I am a staff scientist and lab manager with more than ten years experience on isotope applications on the field and lab scale - and especially interested in solving technical and analytical challenges to make research possible.
My responsibilities for the labs of the Geo-Biosphere group include
- radioisotope labs (14C, 33P, 3H and, in future, 55Fe), and CSIA labs (15N, 18O, 2H, 13C),
- including the radiation protection for three 57Co Mössbauer specs and 63Ni-electron capture detectors for different ZAG groups
- method development for stable and radioactive isotope applications (GC-C-IRMS, GC-MS, LC-MS, GC-ECD/FID, low-level scintillation counting, phosphor imaging).
- technical solutions for lab experiments (e.g., 3D printing) and field experiments (e.g., cm-accuracy GPS).
Furthermore, I take care of
- the biosafety for the Dippold, Mason-Jones and Kappler groups (German: "S1-Projektleitung"),
- our EU pest quarantine station (EU 2016/2031, German: "Quarantäne-Station für Unionsquarantäneschädlinge"),
- and I am an instructor for lab technicians (German: "Ausbilderschein"), currently training two apprentice lab techs.
I am head of the working group "Isotopes in Soil Science" of the German Soil Science Society (German).
