Research Project Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum

What it is about

You work on a personalized research project on the interactions between soil, plants and the atmosphere with a focus on water and carbon fluxes. In the end you will master practical experimental and analytical methods and be able to plan, conduct and scientifically evaluate your own experimental questions.

What you will be able to do

• Understanding current research questions in the soil–plant–atmosphere system
• Practical skills in advanced methods of soil and plant physiology
• Design, conduct and critical evaluation of research studies
• Scientific communication: written and oral
• Application of modern analysis tools for data-driven questions

What the module consists of

• Praktische LaborarbeitYou work on an ongoing research project in the group and apply experimental methods directly.
• Theoretische EinführungBriefings and ongoing disciplinary discussions to convey the necessary background knowledge.
• Selbstständige LiteraturrechercheIndependent familiarization with current specialist literature to deepen and contextualize your project.
• PräsentationFinal presentation and written report to present and discuss the results.

Teaching method

• Praktische LaborarbeitEnables direct application of experimental techniques under the guidance of experienced laboratory staff.
• Theoretische InstruktionConveys the necessary concepts before and during practical work to contextualize experiments and results.
• Selbständige LiteraturarbeitFosters critical thinking and the placement of one's own results in the scientific context.
• Präsentation und BerichtTrains the communicative preparation and defense of scientific results.