Call Deadline Date
23/06/2021
Initial Date
15/07/2021
End Date
30/09/2021
Status
CLOSE
Required knowledges and skills
Participation in web-based training on biogeochemical cycles
Objectives
The students will understand the fundamental concept of biogeochemical cycling, i.e. of pools, fluxes and transformations.
Students will learn how to characterise crucial functions of the soil in both urban and rural environments
Short course modules
Keynote lectures
Based on the prior knowledge of the WBT on biogeochemical cycles, the students will receive short intensive keynote lectures on the three element cycles (C, N, P).
„State-of-the-Art of Biogeochemical Research“
Students will attend a 30-min presentation (+ discussion) on a current topic of biogeochemical research
„Lab Methods at the Interface of Urban-Rural Systems”
Soil samples taken from a gradient ranging from the city centre to the rural environment will be analysed for soil nutrients and microbial functions (MBC, MBN, MBP) and linked to the CNP stoichiometry. Methological basics will be introduced (TOC-L, EA, photometry)
Internship activities
Lab work and lectures
Additional notes
The program includes an internship with one of our industrial partners. Students should visit the website or contact the UNIGOE team to identify opportunities and create a tailor-made application for the respective industry partner.
Internship Overview
Georg-August University Goettingen
Academic coordinator
Michaela A. Dippold
( dippold@gwdg.de)
Academic Tutor
Callum C. Banfield
( cbanfie@uni-goettingen.de)
Company
Voronezh State Nature Biosphere Reserve
Hosting Institution Tutor
Andreas Breidenbach
( abreide@gwdg.de)