Lars Arne Meier, M. Sc.
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Research Topics:
- Soil Micromorphology
- Soil Formation
- Soil Organic Matter
- Permafrost(degradation)
- Influence of Climate Change on Antarctic Soils
Regions:
- Greenland
- Eastern Germany
- Tibetan Plateau
- Maritime Antarctica (James Ross Island)
Project:
Microbial-mediated soil formation in maritime Antarctica under simulated environmental conditions (DFG SPP 1158)
CV:
*26th July 1987 in Heide (Holstein), Germany
Work Experience:
since 09/2016 | PhD student at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Germany |
2015 to 2016 | Expert on environmental safety at engineering office Dr. Dröscher, Tübingen |
2010 to 2015 | Student assistant, Laboratory of Soil Science and Geoecology at the Institute of Geography, Chair for Soil Science and Geomorphology, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen |
2009 to 2010 | Person in Support at the canteen at the Keppler-Gymnasium Tübingen |
2008 to 2009 | Voluntary social year at AWO Schleswig-Holstein |
Education:
since 09/2016 | PhD student at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Germany |
2012 to 2015 | Studies of Landscape System Sciences [M.Sc.] at Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen Master-Thesis: "Zur Mikromorpohologie der organischen Substanz permafrostbeeinflusster Böden des Qinghai-Tibet Plateaus, China." |
2010 to 2012 | Studies of Geography [B.Sc.] at Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen Bachelor-Thesis: "Mikromorphogenese von Tschernosem-Pseudogleyen auf der Ostseeinsel Poel." |
2008 to 2010 | Studies of Geosciences [B.Sc.] at Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen |
Internships:
02/2014 to 04/2014 | Engineering office Dr. Frank Dröscher, Tübingen, Germany |
02/2012 to 06/2012 | Mineralix GmbH, Gaggenau, Germany |
Teaching:
| B.Sc. | Excursion „Tübinger Schichtstufen“ (GEO 11) Field Course „Methods in Geography“ (GEO 23) Laboratory Course “Soil Science and Geoecology” (GEO 41) |
| School | Forschen in der Antarktis - Warum? Wo? Wer? Wie? (BonlandenSchule Filderstadt) |
2011 to 2015 | Tutor for Geo11 and Geo 21, Chair for Soil Science and Geomorphology, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen |
Memberships:
| EGU | European Geosciences Union (EGU) |
| DBG | Deutsche Bodenkundliche Gesellschaft (DBG) [German Soil Science Society] |
| DGP | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Polarproschung e.V. (DGP) [German Society of Polar Research] |
| DEUQUA | Deutsche Quartärvereinigung (DEUQUA) [German Quaternary Association] |
| PYRN | Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) |
| APECS | Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) |
Field Experience:
| Southern France (Geological Mapping) |
| Western Greenland (Soil surveys and sampling) |
| South-East China (Soil and Landslide surveys) |
| Tibetan Plateau (Soil monitoring and sampling) |
| James Ross Island/Antarctica (Soil survey and sampling) |
| Short field trips in Germany and Switzerland (soil and geophysical surveys, soil and geological mapping, soil sampling) |
Publications
| Meier, L.A., Krauze, P., Prater, I., Horn, F., Schaefer, C.E.G.R., Scholten, T., Wagner, D., Mueller, C.W., Kühn, P. (2019): Pedogenic and microbial interrelation in initial soils under semiarid climate on James Ross Island, Antarctic Peninsula region. Biogeosciences 16, 2481–2499. doi: 10.5194/bg-16-2481-2019 |
Conference Contributions and Proceedings:
| 2019 | Meier, L.A. et al.: Multispectral Image Analysis and Machine Learning in Soil Micromorphology. EGU General Assembly 2019, Vienna. [Poster] |
| 2018 | Meier, L.A. et al.: Influence of 100 artificial freeze-thaw cycles on soil formation and microbial community structures on James Ross Island, maritime Antarctica. 21st World Congress of Soil Science, Rio de Janeiro. [Poster] |
Meier, L.A. et al.: Microbial Communities & soil chemistry in soils from James Ross Island after 100 artificial freeze-thaw cycles. EGU General Assembly 2018, Vienna. [Talk] | |
Meier, L.A. et al.: How does climate change affect soils and their microbial communities on James Ross Island, maritime Antarctica? Results from an Environmental Simulation Experiment. 27th International Polar Conference 2018, Rostock. [Talk] | |
| 2017 | Meier, L.A. et al.: Soil formation at St. Martha Cove and Brandy Bay, James Ross Island, Maritime Antarctica. MadSoil Workshop on Formation, Properties and Function of Soil Microaggregates 2017, Munich. [Talk] |
| Meier, L.A. et al.: Bodenbildung auf James Ross Island. Deutscher Kongress für Geographie 2017, Tübingen. [Poster] | |
| Meier, L.A. et al.: Microbial-mediated soil formation in maritime Antarctica under simulated environmental conditions. SPP 1158 Antarctic Research Coordination Workshop 2017, Erlangen. [Poster] | |
| Meier, L.A.: Combined micromorphological, soil chemical and microbial analyses of soils from Santa Martha Cove and Brandy Bay, James Ross Island, Maritime Antarctica. Annual Meeting of the German Soil Science Society (DBG) 2017, Göttingen. [Talk] | |
| Meier, L.A. et al.: Soil micromorphology, geochemistry and microbiology at two sites on James Ross Island, Maritime Antarctica. EGU General Assembly 2017, Vienna [Poster]. Rewarded with the OSPP-Award [Link] | |
| 2016 | Meier, L.A. et al.: Microbial-mediated soil formation in maritime Antarctica under simulated environmental conditions. SPP 1158 Antarctic Research Coordination Workshop 2016, Rostock [Poster] |