Graduated Doctoral Researchers
Dr. Beatrix Heinze, 2025
"Ancient carbon in sedimentary rocks drives modern groundwater microbiomes"
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Supervision: Kirsten Küsel (FSU Jena) and Susan Trumbore (MPI-BGC); Project A03/B03/D03
Dr. Nimo Kwarkye, 2025
"Tailor-made polymers as tracers for colloid transport in natural porous media"
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Supervision: Thomas Ritschel (FSU Jena); Project C05
Dr. Sebastian Wolf, 2025
"Development of fiber-based Raman techniques for biomedical applications"
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Supervision: Torsten Frosch (IPHT Jena); Project B03
Dr. Alice Orme (associated), 2024
"Analysing the impact of drought on ecosystem carbon dynamics using high resolution mass spectrometry"
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Supervision: Gerd Gleixner (MPI-BGC); Project A02
Dr. Robert Domes, 2024
"Raman spectroscopy of antimalarials and drug-target complexes"
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Supervision: Torsten Frosch (IPHT Jena); Project B03
Current: Postdoctoral Researcher in AquaDiva project B03 at IPHT Jena
Dr. Gökben Demir, 2023
"The role of canopy induced heterogeneity in subsurface hydrological processes"
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Supervision: Anke Hildebrandt, Beate Michalzik (FSU Jena) and Susan Trumbore (MPI-BGC); Project B02
Current: Postdoctoral researcher at ZALF, Müncheberge/Germany
Dr. Rola Houhou, 2022
"Inverse and forward modeling tools for biophotonic data"
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Supervision: Thomas Bocklitz, Petra Rösch and Jürgen Popp (FSU Jena); Project A03
Current: Postdoctoral Researcher at DKFZ - German Cancer Research Center
Dr. Georgette Azemptsop Matanfack, 2022
"Novel techniques to access the activity of single bacterial cells by Raman spectroscopy and stable isotope probing"
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Supervision: Petra Rösch and Jürgen Popp (FSU Jena); Project A03
Dr. Xin You, 2022
"Phage transport and phage-mycosphere interactions"
University Leipzig
Supervision: Lukas Y. Wick (UFZ Leipzig); Project A01
Current: Bayer, Düsseldorf-Monheim/Germany
Dr. Andreas Merian (né Knebl), 2022
"Fiber-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for gas sensing applications in biogeochemistry"
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Supervision: Torsten Frosch (IPHT Jena); Project B03
Current: Postdoctoral Researcher at Technical University DarmstadtExternal link (Biomedical Engineering), Darmstadt/Germany
Dr. Swamini Khurana, 2022
"Biogeochemical modeling of dynamic subsurface environments"
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Supervision: Martin Thullner (UFZ Leipzig); Project B04
Current: Senior Data Scientist, McKinsey & Company, Brussels/Belgium
Dr. Patrick Lohmann, 2021
"Elucidation of key functional proteins of microbial nutrient cycles by quantitative metaproteimics"
University Leipzig
Supervision: Nico Jehmlich, Martin von Bergen (UFZ Leipzig); Project A04
Current: Data Analyst, TIQ Solutions GmbH
Dr. Simon Schroeter (né Benk), 2021
"Towards a data-driven understanding of dissolved organic matter in the Critical Zone”
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Supervision: Gerd Gleixner (MPI-BGC Jena); Project A02
Current: Specialist - Environmental Fate Studies at BASF, Ludwigshafen a. R./Germany
Dr. Ann-Sophie Lehnert, 2021
"Dynamics in production and emission of volatile organic compounds from soil, leaves, and litter"
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Supervision: Susan Trumbore (MPI-BGC Jena); Project B03
Current: Product Manager at Analytik Jena, Jena/Germany
Dr. Johanna Metzger, 2021
"Hotspots of soil water movement induced by vegetation canopies"
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Supervision: Anke Hildebrandt (FSU Jena); Project B02
Dr. Robert Lehmann (associated), 2020
"Hydrogeological connectivity and endolithic habitats of Upper Muschelkalk limestone-mudrock alternations"
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Supervision: Kai Uwe Totsche; Project D03
Current: Postdoctoral Researcher in AquaDiva project D03, Jena/Germany
Dr. Carsten Simon (associated), 2020
"Identification of ecosystem-specific markers in terrestrial dissolved organic matter (DOM) by Orbitrap mass spectrometry"
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Supervision: Gerd Gleixner (MPI-BGC Jena); Project A02
Current: Postdoctoral researcher at UFZ, Leipzig/Germany
Dr. Patricia Geesink (associated), 2020
"Interactions and metabolic potential of groundwater microorganisms"
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Supervision: Kirsten Küsel (FSU Jena); Project A03
Current: Postdoctoral researcher at Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Wageningen/Netherlands
Dr. Su Ding (associated), 2019
"Biogeochemical importance of membrane lipids for ecosystem research"
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Supervision: Gerd Gleixner (MPI-BGC Jena); Project A02
Current: Postdoctoral researcher at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Texel/The Netherlands
Dr. Ali Nawaz, 2019 (summa cum laude)
"Microbiome of the terrestrial subsurface aquifer system in the Hainich Critical Zone Exploratory"
University Leipzig
Supervision: François Buscot, Tesfaye Wubet (UFZ Halle); Project A03
Current: Bioinformatics Group at the University of Siegen
Dr. Nawras Ghanem, 2019
"Phages as vectors and indicators of biological information in the Earth's Critical Zone (PHAGE)"
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Supervision: Lukas Y. Wick (UFZ Leipzig); Project A01
Current: Associated postdoctoral researcher in AquaDiva project A01 at UFZ, Leipzig/Germany
Dr. Katharina Lehmann, 2018
"Tracking the release, transport, and transformation of soil-borne colloids"
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Supervision: Kai Uwe Totsche (FSU Jena); Project C03
Current: Thüringer Landesamt für Umwelt, Bergbau und Naturschutz, Jena/Germany
Dr. Swatantar Kumar (associated), 2018
"Elucidation of the microbial nitrogen cycle in the subsurface - Key microbial players and processes"
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Supervision: Kirsten Küsel, Martina Herrmann (FSU Jena); Project A03
Current: Assistant Professor at Chandigarh University, Punjab/India
Dr. Martin Nowak (associated), 2017
"The role of microbial CO2 fixation for belowground carbon cycling and its influence on carbon isotopic signatures"
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Supervision: Susan Trumbore (MPI-BGC Jena); Project B03
Current: Wismut GmbH
Dr. Tobias Jochum, 2017
"Highly sensitive Raman spectroscopy of biogenic gases"
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Supervision: Torsten Frosch (IPHT Jena); Project B03
Current: Flexim GmbH, Berlin/Germany
Former Scientists
Hanan Alderzy
Project A07, Group of Prof. Jogler (FSU Jena)
Dr. Thomas Behrendt
Project B03, Group of Prof. Trumbore (MPI-BGC Jena)
Current: Postdoctoral researcher in Australia
Sven Büchel
Project D01, Group of Prof. Hahn (FSU Jena)
Nicolas Dalla Valle
Project B02, Group of Prof. Reichstein (MPI-BGC Jena)
Dr. Thomas Fabisch
Project D04, Group of Prof. Küsel (FSU Jena)
Erik Fäßler
Project D01, Group of Prof. Hahn (FSU Jena)
Dr. Alison Favaroni
Project D04, Group of Prof. Küsel (FSU Jena)
Current: Freelance Medical WriterExternal link
Benny Fischer
Project C03, Group of Prof. Totsche (FSU Jena)
Maria Foerster
Project C03, Group of Prof. Totsche (FSU Jena)
Michael Gaspar
Project A04, Groups of Prof. Küsel and Prof. Marz (FSU Jena)
Dr. Marie-Cécile Gruselle
Project B01, Group of Prof. Michalzik (FSU Jena)
Current: Researcher at Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy ResearchExternal link
Tom Haufschild
Project A07, Group of Prof. Jogler (FSU Jena)
Dr. Christine Hess
Project D04, Group of Prof. Küsel (FSU Jena)
Current: Coordination team of the eTEACH network Thuringia
Dr. Falk Heße
Project B04, Group of Prof. Attinger (UFZ Leipzig)
Dr. Martin Hölzer
Project A06, Group of Prof. Marz (FSU Jena)
Current: Bioinformatics Unit, Robert Koch-Institute Berlin
Timo Houben
Project B04, Group of Prof. Attinger (UFZ)
Bernd Kampe
Project D01, Group of Prof. Hahn (FSU Jena)
Current: Senior Data Scientist at Bundesdruckerei GmbH
Dr. Bernd Kohlhepp
Project D03, Group of Prof. Totsche (FSU Jena)
Current: Wismut GmbH
Sebastian Krautwurst
Project A06, Group of Prof. Marz (FSU Jena)
Prof. Dr. Cassandre Lazar
Project A03, Group of Prof. Küsel (FSU Jena)
Current: Professor at Department of Biological Sciences, Université de Québec à Montréal (UQAM)External link
Elisabeth Lehmann
Project C05, Group of Prof. Schubert (FSU Jena)
Dr. Yan Li
Project A02, Group of Prof. Gleixner (MPI-BGC Jena)
Shubhangi Mahajan
Project C07, Group of Prof. Schäfer (FSU Jena)
Dr. Stefanie Meyer
Project B01, Group of Prof. Michalzik (FSU Jena)
Current: Medical Center LMU Munich
Martina Müller
Project A04, Group of Prof. von Bergen (UFZ Leipzig)
Rassil Nafeh
Project B05, Group of Prof. Küsel, supervised by Dr. Herrmann (FSU Jena)
Dr. Will Alan Overholt
Project A03 and D03, Group of Prof. Küsel (FSU Jena)
Dr. Erica Perreca
Project D04, Group of Prof. Küsel (FSU Jena)
Hannes Petruschke
Project A04, Group of Prof. von Bergen (UFZ Leipzig)
Anne Muriel Ritsch
Project A06, Group of Prof. Marz (FSU Jena)
Dr. Julia Rödiger
Project D02, Group of Prof. Küsel (FSU Jena)
Dr. habil. Tino Rödiger
Project B04, Group of Prof. Attinger (UFZ Leipzig)
Current: Thuringia State Office for Environment, Mining and Nature Conservation
Dr. Katharina Roß
Project B04, Group of Prof. Attinger (UFZ Leipzig)
Current: Research Associate, Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst-Mach-Institut, EMI
Dr. Vanessa-Nina Roth
Project A02, Group of Prof. Gleixner (MPI-BGC Jena)
Anne Rubruck
Project D01, Group of Prof. Hahn (FSU Jena)
Dr. Alexander Rücker
Project B03, Group of Prof. Trumbore (MPI-BGC Jena)
Dr. Anna Rusznyak
Project D04, Group of Prof. Küsel (FSU Jena)
Current: Scientific Coordinator, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle
Dr. Carlos Sánchez Arcos
Project A02, Group of Prof. Pohnert (FSU Jena)
Current: Scientist in Plant LC-MS Metabolomics-Team at Wageningen University and Research
Dr. Anna Späthe
Project D04, Group of Prof. Küsel (FSU Jena)
Current: Coordinator GRK 2101, Abbe School of Photonics, Jena
Dr. Peter Sperlich
(MPI-BGC)
Anja Striegel (né Narr)
Project A01, Group of Prof. Chatzinotas (UFZ Leipzig)
Dr. Nico Ueberschaar
Project A02, Group of Prof. Pohnert (FSU Jena)
Current: Leader of the MS Platform, FSU Jena de
Dr. Jürgen Vitz
Project C05, Group of Prof. Schubert (FSU Jena)
Current: Researcher Schubert group
Dr. Lijuan Yan
Project D03, Group of Prof. Küsel (FSU Jena)
Current: Executive Specialist at BASF
Franz Zilensek
Project C03, Group of Prof. Totsche (FSU Jena)
Student Theses supervised within AquaDiva Projects
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Master Theses
Jakob Fröhlich, ongoing
TBA. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within D03/Totsche, A02/Pohnert.Natascha Lukas, ongoing
Soil water and root water uptake dynamics under contrasting forest canopy types. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B02/Magh.Anneli Riemer, ongoing
TBA. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B02/Hildebrandt.Sebastian Siebert, submission September 2025
TBA. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A07/Jogler.Cristobal Cantuarias, submission July 2025
Pesticide degradation genes in groundwater viromes. M.Sc. thesis, Leipzig University, supervised within A01/Chatzinotas, Correa.Conn Heijungs, submission June 2025
Bacteriophage adsorption to fungal spores. M.Sc. thesis, Leipzig University, supervised within A01/Wick.Jana-Sophie Niegisch, April 2025
Hidden just outside the window – discovery, cultivation and characterization of Paludisphaera lacunae sp.nov., a novel member of the Isosphaeraceae, isolated from a pond in Jena. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A07/Jogler.Viktor Schurade, March 2025
Jährliche anorganische Nährelementflüsse im Unterboden unterschiedlicher Forstbestände (Fichten-, Kiefern- und Buchenreinbestände) der Saale-Elster-Sandsteinplatte (Mai 2022 – Mai 2023). M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B01/Michalzik & Potthast.Ronja Prietzsch, November 2024
Wirkung der Baumart und Kronenbedeckung auf Nährstoffflüsse aus der organischen Auflage im Würzbachgrundgebiet (Saale-Sandsteinplatte). M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B01/Michalzik & Römermann.Rena Sophie Andräs, August 2024
Necromass Addition to Improve Enrichment of Candidate Phyla Radiation Bacteria from Oligotrophic Groundwater. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A03/Taubert.Sophia Sieber, August 2024
Ni-montmorillonite adsorption mechanisms in Hainich seepage water: Adsorption of rare earth elements, fulvic acid, and polyethylene glycol. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within C07.Anna-Lena Günther, June 2024
Wasserpotentialmessung in Laubbäumen mittels Mikrotensiometer: Vorstellung einer neuen Messmethodik. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B02/Magh.Sahil Narwal, May 2024
The influence of forest structure on the nutrient distribution in the vegetation layer in the Saale Elster Sandstein Observatory (SESO), Thuringia. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B01/Römermann.Charlotte Kihm, March 2024
Influence of local vegetation heterogeneity and coupling effects on evapotranspiration at the mesoscale. M.Sc. thesis, Augsburg University, supervised within B04.Clemens Gümpel, August 2023
Seepage-Mediated Mobilization of Microbes and Solutes Linked to Infiltration Dynamics, Tree Species and Soil Properties in a Mixed Beech Forest Ecosystem. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B02 and B05.Mihai Grimm, July 2023
Testing fungal volatile organic compounds as triggers for prophage induction. M.Sc. thesis, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca Romania, supervised within project A01/Wick.P. Kies, June 2023
Kleinräumige Variabilität von Wasser- und Stickstoffflüssen des Bestandesnieder-schlags von Solitär- und Reinbestandsbuchen im Bereich der Saale-Elster-Sandsteinplatte. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B01/Michalzik.Kim Wagner, May 2023
Effekte von Solitär- und Reinbestandsbuchen auf die räumliche und zeitliche Variabilität der Wasser- und Kohlenstoffflüsse des Bestandesniederschlags im Bereich der Saale-Elster-Sandsteinplatte. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B01/Michalzik.Corinna Franke, December 2022
Experimentelle und numerische Untersuchung des Co-Transports synthetischer Polymer-Tracer mit mobilen Tonmineralen. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within C05.Madeleine Kündgen, September 2022
Cultivation of Subsurface Anammox Bacteria from the Phreatic Zone using a Semicontinuous Stirred Tank Reactor. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A07.Sonja Hellwig, July 2022
Transport behavior of functionalized polyethylene glycol (PEG) - Insights from column experiments and modeling. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within C05.Malte Werner, June 2022
Identification of preferential flow paths and bedrock configuration in regolith of carbonate-mudstone-alternations of the Upper Muschelkalk by ground penetrating radar. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within C03 and D03.Thomas Kurt Lingl, May 2022
Predicting RNA Modifications with Logistic Regression and Random Forests using Summary Statistics. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A06.Kirsten Göbel, March 2022
Long-Read Viral Haplotype Reconstruction using Variant Calling. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A06.Vincent Reilly-Schott, February 2022
Identifying Metabolic Labeling in Microbes with Raman Microspectroscopy. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A03.Dorka Belteki, January 2022
The potential role of fungal volatiles in prophage induction. M.Sc. thesis, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest/Hungary, supervised within project A01/Wick.Hermann Holbl, October 2021
Identification of Groundwater Metabolites from the Hainich CZE (AquaDiva). M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A02.Lisa Remus, September 2021
Role of fungi and the mycosphere for prophage induction. M.Sc. thesis, Leipzig University, supervised within project A01/Wick.Jannes Spangenberg, September 2021
RNA Nanopore Sequencing: tracking down the m6A modification. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A06.Sijia Gao, October 2020
The Reactive Transport Modeling of Fluorene-Polyethylene Glycol through Saturated Porous Media with the Colloid Filtration Theory. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within C05.Eugenio Perez Molphe Montoya, October 2020
The distributions and lifestyles of Omnitrophica populations within shallow groundwater. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A03.Fleming Kretschmer, Jun 2020
Superkingdom classification of DNA sequences using natural language processing. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A06.Henrik Voigt, February 2020
Graph-Based Knowledge Exchange. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within D01.Steven Ackermann, February 2020
Bestimmung der Gründigkeit mittels Georadar - Vergleich von Systemkonfigurationen zur Anwendung auf verschiedenen Bodenformen und Reliefformtypen. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within D03.Erik Schwarz, January 2020
Elucidating the spatial control of microbial pesticide degradation in soil by model-based scenario analysis M.Sc. thesis, University of Hohenheim / Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, co-supervised within B04.Tobias Herting, December 2019
Beurteilung der Grundwasserqualität in siliziklastischen Gesteinen am Standort Hummelshain unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der kolloidalen Fraktion. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within D03.Petrumila Zhendova, December 2019
Assessment of Groundwater Quality in Siliciclastic Bedrock Environments in a Forested Hillslope Catchment. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within D03.Beatrix Heinze, October 2019
Impact of autochthonous primary production on a groundwater microbial community. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A03.Sophie von Fromm, June 2019
Sequential chemical extraction and radiocarbon analysis of soils in Central Germany. M.Sc. thesis, TU Freiberg, supervised within B03.Stephan Bock, February 2019
Stickstoffflüsse entlang einen Gradienten im Niederschlag und Boden (Gas- Flüssig und Festphase). M [L1].Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B02/B03.Julian Hniopek, February 2019
M.Sc. Thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A03.Sarah Nettemann, February 2019
Nanoparticle Tracking Fluorescence Analysis (Fluo-NTA): a new method to differentiate between inorganic nanoparticles and biocolloids? M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A03.Martin Quanz, January 2019
Einfluss der räumlichen Variabilität der Grundwasserneubildung auf die Grundwasserdynamik im Bereich der AquaDiva CZE. M.Sc. thesis, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ Jena, supervised within B02/B04.Vladimir Udovenko, January 2019
Domain specific Information and Relation Extraction: A Hybrid Approach for Entity Recognition in The Ecological Domain. M.Sc. Thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within D01.Florian Deckner, December 2018
Community structure and activity of soil nitrifiers under different land use in the Hainich Critical Zone Exploratory. M. Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B05.Sören Yannic Drabesch, September 2018
Charakterisierung der DOC-Signatur zweier Landnutzungen mittels Tandem-GC (2D-GC). M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within C03.Ole Schramme, September 2018
Charakterisierung der Grundwasserbeschaffenheit in einem Teileinzugsgebiet der Orla unter Berücksichtigung standortkundlicher Faktoren. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within D03.Nassira Hachich, February 2018
Towards a big ontology visualization Tool. M.Sc. thesis, University of SFax, Tunisia, supervised within D01.Tobias Eggert, October 2017
Experimentelle Untersuchungen zu den Effekten unterschiedlicher Poaceae-Arten auf die Quantität von Wurzelexsudaten in Abhängigkeit von der Nährstoffverfügbarkeit. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B01/Michalzik.Silvio Lemnitz, October 2017
Extraction of Data Characteristics for the (Semi-)Automatic Visualization of Scientific Data. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within D01.Josef Weckmüller, September 2017
Einfluss der kleinräumigen Varianz von Standortfaktoren auf Bodenwasserflüsse und Stofftransport. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B02.Sebastian Bucher, March 2017
Verfolgung der Herkunft von DOM aus Pflanzen. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A02.Stefanie Albrecht, March 2017
Analyse der Zusammensetzung der mikrobiellen Bodengemeinschaft eines Grasland-Biodiversitäts-Experiments basierend auf isoprenoiden Chinonverbindungen als Biomarker. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A02.Julia Rosenberger, October 2016
Exploration of the attachment of microorganisms on rock surfaces. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within C03/A03.Annika Düver, September 2016
Entwicklung eines Messaufbaus zur gleichzeitigen Messung des respiratorischen Quotienten und volatiler organischer Substanzen. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B03.Katharina Stolze, June 2016
Depth-differentiated analysis of the interfacial composition and microbial community of earthworm burrow walls of the anecic species Lumbricus terrestris: a case study. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within C03.Jessica Ehrsam, April 2016
Ladderane composition in salted lakes and aquifers. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within C03.Lisa Pfülb, March 2016
Bodenkundliche Charakterisierung und hydrochemische Stoffinventur der Wasserkompartimente eines Muschelkalkgebietes in Hinblick auf anthropogene Einflussnahme durch Landnutzung. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within C03.Wenke Stoll, March 2016
Microbial community diversity in rock material from Aquifers and Aquitards in the Thuringian Basin. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within C03/(A03).Danny Schelhorn, March 2016
Effects of canopy throughfall patterns and tree species on soil physicochemical parameters and soil ammonia oxidizers abundance and diversity in the Hainich National Park. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A03.Jan Stähly, January 2016
Cellulose-, Starch-, and Xylan -Degrading Microbiomes in an Oxic Limestone Aquifer. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A03.Sebastian-Willi Oehmke, November 2015
Fire effects on soil nutrient budgets of different land-use types. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B01/Michalzik.Janett Filipzik, November 2015
Effect of site and event characteristics on throughfall and percolation water quality. M.Sc. thesis in Biogeosciences, FSU Jena, supervised within B02.Tim Baumeister, October 2015
Untersuchung des Grundwassermetaboloms zur Charakterisierung bakterieller Umwandlungsprozesse. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A02.Saskia Rughöft, July 2015
Soil microbial communities involved in nitrogen cycling along two geologically different catenas in Kruger National Park (South Africa). M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A03.Danny Schelhorn, March 2015
Effects of canopy throughfall patterns and tree species on soil physicochemical parameters and soil ammonia oxidizers abundance and diversity in the Hainich National Park. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A03.Paul Seeber, September 2014
Einfluss klimatischer Extremereignisse auf die Kluft-/Karstgrundwasserleiter im "Critical Zone Exploratory" Hainich. M.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within C03. -
Bachelor Theses
Aina Vorberger, March 2025
Impact of drought and bark beetle infestation on water-bound C- and N-dynamics in a Norway Spruce stand near Hummelshain. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B01/Michalzik & Potthast.Vanessa Erxleben, September 2024
Untersuchung der bakteriellen Lyse durch Phagen: Interaktionen und Aufnahme freigesetzter Nährstoffe durch mikrobielle Lebensgemeinschaften im Grundwasser. B.Sc. thesis, Leipzig University, supervised within project A01/Chatzinotas.Vivian Heidel, August 2024
Schwankungen der Gelöstsauerstoffkonzentration im Grundwasser des Hainichs während eines saisonalen Grundwasserhochstands. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within D03/Totsche, C03.Ella Keiser, August 2024
Abundanz, Gemeinschaftszusammensetzung und Aktivität nitrat-reduzierender mikrobieller Gemeinschaften in Kalk- und Sandstein-Aquiferen. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B05/Herrmann.Paul Kempka, April 2024
Kronenniederschlag in einem gemäßigten Buchen-Ahorn Mischwald in Sommer und Winter. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B02/Hildebrandt.Oskar Scheuermann, November 2023
Anpassung eines Interzeptionsmodells anhand von beobachteten Daten im Laub- und Nadelwald. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B02 and B04.Bruno Starroske, September 2023
Monitoring der Boden- und Gesteinsfeuchte im Regolith des Unteren und Mittleren Buntsandsteins bei Hummelshain. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within C03 and D03.Anton Neundorfer, August 2023
Untersuchungen zum Co-Transport von Polyethylenglykol (PEG) mittels Wyoming MX-80 Bentonit in Trochitenkalk. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within C05.Sebastian Siebert, August 2023
The secret life of ultra-small bacteria. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A03.Ferenc Füzi, March 2023
Interannuelle Unterschiede des Bestandsniederschlags in Ökosystemen mit abweichender Kronenstruktur: Buchenwald und Grünland. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B02.Anne Knigge August 2022
Niederschlagspartitionierung im Wald und Grasland – Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B02.A.Feldmeier, November 2021
Bodenökologische Eigenschaften von Oberböden in Waldbeständen der Saalesandsteinplatte. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B01/Michalzik.Rebecca Heß, October 2021
Zeitlich hochaufgelöste Beschaffenheitsschwankungen von Oberbodensickerwasser eines ungestörten Feldbodens während simulierter Starkregenereignisse im Sommer. B.Sc. theses, FSU Jena, supervised within C03.Niclas Klose, October 2021
Hitchhiking on non-host bacteria: Quantification of non-specific phage-bacteria interactions and its ecological relevance. B.Sc. thesis, Leipzig University, supervised within project A01/Wick.Jakob Stieff, September 2021
Auswirkungen unterschiedlicher Kronenschlussgrade auf die Vegetation und funktionelle Diversität in Laub- und Nadelwäldern des Würzbachgrunds. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B01/Römermann.Lisa Maria Wagner, September 2021
Einfluss von Antibiotika auf die Phagen-Wirts-Interaktion. B.Sc. thesis, Leipzig University, supervised within project A01/Chatzinotas.Carolin Fuchs, August 2021
Metabolic labeling with D2O: How does Deuterium incorporation affect microbial DNA? B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A03.Jonas Ruppert, August 2021
Kleinskalige Unterschiede der physikochemischen Bodeneigenschaften entlang von Kronenschlussgradienten. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B02 in cooperation with B01/Michalzik.Yannic Wendt, June 2021
Zeitlich hochauflösende Bestimmung von Beschaffenheitsschwankungen des Bodensickerwassers in Oberböden während eines Schneeschmelzereignisses. B.Sc. theses, FSU Jena, supervised within C03.J. Frank, January 2021
Austrocknungseffekte auf C-N-P-Flüsse organischer Auflagen unterschiedlicher Waldbestände der Saale-Elster-Sandsteinplatte. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B01/Michalzik.Roula Marie Peekhaus, January 2021
Evaluation of bioinformatic workflows for the identification of viral sequences in metagenomic data. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A06.Benjamin Brendel, October 2020
Effekte des Trockenjahres 2018 auf die kaltwasserlöslichen Nährstoffe im Streumaterial unterschiedlicher Baumarten des Hainichs. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B01/Michalzik.Julian Lippert, October 2020
Effekte des Trockenjahres 2018 auf die Nährstoffgehalte in Ökosystemlösungen unterschiedlicher Waldbestände des Hainichs. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B01/Michalzik.Maximilian Wohlert, October 2019
Jahreszeitliche Muster von pH- Wert und Leitfähigkeit in Ökosystemlösungen unter unterschiedlichen Baumarten im Hainich. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B01/Michalzik.Xiaoyu Zhou, September 2019
Untersuchungen zur kleinskaligen Heterogenität von Bodenwassergehalten und Boden-eigenschaften in Wäldern. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B02.Barbara Maria Kaden, August 2019
Einfluss von Bodeneigenschaften und Baumstrukturen auf die Bodenatmung in Buchenwaldbeständen des Hainichs. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B01/Michalzik.Martin Schröder, August 2019
Raman-spektroskopische Analyse von isotopenmarkierten Bakterien. B.Sc. Thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A03.Léon Van Overloop, July 2019
Untersuchung der Temperaturabhängigkeit des aktiven Transports von PEG-Polymer-Kolloiden im Kreislauf-Säulenexperiment. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within C05.Carla Peters, June 2019
Prüfung eines Messgerätes zur Erfassung der Interzeption in Grasland und Vergleich der Interzeption zwischen Grasland und Wald. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B02.Konstanze Hild, September 2018
Quantifying phage-transport through porous media by physical and biological methods. B.Sc. thesis, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - Leipzig University/UFZ, supervised within A01.Marina Rottmann, September 2018
Vergleich der Wurzelstruktur- und Verteilung zwischen Fagus sylvatica und Acer pseudoplatanus unter Berücksichtigung verschiedener Entwicklungsstadien und Bodeneigenschaften in Mischwaldbeständen Nord-West. B.Sc thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B01/Michalzik.Julia Hopf, August 2018
Einfluss der Bestandsstruktur auf die mikrobielle Biomasse an Level II Standorten in Deutschland. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A02.Miriam Kellmann, August 2018
Einfluss von Klima- und Bodeneigenschaften auf die Menge an extrahierbarem organischen Kohlenstoff (EOC) an Level-II-Standorten. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A02.Arnold Wonneberger, August 2018
Untersuchung des Einflusses von kutanem anözischen Regenwurm-Mucus auf die mineralische Festphase des Bodens. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within C03.Niklas van Wickeren, July 2018
Impact of cutaneous mucus of endogeic earthworms on the mineral phase of the soil. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within C03.Jannis Huss, July 2017
Untersuchung der Abhänglikeit des Bodewasserpotentials von der Entfernung zu einem Baum in einem Buchenmischwald. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B02.Florian Scheuerer, September 2016
GIS-gestützte Gewässerkartierung im Bereich des Hainich CZE. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within D03.Jelena Fix, August 2016
Phage viability during their transport at saturated condition. B.Sc. Thesis, Leipzig University/UFZ, supervised within A01.Linda Gorniak, July 2016
Assessing temporal microbial diversity shifts during 13C-sodium bicarbonate stable isotope probing incubations with groundwater. B.Sc. thesis in Biogeosciences, FSU Jena, supervised within A03.Malte Kleemann, July 2016
Comparison of soil water retention between positions near and far from stems based in in situ measurements. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B02.Dominik Lücking, July 2016
Growth Dynamics and Activity of Denitrifying Bacteria Isolated from Groundwater. B.Sc. thesis in Biogeosciences, FSU Jena, supervised within A03.Sarah Nettemann, July 2016
Investigation of the diversity of methylamine-utilizing microorganisms in freshwater ecosystems. B.Sc. thesis in Biogeosciences, FSU Jena, supervised within A03.Tanja Reiff, July 2016
Permeabilitäten und Grundwasserneubildungspotential von Böden auf Löss und Muschelkalk als Substrat unter verschiedenen Landnutzungsformen an einem Karststandort (Hainich, Thüringen). B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within C03/D03.Martin Roggenbuck, July 2016
Testing methods for gap filling of missing values in stemflow measurements and upscaling from tree to area. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B02.Elena Schweer, July 2016
Charakterisierung des eukaryotischen Lebens im Grundwasser. B.Sc. thesis in Biogeosciences, FSU Jena, supervised within A03.Erik Reichelt, June 2016
Activity measurements of CO2 assimilating soil microorganisms in different soil types by stable isotope techniques. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within B03.Lena Carstens, January 2016
Abundance and diversity of groundwater microorganisms that pass through 0.2 μm pore size filters. B.Sc. thesis in Biogeosciences, FSU Jena, supervised within A03.Alexander Nowak, September 2015
Quantification of CO2-soil interactions triggered by carbonic anhydrase by using a novel mid-Infrared CO2 isotope analyzer coupled to a dynamic chamber incubation system. B.Sc. thesis, Coburg University, supervised within B03.Eike Mahlandt, August 2015
Umweltrelevante Isolate als Quelle für den Aufbau einer Phagenbank und deren Charakterisierung. B.Sc. thesis, Leipzig University/UFZ, supervised within A01.Andrea Kunze, August 2015
Heterogeneity of nitrogen deposition in forest canopies. B.Sc. thesis in Biogeosciences, FSU Jena, supervised within B02.Laura Straub, August 2015
Metabolomisches Profiling zur Charakterisierung von Umweltsignalen aus dem Hainich. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within A02.Fabio Brill, July 2015
Conceptual soil water model as a benchmark for expected heterogeneity of soil water forced by heterogenous net precipitation. B.Sc. thesis in Biogeosciences, FSU Jena, supervised within B02.Sören Drabesch, July 2015
Tiefenorientierte Probenahme und hydrogeo-chemische Beschaffenheitsprognose von Grundwässern im Oberen Muschelkalk des Hainichs. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within C03.David Kunze, July 2015
Testing an indirect method for measurement of net precipitation based on gypsum tabletts. B.Sc. thesis in Biogeosciences, FSU Jena, supervised within B02.Bastian Polst, July 2015
Bacterial colonization of aquifer rocks in biofilm reactors. B.Sc. thesis in Biogeosciences, FSU Jena, supervised within A03.Ole Schramme, July 2015
GIS- gestützte hydrogeologische und hydrologische Analyse und hydrogeologische Kartierung des Einzugsgebietes der Sorbitz. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within C03.Florian Simon, July 2015
Zeitliche Veränderungen der Wiesenvegetation im Biosphärenreservat Vessertal-Thüringer Wald entlang eines Standortgradienten. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within C03.Sven Westermann, July 2015
Testing a rainfall interception model with high resolution rainfall data. B.Sc. thesis in Biogeosciences, FSU Jena, supervised within B02.Nadine Wunsch, June 2015
Understanding phage transport in a laboratory subsurface model system. B.Sc. thesis, Leipzig University, supervised within A01.Jessica Ehrsam, April 2015
PLFA distribution in salted lakes. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within C03.Dorothee Wieczorek, February 2015
Usability-Studie zur Identifikation von Problemen in der Benutzerinteraktion und Bedienbarkeit am Beispiel des Datenmanagementsystems BExIS 2. B.Sc. thesis, FSU Jena, supervised within D01.Julia Ross, December 2014
Die Integration eines großflächigen Grundwassermodells mit heterogener hydraulischer Leitfähigkeitsverteilung in ein regionales Oberflächenabflussmodell am Fallbeispiel der Unstrut. B.Sc. thesis, UFZ, supervised within B04.Christian Herold, September 2014
Großflächige Grundwassermodelle in regionalen Oberflächenabflussmodellen - am Fallbeispiel der Unstrut. B.Sc. thesis, UFZ, supervised within B04.Esther Voigt, September 2014
Abundanzen methanotropher Bakterien in der kritischen Zone entlang eines Transektes im Hainich. B.Sc. thesis in Biogeosciences, FSU Jena, supervised within A03. -
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A. Müller, February 2022
Standorteigenschaften unter Kiefer, Fichte und Buche im Naturraum der Saale-Elster-Sandsteinplatte. State Exam, FSU Jena, supervised within B01/Michalzik.Marie Sophie Ehrhardt, November 2020
Auswirkungen einer simulierten Dürre auf die Bodeneigenschaften unterschiedlicher Landnutzungssysteme (EcoXtremes). State Exam, FSU Jena, supervised within B01/Michalzik.Lisa Sophia Feige, November 2020
Vergleich der lösungsgebundenen N-Dynamik zwischen unterschiedlichen Baumarten im Hainich. State Exam, FSU Jena, supervised within B01/Michalzik.Lucas Krüger, October 2019
Vergleich der Dynamiken der C-Flüsse zwischen unterschiedlichen Baumarten im Hainich. State Exam, FSU Jena, supervised within B01/Michalzik.Robert Lotze, February 2018
Kleinräumige Verteilung von Baumeffekten auf den Bestandesniederschlag und die Feinwurzelverteilung. State Exam, FSU Jena, supervised within B01/Michalzik.Verena Wildgrube, August 2016
Above- and belowground C-storage of different land-use types in the Hainich-Region. State Exam, FSU Jena, supervised within B01/Michalzik.Timo Hofmann, August 2016
Land-use dependent changes in chemical soil properties in the Hainich-Region. State Exam, FSU Jena, supervised within B01/Michalzik.