Marcel Lorenz
Trier University
Faculty of Geography and Geoscience
Soil Science Department
Campus II, H 331
Behringstraße
D-54286 TRIER
Tel: +49 651/201-4157
Fax:+ 49 651/201-3809
Consultation by arrangement
Research Interests
- Characterization of soil organic matter in forest and agricultural soils
- Tree species effects on organic matter and microbial community in soils
- Soil carbon dynamics after land-use change
- Modeling of soil carbon dynamics
- Field soil science - genesis and development of soils
CV
- since 03/2016: Research Associate at the Soil Science Department, Trier University
- 2015 – 2016: Reserach Assistant at Helmoltz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ Halle (Saale), Department Soil Physics, Research group "Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics"
- 2012 – 2016: Master of Science: Physical Geography/ Geoecology with major focus on Geosystem Analysis, Methods and Management, Leipzig University, Master thesis: "Prediction of C dynamics for topsoil layers after grassland-to-cropland conversion with the CCB-model"
- 2009 – 2012: Bachelor of Science: Geography, Leipzig University, Bachelor thesis: "Geoecological assessment of waterbodies located in the Leipzig Burgaue using geochemical analysis of selected water and sediment samples"
Conference Contributions
Lorenz, M., Thiele-Bruhn, S.: Die Baumart beeinflusst die Menge und Stöchiometrie der organischen Bodensubstanz sowie die mikrobielle Biomasse von Waldböden. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft (DBG). 02.-07. September 2017 in Göttingen. (oral presentation).
Lorenz, M., Thiele-Bruhn, S.: Are plants or microbiota regulating SOM stoichiometry in forest soil? - concept and first results. SOMMIC - International Workshop on Microbial Contribution and IMpact on Soil Organic Matter, Structure and Genesis. 09.-11. November 2016 in Leipzig. (poster presentation).
Courses
- Bodenkundliche Kartierübung / Soil Mapping Exercise (Excursions, GIS-tutorials)
- Feldbodenkundliche Geländeübung / Field Exercise in Soil Science(Excursions)
- Chemische Prozesse in der Umwelt / Chemical Processes in the Environment (Lab course)
- Grundlagen der Physischen Geographie / Fundamentals of Physical Geography (Excursions, Lab course)
- Advanced Methods in Environmental Soil Science (Lab course)
- DAAD Summer School 2017 in Environmental Changes and Human Dimensions (Workshop)
