Martin Potthoff Curriculum Vitae Martin Potthoff Dr. rer. nat ... - GWDG

Martin Potthoff
01/1999 to 06/2002 Institute of Soil Science and Forest Nutrition, Goettingen, Germany
(associate researcher, post doc)
� Soil biology and chemistry of forest floors limed to stop further
degradation by acid rain, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
� Quantification of the microbial C and N turnover in soils after
incorporation of 13 C and 15 N labeled plant residues
� Set up and preparation of the „soil pit“ (soil fauna exhibition) in the
adventure forest Schönhagen (Expo 2000)
� Teaching scientific classes on the identification of soil types and soil
genesis
� Teaching classes on soil biology and ecology
� Cooperation in the project “Organic farming in water protection areas“
(Research Center Agriculture and Environment)
02/1995 to 12/1998 Research Center for Agriculture and the Environment (ZLU),
Goettingen (research assistant)
� Soil ecological indicators of sustainable land use in integrated arable
farming systems (The Goettingen-Intex-Project)
� Field applications of stabile isotopes ( 13 C and 15 N)
� Field lectures on soil science and on ecology in agriculture
10/1994 to 02/1995 Institute of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Goettingen
(research assistant)
� Fund raising, grant writing
� Developing a research plan to investigate the environmental impact of
agricultural cultivation techniques
� Teaching lab classes on soil ecology and soil biological methods
Additional activities and memberships
� Member of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria, and
Switzerland (GfÖ)
� Member of the German Society of Soil Science (DBG)
� Funding member of the Goettingen Soil Initiative (GBI)
� Funding member of the Center on Sustainable Development
at the University Goettingen (IZNE)