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PD Dr. Doris Vetterlein
doris.vetterlein@ufz.dedoris.vetterlein@landw.uni-halle.de
Tel.: +49 345-558-5415
Fax: +49 345-558-5559
UFZ, Department of Soil Physics
Theodor-Lieser-Strasse 4
D-06120 Halle/Saale
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences
Weidenplan 14
D-06120 Halle/Saale
Research interests
- Bioavailability of arsenic
- Rhizosphere
- Plant water relations
- Ion transport and uptake into plants
- Plant functional diversity
Current position
2004-
Head of Helmholtz-University Young Investigators Group BASS Joint research group of the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany
Research topic: Bioavailability of Arsenic - soil-plant-food transfer of As with special emphasis on rhizosphere processes
Previous positions
1999 - 2004
DFG-Funding for "Habilitation" Institute of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany Research Topic: Plant induced heterogeneity of soil osmotic potential. Relevance for plant water uptake.
1995 - 1999
Project Management Technical University of Cottbus, Germany; Research topic: Re-establishment of soil functions in landscapes formed after open-cast lignite mining - soil amendment with organic waste materials (REKLAM, BMBF Project).
1993 - 1995
Project Management - private industry:
- R+T Umwelt GmbH, Leipzig, Germany; Waste management, Environmental impact assessment
- Götz GmbH, Würzburg, Germany; Environmental engineering
1988 - 1993
Institute of Plant Nutrition, University of Hohenheim
- PhD: Root induced spatial variation of soil water content and its effect on phosphorus uptake and growth of pearl millet (Pennisetum americanum [L.] Leeke) under drought conditions
- Diploma Thesis: Impact of VA mycorrhiza on growth and drought stress tolerance of Cicer arietinum L.
Education
1983 - 1989
Undergraduate study: "Agriculture-Biology", University of Hohenheim (Plant Nutrition, Plant Production in the Tropics and Subtropics, Plant Ecology, Plant Protection).
Stays abroad
1998
Interdisciplinary students course, Karoo, South Africa
1997
Interdisciplinary students course, North-Luzon, Philippines
1994/95
Feasibility Study "Composting of Oil palm residues", Sumatra, Indonesia
1989/92
Field trips within PhD-project to Niger and Mali
1988
Field research for Diploma thesis at ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria
1985/86
Research stay at Institute of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, University of West-Australia, Perth, Australia
1984
Research stay at CEMAGREF, Montpellier, France
Memberships
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Pflanzenernährung
- Deutsche Bodenkundliche Gesellschaft
- Bundesverband Boden
- Arbeitskreis Wüstenökologie der GFÖ
Selected scientific contributions
Hinsinger P, Bengough AG, Vetterlein D, Young IM (2009) Rhizosphere: biophysics, biogeochemistry and ecological relevance , Plant and Soil, 
Online First
Ackermann J, Vetterlein D, Tanneberg H, Neue H-U, Mattusch J, Jahn R (2009) Speciation of Arsenic under Dynamic Conditions, Engineering in Life Sciences, 8, 589-597. pdf
Szegedi K, Vetterlein D, Nietfeld, H, Jahn R and Neue H-U (2008) The New Tool RhizoMath for Modeling Coupled Transport and Speciation in the Rhizosphere, Vadose Zone Journal, Special Issue “Vadose Zone Modeling”, 7, 712-720.[pdf, local] (1279.45 kB)
Vetterlein D, Szegedi K, Ackermann J, Mattusch J, Neue H-U, Tanneberg H and Jahn R (2007) Competitive mobilization of phosphate and arsenate associated with goethite by root activity, Journal of Environmental Quality, 36, 1811-1820. [pdf, local] (1279.45 kB)
Vetterlein D, Szegedi K, Stange F, Jahn R (2007) Impact of soil texture on temporal and spatial development of osmotic potential gradients between bulk soil and rhizosphere. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 170, 347-356. [pdf]
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