Team Weber
Postdocs
Stefanie Maier
Visiting researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany. April 2015 – present
PhD student at the University of Graz, Graz University of Technology (co-operation NAWI)
Research:
- Microbial ecology of biological soil crusts
- Soil science
- Bioinformatics
- Metagenomics
Dr. Cybelli Goncalves Gregório Barbosa
Postdoc at Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany. 2018 - present
PhD Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, 2014 - 2018.
M.Sc. Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, 2012 - 2014.
B.Sc. Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, 2008 - 2011.
Research:
- Bioaerosol identification and chemical composition at the Amazon rainforest
Ph.D Students
MSc Nina Ruckteschler
PhD student at Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany. 2014 - present
Master of Science, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. 2014
Bachelor of BioScience, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. 2012
Research:
- Trace gas and aerosol particle release of cryptogamic organisms
- Cryptogamic interactions of biological soil crusts
MSc Alexandra Tamm
PhD student at Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany. 2015 - present
Master of Science, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. 2015
Bachelor of BioScience, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. 2012
Research:
- Trace gas release (CO2, N2O, HONO) of cryptogamic covers (CC)
Bachelor
Marius Busch
Bachelor thesis at Max-Planck-Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany. July 2018-present
Scientific assistant at Max-Planck-Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany. June 2018-present
Internship at Max-Planck-Institute for chemistry, Mainz, Germany. April 2018-June 2018
B.Sc. Biology, Johannes-Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany. October 2015-present
Research:
- Investigations on the formation mechanisms of fairy circles in Namibia
Scientific assistants
Sebastian Brill
Scientific assistant at Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany. April 2016 - present
B.Sc. Biology, Johannes-Gutenberg-University, Germany. October 2013 - present.
Jens Weber
Master thesis at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany. Oktober 2017 - present
Scientific assistant at Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany. May 2017 - present
M.Sc. Biology, Johannes-Gutenberg-University, Germany. October 2016 - present
B.Sc. Biology, Johannes-Gutenberg-University, Germany. 2017
Associated
Dr. Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero
Postdoc at Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany. 2014 - present
Postdoc at Agronomy Department, University of Almeria, Spain. 2013-2014
PhD Environmental Sciences, University of Almeria, Spain. 2013
Research:
- Cross scale effects of biocrusts in runoff generation and water erosion
- Runoff and erosion modelling
- Spectral properties of biocrusts and biocrust mapping
- Micro-topography studies with terrestrial laser scanner
http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rodriguez-Caballero_Emilio
Alumni
Dr. Philipp Porada
Postdoc at Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany. 2017 - present
Postdoc at Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden. 2014-2017
PhD Biogeosciences, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, and University of Mainz, Germany. 2013
Research:
- Global effects of non-vascular vegetation on carbon and nutrient cycles
- Large-scale patterns of functional diversity of lichens and bryophytes
- Impacts of early non-vascular vegetation on global climate in the geological past
- Process-based modelling of physiological vegetation processes
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Philipp_Porada
Dr. Dianming Wu
Postdoc at Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany. 2015 - present
PhD Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry and Center for Agricultural Resources Research of Chinese Academy of Sciences. 2015
Research:
- Exchange of Trace Gases between Biosphere and Atmosphere
- Biogeochemical Nitrogen Cycle
- Global Change Biology
- Atmospheric Chemistry Processes
http://www.researcherid.com/rid/A-6583-2012
MSc Ana Paula Florentino
PhD student at Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany. 2016 - present
Master in Climate and Environment, National Institute of Amazonian Research, Brazil. 2011
Bachelor of Biology, University State of Paraná, Brazil. 2005
Research:
- Volatile organic compounds release of cryptogamic plant covers
- Biosphere-Atmosphere interactions in the Amazon rainforest
Alexander Dichter
Bachelor thesis at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany. April 2015 – August 2015
PhD B.Sc. Biology, Johannes-Gutenberg-University, Germany, 2013 - 2015
Research:
- Gas and particle release of cyanobacteria under osmotic stress
Eric Schmitt
Scientific assistant at Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany. Februar 2015 - January 2016
B.Sc. Biology, Johannes-Gutenberg-University, Germany. 2013 - 2016