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Name | Dr. Zacharias Steinmetz |
Born | September 23, 1989, in Frankfurt/Main |
info@zsteinmetz.de | |
Profiles |
permanent position
- 12/2022–present
Postdoctoral Researcher
RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany
- Investigating the fate of synthetic polymers in agroecosystems using Py-GC/MS, FTIR spectroscopy, and data science
research and work experience
- 12/2016–11/2022
Research Associate
University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany
- Scrutinizing microplastic fate in plastic-mulched soil using Py-GC/MS
- 8/2019
Guest Researcher
LUT, Finland
- Exchanging knowledge on microplastic extraction from soil and sediment and Raman microspectroscopy
- 4/2015–10/2015
Student Employee
RIFCON GmbH, Germany
- Conducting individual-based ecological modeling and crop modeling in cooperation with Alterra, Netherlands
- 10/2014–8/2015
Student Research Assistant
University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany
- Maintaining a mesocosm experiment investigating the fate and effects of nanoparticles at the aquatic–terrestrial interface (Project INTERNANO)
- 6/2014–8/2014
Trainee
MITOX Consultants/Eurofins, France
- Assisting in ecotoxicological (semi-)field trials and chronic toxicity tests on non-target arthropods
- 6/2013–8/2013
Guest Researcher
Agricultural Research Organization, Israel
education
- 12/2016–5/2022
Dr. rer. nat. Environmental Sciences
University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany
- Thesis title: “Agricultural Plastic Covers—Source of Plastic Debris in Soil?”
- Final grade: 1.1, magna cum laude
- Best dissertation award 2022/23 of the Faculty of Environmental and Natural Sciences
- 10/2013–11/2016
M.Sc. Ecotoxicology
University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany
- Thesis title: “Tracking the transformation of phenolic compounds in soil with compound-specific stable carbon isotope analysis”
- Final grade: 1.2
- 10/2010–11/2013
B.Sc. Environmental Sciences
University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany
- Thesis title: “Persistence of chemical and biological effects of olive mill wastewater seasonally applied to loessial olive orchard soil”
- Final grade: 1.5
funding, awards, and honors
- 5/2022
TransSAPs — How the Spatio-temporal Transformation of Superabsorbent Polymers (SAPs) Alters Soil Processes (Advisory)
162000 Euro, BU 3763/1-1, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- 8/2019
Research Travel Grant, Finland
2000 Euro, Erasmus+ staff mobility
- 1/2018
Research Travel Grant, Chile
3000 Euro, Erasmus+ staff mobility
- 8/2016–12/2016
“AufLand” Publication Grant for Junior Scientists
3000 Euro, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany
- 3/2015–9/2016
Scholarship
8000 Euro, Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
academic self government
- 12/2016–present
Staff Representative
University of Koblenz-Landau and RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany
- In various panels including the committee on educational affairs, the PhD committee, and the examination board of the Faculty Council of Environmental and Natural Sciences
- 1/2014–12/2015
Elected Student Representative
University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany
- Faculty Council of Environmental and Natural Sciences
skills
Languages | German (native), English (proficient, 10 school years and 1 year practice in the Philippines), French (basic, 5 school years) |
Analytical chemistry | (Py-)GC/MS, GC/IRMS, GC/FID, HPLC, FTIR-ATR, TGA-MS, and DSC using OpenChrom, Xcalibur, LCquan, Isodat, Agilent ChemStation, and Open Specy for instrument control and analysis |
Computer skills | Advanced in R statistics and open office applications Competent in GIS (QGIS, GRASS), Python, Linux shell, LaTeX, git Basic knowledge of C++, Docker, SQL, HTML, and PHP |