Evgenia Blagodatskaya: Curriculum Vitae

Qualifications:

Professional employment:

1978-1983 Student, Department of Soil Science, Moscow State University

1983-1987 Postgraduate, Department of Soil Science, Moscow State

University

1987-1988 Junior researcher-scientist, Institute of Soil Science and

Photosynthesis, Russian Academy of Science

1988- 1995 Scientific researcher Institute of Soil Science and Photosynthesis,

Russian Academy of Science

1995 - 1997 visiting Research scientist at Institute of Soil Biology, BFAL,

Braunschweig, Germany

1997- 2000 Scientific researcher, Institute of Soil Science and Photosynthesis,

Russian Academy of Science

2000 – 2007 Senior scientific researcher, Institute of Physico-Chemical and

Biological Problems in Soil Science, Russian Academy of Science

2007- pres visiting Research scientist at Agroecosystem Research

Department, Bayreuth University, Bayreuth, Germany

Fellowships and grants:

1995 - research fellowship of German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) “Microbial biomass and respiratory activity of bacteria and fungi in different types of forest soils”;

2001 - research fellowship of German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) “Growth strategies and biodiversity of rhizospheric and non-rhizospheric soil microbial communities under anthropogenic impact”,

2007 - Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowship (IIF) “Microbial competition as a driving force of primed soil organic matter decomposition”. Project of the 6-th Framework Program of European commission MIF1-CT-2006-039907 MICROSOM.

Principal investigator

1998-1999 - principal investigator in project of Russian Foundation for Basic Research No 98-04-48906 “Change of growth kinetics and strategy of soil microorganisms under ecological stress conditions”;

2001-2003 - principal investigator in project of Russian Foundation for Basic Research No 01-04-48533 “Effect of higher plants on dominating ecological strategy of soil microbial community”.

2002 - principal investigator from Russian side in project No 123 “Effect of soil treatment and agricultural usage on microbial biomass and its productivity” granted by the Program of cooperation in the field of agricultural investigations between Russia and Germany (BMVEL);

2003 - principal investigator in project of Russian Foundation for Basic Research No 03-04-6876 – МАС as supervisor of young scientist.

2006 - travel grant of Russian Foundation for Basic Research № 06-04-58552-з

«Participation in International conference "The European Geosciences

Union. General Assembly"

2006-2008 - principal investigator in project of Russian Foundation for Basic

Research № 06-04 -48756-а «Role of competition of microorganisms with

different growth strategies in intensification of soil organic matter

mineralization”

Participation in international projects

1994-1995 - research grant from International Science Foundation (ISF) MTE300 “Sustainability of soil microbial communities to natural and anthropogenic impact”;

2002 – 2005 - INTAS No 01-2213. “Polluting metals in Russian terrestrial ecosystems: chemistry, dynamics and impacts on microbial function, diversity and tolerance”.

2002 – 2005 - NWO No 047.014.002. “Risks of heavy metal inputs to agricultural and forest ecosystems in Russia and the Netherlands”.

2005 - research grant of German Ministry of Education and Science (BMBF and DLR) No RUS 03/A30 “Compiling of carbon budget for undisturbed deciduous forest under semi continental climate conditions”.

Participation in national projects

2002-2004 Russian Foundation for Basic Research No 02-04-49843 “Growth and activity of microorganisms in rhizosphere under elevated atmospheric CO₂ concentration”.