Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Violette Geissen
Citation names
- Geissen, Violette
- Geissen, V
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 0312-EF62-081C
Knowledge fields
- Social Sciences
- Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences
- Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Toxicology
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
- Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biology
- Engineering and Technology - Environmental Biotechnology - Bioremediation
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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German (Mother tongue) | |||||
English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
Spanish; Castilian | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
French | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | ||
Dutch | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Advanced (C1) | Proficiency (C2) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2000
Concluded
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Soil Science and Soil Ecology (including BKO) (Laurea Specialistica)
Major in Soil Science and Soil Ecology (including BKO)
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany
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1988 - 1992
Concluded
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n/a (Doktor (PhD))
Major in Soil biota under the influence of different management systems
Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms Universität Bonn Institut für Zoologie, Germany
"Soil biota under the influence of different management systems " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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N/a |
1982 - 1988
Concluded
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Agricultural science (Master)
Major in specialization in plant science
Universities of Giessen and Göttingen, Germany
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Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2009 - 2014 | Principal Investigator (Research) | Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands |
2000 - 2001 | Principal Investigator (Research) | Office for Soil Science and Soil Ecology, Germany |
1993 - 2000 | Researcher (Research) | Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany |
1990 - 1992 | Researcher (Research) | GEOLOG, Germany |
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2016 - Current | Full Professor (University Teacher) | Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands |
2000 - Current | Visiting Professor (University Teacher) | Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany |
2014/02 - 2016/05 | Associate Professor (University Teacher) | Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands |
2002 - 2008 | Full Professor (University Teacher) | El Colegio de la Frontera Sur , Mexico |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2017/06 - 2021/05 | FAIRWAY |
Ongoing
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2016/03/01 - 2021/02 | Soil Care for profitable and sustainable crop production in Europe
Other
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European Commission
Ongoing
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2015/05 - 2020/05/01 | Interactive Soil Quality Assessment in Europe and China for Agricultural Productivity and Environmental Resilience |
Ongoing
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2012/01/01 - 2017/06 | Cascade: Catastrophic shifts in drylands - how can we prevent ecosystem degradation?
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/283068/EU
Supervisor
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European Commission
Concluded
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2013 - 2018 | Recare: Preventing and remediating degradation of soils in Europe through land care
603498
Supervisor
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Concluded
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2010 - 2014 | Technologies for water harvesting in Cape Verde
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Supervisor
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Concluded
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Other
Designation | Funders | |
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2011 - 2015 | Coroado: Technologies for water recycling and water reuse in Latin America
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Researcher
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2011 - 2015 | Wahara: Water harvesting for rainfed Africa
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Other
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2010 - 2014 | Development of strategies to improve hydrological and environmental conditions in the Wei River, China
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Other
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2010 - 2014 | Technologies for water harvesting in Cape Verde
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Supervisor
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Concluded
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2009 - 2013 | CariWatNet: Strengthening the Caribbean scientific community in natural resources management and developing integrated watershed
management plans
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Supervisor
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Concluded
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2008 - 2013 | Testing native tree species for their potential of soil remediation in South East Mexico
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Other
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Concluded
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2012 - 2012 | Effects of Revolution on soil wetting and nitrogen availability under turfgrass
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Other
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Concluded
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2007 - 2009 | Characterization of water quality in the micro watershed of the river Sauz
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Supervisor
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2004 - 2008 | Effects of agro industrial production on the environment
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Supervisor
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Concluded
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2004 - 2008 | Effects of land use changes on soil quality - Development of a sustainable land-use system in SE-Mexico
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Supervisor
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Concluded
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2004 - 2007 | Efficiency of soil restoration technologies after petrol accidents: Use of earthworms and beans as bio-indicators
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Supervisor
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Concluded
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2003 - 2004 | Evaluation of soil conservation and restoration technologies to improve soil fertility and avoid soil erosion
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Supervisor
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2003 - 2003 | Development of a decision tool for land use systems in the South East Mexico
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Researcher
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Concluded
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2002 - 2003 | Soil and water use in Tabasco, Mexico
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Supervisor
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Concluded
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2001 - 2003 | Soil degradation in West Africa, part of an interdisciplinary project (IMPETUS) of the Universities of Köln and Bonn
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Researcher
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Concluded
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2002 - 2002 | Soil fertility and soil erosion in different regions of Tabasco, Mexico
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Other
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2002 - 2002 | Influence of soil mesofauna on the gas production of strongly acidic forest soils
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Other
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2001 - 2001 | Revision of the German soil classification system (Bodenkundlichen Kartieranleitung), 5. edition (KA5)
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Other
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Concluded
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2000 - 2001 | Study on BSE-desease
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2000 - 2000 | Soil biological parameters in different forest stands in Northrhine-Westfalia
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2000 - 2000 | Earthworm populations in differently restored forest soils in Ochsenhausen
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Other
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2000 - 2000 | Nature protection in agricultural regions
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1993 - 1999 | Development of a restoration concept for strongly acidic forest soils in Rhineland
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1997 - 1998 | Acidic forest soil restoration by strip-wise tillage
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1990 - 1992 | Simulation of leaching and degradation of pesticides in the soils
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Researcher
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Concluded
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1988 - 1992 | Conventional and organic farming - a comparison.
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Researcher
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Concluded
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1986 - 1987 | Soil erosion in S-Portugal
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Researcher
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Concluded
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1985 - 1985 | Efficiency of mulching in corn fields of tropical summer-rain regions in Togo
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Researcher
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Concluded
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1983 - 1984 | Firewood Study in the Usambara mountains, Tanzania
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Researcher
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Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Journal article |
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Activities
Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2014 - Current | Evaluate long-term fate of metal contamination after mine spill; assessing contaminant changes in soil for the Guadiamar Case
Study Southern Spain
Supervisor
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2014 - Current | Impact of climate change on different soil types in agricultural risk areas in Trinidad
Supervisor
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2013 - Current | Water quality in Caroni and Nariva catchment
Supervisor
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2012 - Current | Analysis land use/cover change (LUCC) impact on sediment discharge
Supervisor
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2012 - Current | Assessing residents’ attitude and practices of pesticide use in Aripo sub-catchment
Supervisor
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2012 - Current | Understanding the environmental issues and conflicts between stakeholders in the Arima Watershed
Supervisor
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2012 - Current | Water consumption in the Wei river basin, Northwest China University.
Supervisor
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2011 - Current | Recolonisation of earthworms in topsoil removed soils.ECOSUR
Supervisor
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2010 - Current | Effect of Special Soil Measurements on the Environment and stream flow in the upstream of the Beiluo River
Supervisor
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2010 - Current | Sustainable watershed management in the Caribbean. How to start?
Supervisor
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2009 - Current | Testing native tree species for their potential of soil remediation in South East Mexico (ECOSUR)
Co-supervisor
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2009 - Current | Impact of land use on water quality in a micro watershed in Tabasco
Supervisor
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2008 - Current | Efficiency of new techniques for treatment of polluted water (ECOSUR)
Co-supervisor
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2007 - Current | Benefits of Irrigation amoung Smallholder Farmers in SW Nigeria (University of Bonn)
Supervisor
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2007 - Current | Efectos de dos tecnologías de restauración de suelos contaminados con hidrocarburos, sobre las propiedades del suelo en Tabasco
Supervisor
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2007 - Current | La fitoremediación de suelos contaminados con petróleo mediante la utilización de la planta de arroz
Supervisor
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2006 - Current | Effects of land use on soil chemical properties, earthworms and litter decomposition in Teapa, Tabasco, SE-Mexico (MSc) (University
of Bonn)
Supervisor
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2006 - Current | Contenido de Etilentiourea (ETU), primer metabolito del fungicida Mancozeb, en los sedimentos y aguas de los drenes en la
zona platanera de Teapa, Tabasco
Supervisor
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2006 - Current | Relaciones entre Vallisneria americana y caracteristicas de su hábitat: un ejemplo en la laguna del SE de México
Supervisor
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2006 - Current | Compactación del riesgo ecológico de plaguicidas utilizados en plantaciones de papaya: uso y validación de indicador SYNOPS
(ECOSUR)
Supervisor
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2005 - Current | Cartografía de diferentes formas de erosión hídrica en el municipio de Macuspana, Tabasco(ECOSUR)
Supervisor
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2001 - Current | Die Böden des oberen Ouémé-Einzugsgebietes in Benin/Westafrika - Pedologie, Klassifizierung, Nutzung und Degradierung (University
of Bonn)
Supervisor
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1999 - Current | Collembolenfauna in Laub- und Nadelwaldbeständen des Kottenforstes in Abhängigkeit von verschiedenen bodenchemischen Parametern
(University of Bonn)
Supervisor
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1998 - Current | Populationsdynamik und räumliche Verteilung von Lumbriciden unter Laub- und Nadelwald im Kottenforst (Bonn) (University of
Bonn)
Supervisor
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1996 - Current | Die Veränderung der Lumbricidenfauna in Laub- und Nadelwaldbeständen des Kottenforstes (Bonn) durch Kalkungs- und Düngungsmassnahmen
unter Berücksichtigung des bodenchemischen und bodenphysikalischen Zustandes (University of Bonn)
Supervisor
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1996 - Current | Einfluss von Kalkungs- und Düngungsmassnahmen auf die Lumbricidenfauna und die chemischen Bodeneigenschaften eines versauerten
Waldstandstandortes in Kottenforst bei Bonn (MSc) (University of Bonn)
Supervisor
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1996 - Current | Jutta Illmann 1996: Auswirkungen von Kalkungs- und Düngungsmassnahmen auf die Collembolenfauna in Laub- und Nadelwaldbeständen
des Kottenforstes (Bonn) (MSc) (University of Bonn)
Supervisor
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1996 - Current | Jochen Twittenhoff 1996: Humusformen und bodenchem. Zustand ausgewählter Laub- und Nadelwaldbestände im Kottenforst (University
of Bonn)
Supervisor
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2014 - 2018 | Risks related to pesticides in the European soil-water environment
Supervisor of Lucrezia Caon
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2014 - 2017 | Effects of mixtures of pesticides on the soil-water system in vegetable production in Bangladesh
Supervisor
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2013 - 2017 | Restoration of contaminated soils (Wageningen University and University of Bonn)
Supervisor
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2012 - 2016 | Fate of glyphospate in the environment and related processes (Wageningen University and University of Bonn)
Supervisor
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2012 - 2016 | Flood Risk Assessment in Wei River Basin, China (Wageningen University and University of Bonn)
Supervisor
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2012 - 2016 | Effects of wild fires on soil erosion (Wageningen University and University of Bonn)
Supervisor
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2011 - 2015 | On-site and off-site impacts of water harvesting techniques (WHTs) under existing and climate change conditions in Geba Watershed,
Northern Ethiopia (Wageningen University and University of Bonn)
Supervisor
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2010 - 2015 | Soil and water pollution in the Wei River catchment, China (Wageningen University and University of Bonn) (
Supervisor
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2009 - 2015 | Land-use and management technologies to improve rainwater-use efficiency in the drought affected “Ribeira Seca” watershed,
Cape Verde (Wageningen University and University of Bonn)
Supervisor
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2005 - 2015 | Sustainable management of coffee plantations in Rwanda
Co-supervisor
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2013 - 2014 | Environmental risk assessment, North-West University, Yangling, China.
Supervisor
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2009 - 2014 | Environmental distribution of organochlorines in Chiapas, South Mexico (ECOSUR)
Co-supervisor
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2012 - 2013 | Watershed management of the Wei River Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, China.
Supervisor
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2009 - 2013 | Effect of earthworms and legumes on forest plantations in SE Mexico (ECOSUR)
Co-supervisor
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2011 - 2012 | Influence factors of stream flow and sediment discharge of the Yellow river. Chinese Academy of Sciences
Supervisor
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2010 - 2011 | 2010-2011 Dr. Hongming Zhang, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, China. Improved method for the description of the
slope length factor.
Supervisor
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2007 - 2008 | Soil remediation after petrol accidents. CARDENAS, Mexico.
Supervisor
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2004 - 2007 | Producción y comercialización de la papaya (Carica papaya L.) en el estado de Tabasco, México (ECOSUR)
Co-supervisor
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1997 - 2000 | Einfluss chemischer Eigenschaften von Waldböden auf deren Besiedlung mit Lumbriciden - Konsequenzen für die Bodenschutzkalkung
(University of Bonn)
Co-supervisor
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