Research interests

Working on the SNF project "Understanding the genotype-phenotype-fitness maps at species’ range limits", supervised by Prof. Yvonne Willi.
 

Professional experience

since 04/2020 PhD student - University of Basel - Working on the SNF project "Understanding the genotype-phenotype-fitness maps at species’ range limits".

 

Education

since 04/2020 University of Basel, PhD student
2016 - 2019 Master of Science in Global Change Ecology, University of Bayreuth, Thesis: Biophysical properties of root exudates and their impact on the shape of water in soil
2015 / 2016 Erasmus Semester at the University Aarhus, Denmark
2013 - 2016 Bachelor of Science in Bio-Geoscience, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Thesis: Influence of abiotic factors and biotic interaction on Schizophyllum commune
2012 - 2013 Bachelor of Geoscience, Technical University of Munich and LMU Munich

Publications

Benard P, Schepers JR, Crosta M, Zarebanadkouki M, Carminati, A (2021) Physics of viscous bridges in soil biological hotspots. Water Resources Research 57:e2021WR030052, doi.org/10.1029/2021WR030052