Hi everyone!
My name is Tobias and I am a new postdoc working with Per Persson. My research interest is in soil organic matter decomposition and in my current project we focus on root exudation and mineral-bound organic matter. We aim to understand mechanism through which root exudates destabilize bonds between minerals and organic matter. Mineral-organic matter bonding in soils is an important mechanism protecting organic matter from microbial decomposition. During my PhD at SLU in Uppsala, I have studied thermodynamic and carbon-use efficiency of microbial communities.
You will probably not see me much in Lund during the first two years of my project, because I am conducting most of my experimental work at University of Massachusetts Amherst in the USA. However, I am looking forward to meet you during shorter visits and in the final year of my project. You will probably see me then arriving on my bike as I am a huge cycling enthusiast.
