Dr. Katharina Leiber-Sauheitl

Dr. Katharina Leiber-Sauheitl
Address
Herrenhäuser Straße 2
30419 Hannover
Building
Room
005
Address
Herrenhäuser Straße 2
30419 Hannover
Building
Room
005
Position
Research Staff
Section Soil Chemistry

Focus in research and teaching

  • Torfersatzstoffe (substitute materials for peat in horticulture)
  • Greenhouse gas measurements and modeling in peatlands
  • Microcosm experiments
  • Stable isotope tracer techniques
  • Biomarkers in plants and soils

Curriculum vitae

  • Professional background

    2002-2008
    Studies in geoecology at the University of Bayreuth

    2008
    Diploma thesis in soil science

    2008-2010
    Scientific staff member in the soil physics section at the University of Bayreuth

    2010-2016
    Scientific staff member at the Thuenen Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Braunschweig

    2011-2015
    PhD thesis at the Institute of Soil Science, Leibniz University Hannover  “Shallow organic soils as significant greenhouse gas source”

    Since 09/2016
    DBU Project “Entwicklung eines Prüfrasters für die Herstellung von Torfersatzstoffen mit hoher Kultursicherheit für den Erwerbsgartenbau“

  • Review activity

    Ad-hoc reviewer for

    • Geoderma
    • Journal of plant nutrition and soil science
    • Soil Biology and Biochemistry