Alumni

Postdocs

Dr. Manfred Trimborn (AG Trimborn), until 2025

Dr. Jean Martial Johnson - PITROS (AG Becker), 2022 - 2024

Dr. Mamoona Khan - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

Dr. Nargis Parvin Laha - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf), 2017 - 2023

Dr. Debabrata Laha - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf), 2017 - 20XX

Dr. Miguel Alvarez - Vegetation Ecology (AG Möseler) und PITROS (AG Becker), 2009 -  2022

Dr. Carlos Angulo - PITROS (AG Becker), 2015 - 2021

Dr. Matthias Langensiepen - PITROS (AG Becker), 2010 - 2021

PD Dr. Bodo Maria Möseler - Vegetation Ecology (AG Möseler), 2008 - 2020

PD Dr. Anja Linstädter - Grassland Ecology and Grassland Management (AG Linstädter), 2018 - 2020

Dr. Linbo Wu (AG Frei), 2016 - 2019

Dr. Thomas Eichert (AG Goldbach), 2002 - 2017

Dr. Monika Wimmer, 1998 - 2016

Dr. Christine Kreye - PITROS (AG Becker), 2008 - 2014

Dr. Michael Frei - PITROS (AG Becker), 2009 - 2011

PD Dr. Joachim Clemens (AG Goldbach), 2003 - 2009

PhD theses

2026

Irmgard Koch (AG Burkhardt)
The impact of water-soluble environmental aerosols on the drought tolerance of forest trees – a Germany-wide field study

2025

Robin Schneider - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)
Functional characterization of inositol pyrophosphate pyrophosphatases in plants
https://doi.org/10.48565/bonndoc-543

2024

Kai Frederik Behn - PITROS (AG Becker)
Wetland Vegetation in East Africa – Integrity, Diversity, and Recovery Dynamics
https://doi.org/10.48565/bonndoc-547

Jean-Martial Johnson - PITROS (AG Becker)
Effects of alternate wetting and drying irrigation on rice productivity in Burkina Faso
https://doi.org/10.48565/bonndoc-410

Saher Ayyad - PITROS (AG Becker)
Exploring water fluxes for agricultural production in African croplands
https://doi.org/10.48565/bonndoc-323

Chia-Ju Ellen Chi (AG Burkhardt)
Assessing the Impacts of Hygroscopic Leaf Surface Material on Plant Water Relations: Stomatal Responses and Nocturnal Transpiration
https://doi.org/10.48565/bonndoc-266

2023

Felix Holtkamp (AG Trimborn)
Reduction of Gaseous Emissions from Slurry by the Application of Alkaline Additives
https://doi.org/10.48565/bonndoc-175

Ahmed Abdalla - PITROS (AG Becker)
Transitions towards sustainable agriculture - The case of wheat-based production systems in Egypt
https://bonndoc.ulb.uni-bonn.de/xmlui/handle/20.500.11811/11171

Philipp Gaugler - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)
Identification and characterization of evolutionarily conserved inositol pyrophosphate phosphohydrolases in plants
https://doi.org/10.48565/bonndoc-152

Esther Lange - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)
The role of inositol pyrophosphates in the regulation of plant stress responses
https://bonndoc.ulb.uni-bonn.de/xmlui/handle/20.500.11811/10943

2021

Julius Kwesiga - PITROS (AG Becker)
Assessing and targeting management options for smallholder rice-based systems in Kilombero floodplain, Tanzania
https://bonndoc.ulb.uni-bonn.de/xmlui/handle/20.500.11811/9024

2020

Shova Shrestha - PITROS (AG Becker)
Diagnosing and managing zinc and boron deficiencies in emerging crop production systems of Nepal
https://bonndoc.ulb.uni-bonn.de/xmlui/handle/20.500.11811/8825

2013

Shyam Pariyar (AG Burkhardt)
Effects of aerosol particle exclusion and amendment on the water relations of sunflower, faba bean, apple and tomato

2009

Thuweba Diwani, Kenya - PITROS (AG Becker)
Implications of resource management on soil fertility in common farm types in Kakamega, Western Kenya

Oscar Bustamante (AG Burkhardt)
Drought stress tolerance in different maize cultivars: Identification of key parameters

2007

Alice Beining (AG Burkhardt)
Ecophysiological diversity of wild Arabica coffee populations in Ethiopia: Drought adaptation mechanisms

2006

Frank Mussgnug, Deutschland - PITROS (AG Becker)
Potassium management for intensive rice-based cropping systems in the Red River Delta, Vietnam

Taye Kufa Obso (AG Burkhardt)
Ecophysiological diversity of wild Arabica coffee populations in Ethiopia: Growth, water relation and hydraulic characteristics along a climatic gradient

2005

Kesahb Raj Pande, Nepal - PITROS (AG Becker)
Managing seasonal soil N-dynamics in rice-wheat rotation systems of Nepal

2004

Jean Pierre Irénée Bognonkpe, Côte d'Ivoire - PITROS (AG Becker)
Effect of land use on soil N-dynamics at watershed level in Africa

2003

Junoo Kamal Tuladhar, Nepal - PITROS (AG Becker)
The Effect of Azolla on Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Rice-Wheat Rotations of Nepal

Ahmet Aydogan (AG Burkhardt)
Untersuchungen zur Aufnahme ausgewählter Blattdünger in verschiedene Kulturpflanzen.

Diploma and Master theses

2025

Anna Boulatov - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

Michael Harings - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

Santosh Bhandari - PITROS (AG Becker)
Production practices and performance attributes of highland rice cultivars in Nepal

Caroline Atayi Mukoya - PITROS (AG Becker)

Jennifer Hamacher - Ion Transport and Abiotic Stress Tolerance (AG Wege)
Optimising Nutrient Transport Proteins to Improve Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Plant Fertility

2024

Kevin Koch - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

Meschack Ndikumwenayo - PITROS (AG Becker)
Recent changes in cropping practices in the face of invasive plant species in Baringo, Kenya

Bettina Becker - Ion Transport and Abiotic Stress Tolerance (AG Wege)
Functional Characterisation of Plant Cation Proton Antiporters: Investigating the Role of the C-Terminal Universal Stress Protein Domain

Owen Machuku - PITROS (AG Becker)
Attributes and recent change trends in rice-based systems in the Zambezi floodplain of Zambia

2023

Jan Benndorf - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

Ulrike Anna Jochimsen - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

Richelyn Rose Clavero - PITROS (AG Becker)
Drivers and pathways of changing rice production systems in Luzon, Philippines

Annkathrin Rosenbaum - PITROS (AG Becker)
Salinity effects on performance attributes of irrigated rice in Andalusia, Spain

Miracel Obeng - PITROS (AG Becker)
Effects of land use on tree species diversity and soil fertility attributes in different agroecological zones of Ghana

2022

Kevin Langenbach - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

Jolibe Llide - PITROS (AG Becker)
Nitrogen forms differentially affect rhizosphere pH and performance attributes of rice in contrasting soils

2021

Bram Calkins Oserhout - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

Asmamaw Bidru Endeshaw - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

Lukas Schröder - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

Mohamed Nour Kalif (AG Burkhardt)
Accelerated drying of leaves caused by aerosols/dust deposition 

Irmgard Koch (AG Burkhardt)
Beeinflussen abgelagerte Aerosolpartikel die Blattwasseraufnahme? - Gewächshausversuche mit Rotbuchen (Fagus sylvatica) unter Verwendung stabiler Isotope

2020

Yeshambel Emewodih Mihiret - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

Jonathan Weber - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

2019

Robin Schneider - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

2018 

Daniel Zinsmeister (AG Burkhardt)
Aerosol capture by foliar roughness of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and potential interactions with plant water relations

2011

Charlotte Dreiseidler (AG Burkhardt)
Root system response of banana and plantain cultivars to an agroforestal tree shade gradient in the central highlands of Costa Rica

2010

Christian Dold (AG Burkhardt)
Charakterisierung der Lichtverhältnisse in gemischten Bananen-/Kaffeebeständen Mittelamerikas

2009

Carlos Angulo-Villacis, Ecuador - PITROS (AG Becker), Master theses
Influence of climate variability on rice yields and methane emissions in the Philippines

Christina Ripken, Deutschland - PITROS (AG Becker), Master theses
Resilience and vulnerability of wetlands

Katrin Hans, Deutschland - PITROS (AG Becker), Diploma
Einfluss der Pflanzenart auf die Wasserqualität in einem Horizontalfilter zur Abwasserreinigung in Vietnam

Jenny Zywietz, Deutschland - PITROS (AG Becker), Diploma
Potential von Sesbania rostrata zur Erzeugung eines nährstoffreichen Substrats im Rahmen der biologischen Abwasserreinigung in Vietnam

Christopher Kanema, Zambia - PITROS (AG Becker), Master theses
Production potential of wetland soils of the Kafue Flats in Zambia

2007

Barbara Gronau, Deutschland - PITROS (AG Becker), Master theses
Einfluss der Symbionten an der Wurzel von Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) und Buschbohne (Phaseolus vulgaris) auf die Vorgänge im Spross

Suchit Shrestha, Nepal - PITROS (AG Becker), Master theses
Phenological and agronomical responses of rice genotypes to changes in planting date in a high altitude cropping system of Nepal

2006

Tam Aung, Myanmar - PITROS (AG Becker), Master theses
Physiological mechanisms of iron toxicity in lowland rice

Said Abdul Wali Dadshani, Afghanistan - PITROS (AG Becker), Diploma
Untersuchungen zur genotypischen Salzresistenz von Gerste in semi-ariden Gebieten

2005

Raja Ram Khanal, Nepal - PITROS (AG Becker), Master theses
Phyllochron and leaf development in field grown rice genotypes under varying thermal environments of a high altitude cropping system

Alhassan Lansah Abdulai, Ghana - PITROS (AG Becker), Master theses
Morphological and physiological responses of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench.) to different patterns of drought

2003

Dilys Sefakor Kpongor, Ghana - PITROS (AG Becker), Master theses
Developing a standardized procedure to screen lowland rice (Oryza sativa) seedlings for tolerance to iron toxicity

2002

Keshab Raj Pande, Nepal - PITROS (AG Becker), Master theses
Managing seasonal soil nitrogen dynamics in rice - wheat cropping systems of Nepal

Haben Tedla Asgedom, Eritrea - PITROS (AG Becker), Master theses
Effect of seed-priming with water and nutrient solutions on germination, seedling growth, and weed competitiveness of cereals in Eritrea

2001

Thuweba Diwani, Kenya - PITROS (AG Becker), Master theses
Crop management (harvesting method and de- flowering) in leafy vegetables (Amaranth and Solanum spp.) under drought stress

Magisterarbeiten

2006

Jenny Melendez Cuero, Colombia - PITROS (AG Becker)
Maintaining the yield of upland rice under intensified land use in slash-and-burn systems of West Africa

Ngome Ajebesone Francis E., Cameroon - PITROS (AG Becker)
The contribution of nitrogen fixation by field-grown common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to N balances in agricultural production systems of Kakamega District, Kenya

2004

Uday Sankar Das, Bangladesh - PITROS (AG Becker)
Modeling concepts for sodium and potassium uptake in rice plants as a function of transpiration

Keshav Prasad Dahal, Nepal - PITROS (AG Becker)
Salinity effects on tiller and leaf appearance and on development rate of individual leaf positions in irrigated rice

2003

Maurice Ochieng Ouko, Kenya - PITROS (AG Becker)
Nitrate reductase activity in rice as a screening tool for weed competitiveness

Bachelor theses

2025

Julie Marie Schmidt - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

Maja Nikolaus - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

2024

Leon Bille (AG Burkhardt)
Effloreszenz und Dynamik des Salzkriechens aus verdunstenden Salzlösungen-Abhängigkeit von Salzart und Wind

Daniel Rozeik (AG Burkhardt)
Phosphate-containing aerosols affect the nocturnal transpiration of phosphate-deficient hybrid poplar clones

Katharina Luise Heynen - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

Charlotte Grothaus  - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

Nelson Pinheiro  - Ion Transport and Abiotic Stress Tolerance (AG Wege)
Characterisation of the Role of Cation Transporters in Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance

2023

Alicia Birkenbeul - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

Anna Maria Frentzen - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

Tobias Janke
Effiziente Ressourcennutzung durch die Implementierung des Lebensmittel-3D-Druckes in die Lebensmittelindustrie

Anthony Sippo Wiedemuth
Neophyten in urban-industriellen Ökosystemen: Chance oder Gefahr?

Dimitrios Engelhardt
Die Große Brennnessel (Urtica dioica L.): Eine heimische Alternative für die Textilproduktion

Louisa Clanner von Engelshofen
Aktuelle und zukünftige Herausforderungen als Folge des Klimawandels für die Produktion landwirtschaftlicher Erzeugnisse am Beispiel von Weizen

Pia Drescher
Neophyten-eine kritische Betrachtung anhand der Ausbreitung von Lupinus polyphyllus Lindl.

2022

Luisa Hansjosten - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

Frederik Sebastian Schimanski  - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

Clara Nagelschmidt
Kleingärten im Wandel der Zeit

Antonias Klösgen
Vegetationsentwicklung nach Hydrosuspensionssaat auf Fichtenkalamitätsflächen

Jeremias Koch
Biodiversitätsmaßnahmen im Ackerbau

Marco Halbig
Climate-smart agriculture und deren Bedeutung für die Umsetzung der Ziele zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung

Hannah Pilgrim
Agroforst: Ein Anbausystem mit Zukunft

2019

Paul Unger Avila - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

Timon Könen - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

Lukas Krusenbaum - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

2018

Jan Kniekamp - Ecophysiology of Plant Nutrition (AG Schaaf)

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