Positions
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Böttcher
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Böttcher
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Böttcher
Emeritus/Retired Professors
Institute of Soil Science
Emeritus/Retired Professors
Soil Science Section
Focus in research and teaching
- Material flows and balances of soils in ecosystems
- Budget, turnover and modelling of soil organic matter
- Nitrogen dynamics in ecosystems, especially N mineralisation
- Atmospheric deposition, acidification and leachate quality of forest soils
- Heavy metal mobility and sorption in soils
- Analysis of spatial variability of soil properties and processes
Curriculum vitae
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Professional background
1983-1988
Research associate at the Lower Saxony State Office for Soil Research, Hannover1988-1992
Research associate at the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, HannoverSince 1993
Professor of Special Soil Science/Soil Ecology at the Institute of Soil Science, University of Hannover -
Education
1975-1979
Degree in Agricultural Sciences at the University of Göttingen, graduating as an agricultural engineer1979-1982
PhD student at the Institute for Soil Sciences at the University of Göttingen1982
Doctorate (Dr. sc. agr.) at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Göttingen. Title of the thesis: Bioelement balances and transport in loess and sand lysimeters at different groundwater levels1993
Habilitation in soil science at the Faculty of Landscape Development, Technical University of Berlin -
Committee work and expert activities
- Examination Board for Geosciences (Chair)
- Study Commission for Geosciences
- Coordination Committee of the Faculty of Natural Sciences
- Advisory Board for the degree programme in Soil Sciences at the University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück
- Associate Editor of the Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
- Expert reviewer for DAAD and DBU
