Prof. Dr. Sebastian Dötterl
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Dötterl
Assistant Professor at the Department of Environmental Systems Science
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Research area
Sebastian Doetterl is a Physical Geographer with a special focus on soil development and soil degradation. He is working as an Assistant Professor for Soil Resources at ETH Zurich and co-founder of the Congo Biogeochemistry Observatory. His research is oriented towards carbon and nutrient dynamics across geo-climatic gradients with a focus on the effects of anthropogenic disturbances on soil development and how we can preserve soils as a resource for future generations. He is particularly interested in bridging the gap between process understanding from experimental data to model development and the spatial representation of biogeochemical cycles. He has been working on soil alteration and its consequences for biogeochemical cycles in a large variety of ecosystems, pedo-climatic gradients and chronosequences, with his latest focus being on tropical African landscapes and large scale geochemical transects in the Arctic.
Ph.D. in Physical Geography, emphasis on Soil Science and Geoecology
(for full CV, see link below)
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2019 – current Assistant Professor Soil Resources (ETH Zurich)
2017 – current DFG Emmy Noether research group leader (Augsburg University)
VOLUNTARYSCIENTIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES (selection)
2021 – current Editor Geoderma Regional
2018 – current Eurosoil 2020 Young Scientists committee
2016 – current EGU Committee chair subdivision “Soil Organic Matter”
2016 – current European Journal of Soil Science (Associate Editor)
REVIEWER FOR
Biogeochemistry; Biogeosciences; Catena; Earth Surface Processes and Landforms; European Journal of Soil Science; Geoderma; Global Biogeochemical Cycles; Global Change Biology; Nature Climate Change; Nature Ecology and Evolution, Nature Geoscience; PLOS One; Scientific Reports; SOIL, Soil Biology and Biogeochemistry; Soil Science Society of America Journal
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Honours
Year | Distinction |
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2022 | EAG Outreach lecturer for sub-Saharan Africa 2022-2023 |
2019 | EGU Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award 2020 |
2019 | Outstanding peer-reviewer for Nature Research journals 2018 |
2016 | 2015 Editor's Citation for Excellence in Refereeing |
2013 | Wiley Award 2013 |
Additional information
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My group is active at:
TropSOC & Congo Biogeochemistry Observatory
Course Catalogue
Autumn Semester 2024
Number | Unit |
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061-0101-00L | Climate / Water / Soil |
551-0205-00L | Challenges in Plant Sciences |
701-0518-00L | Soil Resources and Global Change |
701-1695-00L | Soil Science Seminar |