Georg Smolka

Education

Master of Science in Global Change Ecology
University of Bayreuth, Germany

Bachelor of Science in Geoecology
University of Bayreuth, Germany

Thesis: Effects of chronic nitrogen fertilization on nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics in the organic layer of two Scandinavian coniferous forests

Department of Soil Ecology, Research Group Soil Biogeochemistry

Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER)

Supervisor: Dr. habil. Marie Spohn

Internships

Internship at KIT
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research - Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Task: Analysis of hydrometeorological data

Work experience

Student assistant at the Chair of Environmental Geochemistry, University of Bayreuth
Task: Analysing arsenic content of rice

Student assistant at the Chair of Ecological Services, University of Bayreuth
Task: Conducting surveys on grassland management in times of climate change

Student assistant at the Chair of Ecological Modelling, University of Bayreuth
Task: Determining soil physical parameters

Science Schools and Conferences

Science School: Plant functional traits in Mediterranean ecosystems
Andalusia, Spain

Model United Nations Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development (MUNESD)
Vienna, Austria

Research Training: Land tenure and biodiversity in Namibia
Namibia

Volunteer work

oikos Bayreuth e.V.
student association on sustainability with focus on sustainable economics and management

Board member since 07/2016

Scholarships

Max-Weber-Program of the state of Bavaria

Qualifications

Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Mathematics and Statistics (R)

Remote Sensing (QGIS & R)

Life Cycle Assessment (SimaPro)

German, English, Spanish (and basics in French, Italian)