Profile
Abstract
I am a research associate at the Institute of Geophysics and Geology at the University of Leipzig and a member of the working group "Earth System Data Science" of the "Remote Sensing Center for Earth System Research".
In my research I am engaged in the quantification of the plant photosynthesis rate by using optical remote sensing approaches. My focus lies here on sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence, a signal emitted by plants during their photosynthetic light reactions, which can now be detected with innovative high-resolution hyperspectral cameras.
After obtaining my PhD at the University of Cologne (2017) I spent 3 years in Antwerp, Belgium. In 2018 I received my Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant (ReSPEc - 795299) for research on photosynthetic energy balance using innovative remote sensing methods.
Professional career
- 01/2017 - 06/2017
PostDoc, University of Bonn - 07/2017 - 09/2020
PostDoc, University of Antwerp - since 09/2020
Research Associate, Universität Leipzig
Education
- 04/2005 - 12/2011
Studies in Geographie, Marburg - 02/2012 - 12/2016
PhD, University of Cologne
The research questions I in particular work on are:
- The scalability of sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence from leaf to the canopy.
- The relationship between sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence and photosynthesis under different stress conditions (heat, drought, cold, nutrient limitations).
- The quantification of non-photochemical quenching by optical remote sensing approaches.
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12-GGR-B-PG09: Research and Practice Problems in Physical Geography / Geoecology
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12-GGR-NFM-04: Scripting for Remote Sensing of the Environment