Mutez Ali Ahmed: Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae

Education

2017: PhD in Soil-Plant Interactions, Title of thesis: Roots and rhizosphere traits affecting water uptake in maize (summa cum laude). Division of Soil Hydrology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Gremany
2012: M.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering with Distinction: Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
2009: B. Sc. in Agricultural Engineering, Honours – Class One: Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan

Professional Experience

02/2023 – present: Professor of Soil-Plant Interactions, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany

07/2021 – 01/2023: Assistant Professor of Soil-Plant Interactions, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, USA

10/2017 – present: Researcher at the Chair of Soil Physics, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany

06/2017 – 06/2021: Assistant Professor at the Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan

03/2017 – present: Researcher at the Division of Soil Hydrology, University of Gottingen, Gottingen, Germany

04/2013 – 02/2017: PhD student at the Division of Soil Hydrology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.

01/ 2012 – 05/2017: Lecturer at the Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan

03/2009 – 12/2011: Teaching Assistant at the Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan

Awards and Honors

Best poster award of the division of soil system science at the European Geosciences Union (EGU), April 2018
Best oral presentation by a young researcher at the 4^th International Conference of Bio-Hydrology 13-16 September, 2016, Almeria, Spain
Best poster award of the division of soil system science at the European Geosciences Union (EGU), April 2016
Student Ambassador for the International Society of Root Research during the ISRR9 meeting, October, 2015, Canberra, Australia
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholarship under the programme: Research Grands for Doctoral Candidates from 04/2013- 09/2016
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholarship (A/11/07102) under the programme: Short Term Research Grants for research visits to Germany from 07/2011-12/2011
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholarship (A/09/04636) for master degree 10/2009-09/2011
University of Khartoum prize for the best five students all round student passing out the University of Khartoum, presented by the president of the University of Khartoum, and Financial rewards that amount to 2 million Sudanese Dinars, 2009
Khartoum University's Award for the student with the best academic performance in the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Khartoum during the years 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008
Arab Authority for Investment and Agricultural Development's Award (AAIAD) for the student with the best academic performance in the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Khartoum during the year 2005