I specialize in soil microbial ecology, focusing on C and N cycling in agricultural systems. I apply integrated methods spanning controlled lab incubations to field trials, and have expertise in quantifying i) greenhouse gas emissions; ii) different soil C pools (fracnationation approach); iii) microbial metabolic processes, such as priming effects, enzyme activity, community-level physiological profiling (MicroResp), microbial diversity (PLFA and DNA), microbial C use efficiency (18O-H2O), and N2O isotopmers, including the use of isotopes (13/14C and 15N). I have substantial experience with soil managements to achieve low C farming while reducing N losses, including cover crops, grain legumes, drainage of organic soils and liming strategies.
Teaching at Aarhus University
Bachelor course: Agro-Microbiology
Master course: Carbon Cycling and Climate Climate, Soil Biology and Fertility
PhD courses: Soil organic matter and organically bound nutrients, Journal Club on Soil Organic Matter, Isotopes for nutrients and organic matter cycling studies – theory and applications
Teaching at University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
Master course: Statistics, Modelling and Global Change
