This seminar is jointly organized by the following professors of the Department of Environmental Systems Science (D-USYS): Emmanuel Frossard, James Kirchner, Ruben Kretzschmar, Dani Or, Rainer Schulin and Johan Six.
Location: ETH Zürich, Universitätstrasse 16, CHN C14
17. December 2014, 4.15 - 5.30 p.m.
Critical zone observatories for research into soil functions and global soil threats
Prof.Dr. Steven Banwart (Director of the Kroto Research Institute, University of Sheffield, UK)
1. December 2014, 4.15 - 5.30 p.m.
Understanding and mitigating the transfer of sediment and pollutants from soils to water
Prof.Dr. John Quinton (Environment Centre, University of Lancaster, UK)
17. November 2014, 4.15 - 5.30 p.m.
Linking microbial community composition to ecosystem scale processes: Are we at a dead end or just at the beginning?
Prof.Dr. Andreas Richter (Department of Chemical Ecology and Ecosystem Research, University of Vienna,A)
3. November 2014, 4.15 - 5.30 p.m.
Understanding soil organic matter for sustainable management of soils
Prof.Dr. Ingrid Kögel-Knabner (Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, Technical University Munic, D)
20. October 2014, 4.15 - 5.30 p.m.
Bioavailability of toxic trace metals in soil: concepts, data en implementation in environmental legislations
Prof.Dr. Erik Smolders (Division of Soil and Water Management, Catholic University of Leuven, B)
6. October 2014, 4.15 - 5.30 p.m.
Self-organisation and the soil phenotype
Dr.John Crawford (Rothamsted Research Station, Harpenden, UK)
22. September 2014, 4.15 - 5.30 p.m.
Structure and functional significance of mycorrhizal networks
Prof. Dr. Manuela Giovannetti (Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, I)