Project cooperation
Soil organic carbon plays a key role in soil health and ecosystem services. I study the mechanisms of soil organic carbon losses.
- Early stage
- Partner looking for consortium
Author
Meret Aeppli
Assistant Professor
EPFL
Sion, Switzerland
1 profile visit
I am a soil chemist looking to understand soil redox reaction and leverage them to improve soil health. I am interested in of soil organic carbon stabilization.
My organisation
At EPFL, the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, we are dedicated to pushing the frontiers of science and technology through innovative research and education. Our vibrant community of students, researchers, and industry partners collaborates to address the global challenges of today and tomorrow. With cutting-edge facilities and a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary work, we foster an environment where ideas can flourish and drive impactful change.
About me
Meret Aeppli joined EPFL as a tenure track assistant professor and head of the soil biogeochemistry laboratory (SOIL) in September 2022. Her group aims to elucidate the fundamental principles and mechanisms of electron transfer reactions and their role in the biogeochemical cycling of carbon and metals in soil. Meret was a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University in the department of Earth System Science from 2019 to 2022 where she studied biogeochemical controls on carbon turnover in soils and sediments. She holds a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Environmental Sciences from ETH Zurich and obtained her PhD from ETH Zurich in 2018. She was awarded the ETH Medal for her dissertation work in which she developed novel approaches to quantify the redox properties and reactivities of iron minerals.
Skills
- Wet Chemistry
- Mineral characterization
- experimental work
- field work
- Electrochemical methods
Interests
- Soil chemistry
- Soil organic carbon
- soil health
- Redox reactions
- Bioenergetics
- Carbon modeling