Luxembourg
I am interested in the interactions between vegetation, soil and atmosphere and the resutling hydrologic behaviour of hillslopes and catchments. In search of general laws guiding these interactions, my research focuses on physical constraints, biological adjustments and macroscopic extremum principles such as maximum net carbon profit or maximum entropy production. In my research, I combine mathematical analysis with numerical modelling to generate hypotheses and engage in lab and field observations to test these hypotheses and formulate new questions. My area of research includes: - Modelling of canopy photosynthesis, vegetation water uptake and transpiration - Driving forces and resistances for water flow in soil and plants - Thermodynamic and biological organising principles governing temporal dynamics and spatial patterns - Linking of physically-based hydrological models with biologically-based vegetation models - Optimal adaptation in a dynamically varying environment - Numerical and analytical optimisation
Fundamental and applied research into the behaviour of water and vegetation in a changing environment, supported by an ATTRACT fellowship from the Luxembourg Research Fund (https://www.fnr.lu/projects/water-and-vegetation-in-a-changing-environment-2)
Advising and contributing to the development of a framework for open, traceable and reproducible science.
Group: Soil and Terrestrial Environmental Physics (STEP) Research, publishing and teaching, member of teaching commission and department conference, former president of VMUSYS (representation of scientific staff at the Department of Environmental Systems Science).
Group: Biospheric Theory and Modelling (BTM). Model development for simulating interactions between soil, vegetation, climate and the water balance.
PhD in Ecohydrology, Department of Environmental Systems Engineering