips for beginners and advanced students
- Lecture of soil ecology
Further Duties and Activities
- Member of the board of the Association for the Promotion of Soil Science Hamburg (deputy chairwoman, treasurer)