Lena studied Geoecology at the University of Potsdam and specialised in freshwater ecology and aquatic chemistry. She conducted her diploma thesis on the fate of a chemical under nature-related conditions in water at the Federal Environmental Agency of Germany (UBA).

In June 2013 she joined our working group to examine ecological effective concentration levels of toxicants on macroinvertebrate communities in streams.

Professional experiences

Education

 06/2013 - 04/2017
PhD student at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ

2006 - 2013
Study of Geoecology at the University of Potsdam

Internships

05/2012 - 06/2012, 10/2012 - 12/2012
Research assistent at the Centre for Aquatic Pollution Identification and Management - CAPIM in Melbourne, Australia
Task: Assistance in organisation, performance and interpretation of a mesocosm experiment on the persistence of pesticides in stream sediments

07/2011 - 09/2012
Research assistant at the German Research Centre for Geosciences - GFZ in Potsdam, Department Hydrology
Task: Preparation and realisation of field experiments

06/2010 - 03/2011
Research assistant at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research - PIK in Potsdam, Department Climate Impacts and Vulnerabilities
Task: Simulation of damages due to coastal floods with ArcGIS for the project BaltCICA

03/2009 - 05/2010
Research assistant at the German Research Centre for Geosciences - GFZ in Potsdam, Department Climate Dynamics and Landscape Evolution
Task: Preparation of wood samples for the measurement of stable isotopes

Publications

Boettle, M., Kropp, J. P., Reiber, L., Roithmeier, O., Rybski, D., and Walther, C. (2011):
About the influence of elevation model quality and small-scale damage functions on flood damage estimation.
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 3327-3334.