Forschungsinteressen

LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/ubaida-yousaf

Employed under the project SPP - SoilSystems 2322 in the sub-project “DriverPool” funded by the DFG

Research Interests:

The effect of various substrates on microbial carbon use efficiency and its potential consequences for soil-carbon mass balance.

  • Time-series analysis
  • Aminosugars/acid and stoichiometric analysis
  • Analysis of various carbon pools like microbiota, microbial residues, and respiration (CO2)
  • Investigation of microbial carbon use efficiency and its relationship with SOM (Priming effect)
  • Matter C balance in soil systems using 13C-SIP
  • Labile and recalcitrant SOC fractions in soil systems
  • Metabolomics

 

Other scientific interests:

  • Chromatography and antibiotic testing
  • Soil and environmental sciences- soil ecology and radioisotopes — 33P
  • Use of Biochar to improve soil and water characteristics
  • Nutrient limitation and elemental cycling — CNP element cycle.
  • MBC/N/P and PLFA

 

 

Lebenslauf

  • Since 02/2022: Research Associate in Soil Science, University of Trier
  • 08/2021 - 12/2021: Student assistant at Georg-August University of Göttingen, Germany
  • 09/2019 - 09/2021: Ghent University, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, University of Göttingen – ERASMUS MUNDUS JOINT MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME – International Master of Science in Soils and Global Change (IMSOGLO) Thesis: Key rhizosphere traits of wheat landraces to overcome Phosphorus limitation in calcareous soils
  • 10/2017 - 7/2019: Volunteer at Agriculture Volunteer Society – Multan, Pakistan
  • 01/2018 - 09/2018: Research Trainee at MNS- University of Agriculture – Multan, Pakistan
  • 01/2018 - 09/2018: UNDERGRADUATE LAB CO-INCHARGE at MNS- University of Agriculture – Multan, Pakistan
  • 08/2017 - 01/2018: Student Researcher at MNS- University of Agriculture – Multan, Pakistan
  • 07/2018 - 08/2018: Agricultural consultant at Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)
  • 10/2015 - 06/2019: Bachelor of Science (Hons) Agriculture - Major: Soil and Environmental Science

 

Publikationen

Publications:

2021
Hussain, A., Yousaf, U., Rahman Ch, U. et al., (2021): Synthesis and application of modified orchard waste biochar for efficient scavenging of copper from aqueous solutions https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-021-05362-8

 

Conference papers:

Yousaf, U., Vonhoegen, D., Thiele-Bruhn, S.: Biotransformation of selected substrates and the consequent microbial growth — fate of 13C – Carbon in soil. Soil Systems Ecology — International Conference, 9th - 11th September 2024 at Humboldt-Universität Berlin, Germany (Poster).

Yousaf, U., Vonhoegen, D., Thiele-Bruhn., S. Schaumann, G E., Meyer, M., Di Lodovico, E., Fricke, C., Maskow, T: Starch and cellulose turnover in soil – A combination of thermodynamic, elemental and microbial parameters. Annual meeting of the SPP-2322 SoilSystems. February 27th-29th, 2024, in Trier, Germany. (Presentation).

Yousaf, U., Vonhoegen, D., Thiele-Bruhn., S. Schaumann, G E., Meyer, M., Di Lodovico, E., Fricke, C., Maskow, T: Glucose and maltotetraose turnover in soil — a combination of microbial, elemental and thermodynamic parameters. Annual meeting of the SPP-2322 SoilSystems. February 27th-29th, 2024, in Trier, Germany. (Poster).

Yousaf, U., Vonhoegen, D., Thiele-Bruhn, S.: Chemical and microbial mass balances in microbial turnover of organic carbon substrates. Annual meeting of the German Soil Science Society (DBG). September 2nd-8th, 2023 in Halle, Germany. (Presentation).

Yousaf, U., Vonhoegen, D., Thiele-Bruhn, S.: Chemical and microbial mass balances in microbial turnover of two easily degradable carbon substrates. EGU General Assembly. 23rd -28th April 2023 in Vienna, Austria. (Poster).

Yousaf, U., Vonhoegen, D., Thiele-Bruhn., S. Schaumann, G E., Meyer, M., Di Lodovico, E., Fricke, C., Maskow, T: Chemical and microbial mass balances in microbial turnover of two

short-term carbon substrates. Annual meeting of the SPP-2322 SoilSystems. March 21st-23rd, 2023, in Stuttgart, Germany. (Poster).

Yousaf, U., Vonhoegen, D., Thiele-Bruhn., S. Schaumann, G E., Meyer, M., Di Lodovico, E., Fricke, C., Maskow, T: Substrate affects microbial driven distribution of energy and matter among organic carbon functional pools in soil. Annual meeting of the SPP-2322 SoilSystems. March 21st-23rd, 2023, in Stuttgart, Germany. (Presentation).

Yousaf, U., Vonhoegen, D., Thiele-Bruhn., S. Schaumann, G E., Meyer, M., Di Lodovico, E., Fricke, C., Maskow, T: Chemical and microbial mass balances in microbial turnover of carbon substrates. Annual meeting of the German Soil Science Society (DBG). September 5th-9th, 2022 in Trier, Germany. (Poster).

Vonhoegen, D., Yousaf, U., Di Lodovico, E., Thiele-Bruhn., S. Schaumann, G E., Meyer, M., Fricke, C., Maskow, T: Substrate affects microbial driven distribution of energy and matter among organic carbon functional pools in soil. Annual meeting of the SPP-2322 SoilSystems. May 18th-20th, 2022, in Leipzig, Germany. (Poster).

 

Memberships:

  • German Soil Science Society (DBG)