Earth and environmental sciences
Earth sciences include geochemistry, oceanography, hydrology and water resources etc. Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical, biological, social and information sciences to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems, such as climate research.
Fernando Puente Sánchez
fernando.puente.sanchez@slu.se Microbial ecologist and bioinformatician interested in the drivers of microbial ecology and evolution across space, time and environmental gradients. My area of
Lars Sonesten
lars.sonesten@slu.se I am a limnologist and ecotoxicologist working mainly with water chemistry and biology in inland waters. I am also working with the inputs of nutrients and hazardous substances
Erin McCallum
erin.mccallum@slu.se I am an associate senior lecturer studying how pollution affects fish, invertebrates, and aquatic environments. My current research focuses on answering these two questions: 1)
Ylva Bellander
ylva.bellander@slu.se I am a PhD-student in the Soil chemistry research group, focused on mass balances of cadmium in agricultural soil. I'm interested in how cadmium moves in the soil-plant system
Umeå researcher a finalist for prestigious climate research prize
Researcher Gerard Rocher-Ros in Umeå receives the Swedish nomination for the prestigious Frontiers Planet Prize as one of 23 top sustainability researchers from around the world. This is the second
Hjalmar Laudon
hjalmar.laudon@slu.se My research is primarily directed towards understanding how land-use and climate are influencing water quality from a landscape perspective. I am the scientific director for
Rajneesh Gautam
rajneesh.gautam@slu.se My research focuses on in-situ treatment of per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) using air-bubbling/air-sparging. I am a postdoctoral researcher specializing in
Margaux Boeraeve
margaux.boeraeve@slu.se I am an ecologist studying fungal communities and how these are affected by their environment. I am especially interested in mycorrhizal fungi in a changing world. I am
Geovana Mercado
geovana.mercado@slu.se Researcher, analysing the different organizational structures through which government and citizens relate to nature. I am interested in organisational and policy analysis
Javad Mottaghipisheh
javad.mottaghipisheh@slu.se My current research is focused on application of state-of-the-art mass spectrometry tools to investigate environmental organic micropollutants, in particular focusing on
Sabine Jordan
sabine.jordan@slu.se Physical Geographer and Agronomist, Postgraduate. Research Interests Consequences of peatland restoration for hydrochemistry, C, N and P balances, greenhouse gas emissions and
Knowledge unearthed: Variation in our forests controlled by moisture
The water guides the way for the forest's growth and its carbon sequestration potential. PhD-student Johannes Larson has mapped this in his dissertation using advanced soil moisture maps – and a