Team

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Anna Gunina

anna.gunina@th-owl.de

+49 5271 687 7034

Room: 5.305 (Höxter)

FG Bodenbiogeochemie

Professional experience and Degrees

• Visiting scholar, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Science, Shenyang 2024
• Habilitation, University of Kassel, Department of Environmental Chemistry, 2017-2023
• PhD study, Natural Sciences, University of Göttingen & University of Bangor (UK), 2014-2017
• Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry & University of Göttingen, 2012-2014
• Molter, DAAD research fellowship, University of Bayreuth, 2011-2012
• Master Study, Soil Chemistry & Researcher, Moscow State University, 2004-2011

Achievements & Awards

• H-index 36, >50 peer-review publications
• 2015-2024 4-Highly Cited Paper (Web-of-Science)
• 2019-2020 & 2024 President International Scholarship Initiative, Chinese Academy of Science
• 2018-2021 DAAD-PPP with Chinese Academy of Science / Australia

Expertise

• Chemistry of C, N, P in agricultural and grassland ecosystems • Rhizosphere • Formation of soil structure • Mitigation of drought, warming, N deposition for plant growth Application of biochar / manure / combined amendments to improve soil fertility • Functioning and structure of microbial communities •  Afforestation
• Application of isotopes (¹³C/¹⁴C/¹⁵N/¹⁸O/³³P)

Outreach

• Field Editor: Land Degradation and Development (since 2018), European Journal of Soil Biology (since 2022); Rhizosphere (since 2024)
• Programme Group Chair, division of Soil System Science, European Geosciences Union