Projects

Current projects at the Department of Soil Mineralogy and Soil Chemistry


Chemisch/mikroskopische Verfahren und KI zur Analyse von Nanoplastik

PostDoc: Dr. Alexandra Foetisch
Project leaders: Prof. Moritz Bigalke (PI),
Funding: LOEWE Exploration


Black and green – The impact of tire wear particles on soil and plant nutrient cycles

PhD-Student: Julian Bornemann
Project leaders: Dr. Collin Weber, Dr. Kai Nitzsche, Prof. Moritz Bigalke
Funding: Fritz und Margot Faudi-Stiftung

One Health: Health implications of arsenic speciation at the soil/plant and plant/mammalian interface in a cascading health effect context

PhD-Students:Hang Guan, Xiaowen Liu
PostDoc: Dr. Teresa Chávez-Capilla
Project leaders: Prof. Moritz Bigalke (PI), Prof. Dr. Adrien Mestrot (Co-PI)
Funding: University of Bern, Interfaculty Research Cooperation

Microplastic in Swiss Agricultural Soils

PhD-Student: Alexandra Foetisch
Supervisor: Prof. Moritz Bigalke, Dr. Montserrat Filella, Dr. Benjamin Watts
Funding: Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung


MINAGRIS

PhD-Students: Adrian Grunder, Hannah Forsyth
Supervisor: Prof. Moritz Bigalke
Funding: EU-Horizont 2020 MINAGRIS


Microplastics from road traffic and biogas slurry in soil

Supervisor: Prof. Moritz Bigalke
Funding: Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft, Schweiz