Dr. Alexander Konrad
Scientific Researcher
Institute of Soil Science and Soil Conservation, iFZ
Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26
35392 Giessen, Germany
Room: B227
Phone: +49(0)641 99 37112
Fax: +49(0)641 99 37109
Email: Alexander.Konrad
Fields of interest
- Organic matter interaction in soils
- Functioning of natural nanoparticles in terrestrial ecosystems
Projects
- Mit generativer KI Böden verstehen
- Species composition and land use shape dissolved organic matter, composition and degradability (ShapeDOM), Sorption thermodymamics and aggregation as controls of substrate use and mineralization (Sub-Project of SPP 2322)
CV
- 10/2025 – today: Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Soil Science and Soil Conservation, JLU Giessen
- 2020-2025: PhD Student at the Institute of Soil Science and Soil Conservation, JLU Giessen
- 2016-2019 Master of Science: Environmental Science, JLU Giessen
Thesis: Phosphorus desorption kinetics of natural nanoparticles and colloids from different forest soils - 2013-2016: Bachelor of Science: Environmental Management, JLU Giessen
Thesis: Soil protection issues in the planning of wind turbines
Peer-reviewed publications
Konrad, A., Hofmann, D., Siemens, J., Lang, F., Mulder, I. & Stutz, K. P., 2026: Rapid mineralization of mineral-bound carboxyl-carbon of salicylic acid and phenylalanine. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 212, 110016.
Konrad, A., Hofmann, D., Siemens, J., Stutz, K.P., Lang, F., Mulder, I., 2025. Microbial carbon use efficiency of mineral-associated organic matter is related to its desorbability. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 203, 109740.
Bramble, D.E., Ulrich, S., Schöning, I., Mikutta, R., Brandt, L., Poll, C., Kandeler, E., Mikutta, C., Konrad, A., Siemens, J., Yang, Y., Polle, A., Schall, P., Ammer, C., Kaiser, K., Schrumpf, M., 2024. Formation of mineral-associated organic matter in temperate soils is primarily controlled by mineral type and modified by land use and management intensity. Global Change Biology, 30(1), e17024.
Konrad A, Billiy B, Regenbogen P, Bol R, Lang F, Klumpp E, Siemens J., 2021. Forest Soil Colloids Enhance Delivery of Phosphorus Into a Diffusive Gradient in Thin Films (DGT) Sink. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 3: 158.