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David Walmsley

David Walmsley

Ph.D.

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0268-3365
  • 1169
    Citations
20102025

Research activity per year

Personal profile

Research interests

ecosystem functioning and services

carbon and nitrogen cycling

greenhouse gas emissions

biodiversity

bioenergy crops

Curriculum

  • since March 2014: Research Fellow, Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University Lüneburg;
  • 2011-2014: Operative Management EU Project: "Innovation Incubator - Platform for Sustainable Biofuel Production for the Aviation Industry - Competence Tandem Biokerosene" and Research Fellow, Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University Lüneburg;
  • 2010-2011: Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Eco-Innovation Research Group within the Department of Chemical and Life Sciences, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland; SFI Project "Biodiversity and species interaction - theory and application to multifunctional ecosystems".
  • 2006-2010: PhD Student (Eco-Physiology, Functional Ecology), University College Dublin, Ireland (EPA ERTDI Doctoral Research Scholarship): "Quantifying Dissolved Carbon and Nitrogen Losses from Soil Subjected to Different Land-Use and Management Practices".
  • 2003-2005: Head of Research and Development, Weissheimer Malz K.G., Andernach, Germany
  • 1998-2003: Student of Biology (Diplom-Biologe equivalent to MSc) at the J.W.-Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Thesis: "Influence of sequence regions of the mRNA from rye leaf-catalase on the expression of a reportergene".
  • 1997-1998: German Civil Service as a Carer for Mentally Challenged Children, Hofheim, Germany
  • since March 2014: Research Fellow, Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University Lüneburg;
  • 2011-2014: Operative Management EU Project: "Innovation Incubator - Platform for Sustainable Biofuel Production for the Aviation Industry - Competence Tandem Biokerosene" and Research Fellow, Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University Lüneburg;
  • 2010-2011: Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Eco-Innovation Research Group within the Department of Chemical and Life Sciences, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland; SFI Project "Biodiversity and species interaction - theory and application to multifunctional ecosystems".
  • 2006-2010: PhD Student (Eco-Physiology, Functional Ecology), University College Dublin, Ireland (EPA ERTDI Doctoral Research Scholarship): "Quantifying Dissolved Carbon and Nitrogen Losses from Soil Subjected to Different Land-Use and Management Practices".
  • 2003-2005: Head of Research and Development, Weissheimer Malz K.G., Andernach, Germany
  • 1998-2003: Student of Biology (Diplom-Biologe equivalent to MSc) at the J.W.-Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Thesis: "Influence of sequence regions of the mRNA from rye leaf-catalase on the expression of a reportergene".
  • 1997-1998: German Civil Service as a Carer for Mentally Challenged Children, Hofheim, Germany

  • since March 2023: Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University Lüneburg

  • September 2016 - January 2023: Coordinator of the Research project “ÖkoKult”, Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University Lüneburg

  •  since March 2014: Research Fellow, Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University Lüneburg

  •  2011-2014: Operative Management EU Project: "Innovation Incubator - Platform for Sustainable Biofuel Production for the Aviation Industry - Competence Tandem Biokerosene" and Research Fellow, Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University Lüneburg

  • 2010-2011: Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Eco-Innovation Research Group within the Department of Chemical and Life Sciences, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland; SFI Project "Biodiversity and species interaction - theory and application to multifunctional ecosystems"

  • 2006-2010: PhD Student (Eco-Physiology, Functional Ecology), University College Dublin, Ireland (EPA ERTDI Doctoral Research Scholarship): "Quantifying Dissolved Carbon and Nitrogen Losses from Soil Subjected to Different Land-Use and Management Practices"

  • 2003-2005: Head of Research and Development, Weissheimer Malz K.G., Andernach, Germany

  • 1998-2003: Student of Biology (Diplom-Biologe equivalent to MSc) at the J.W.-Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Thesis: "Influence of sequence regions of the mRNA from rye leaf-catalase on the expression of a reportergene"

  • 1997-1998: German Civil Service as a Carer for Mentally Challenged Children, Hofheim, Germany

 

For more information please visit:

http://www.leuphana.de/en/university/staff-members/david-walmsley.html

Keywords

  • Ecosystems Research
  • Energy research

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  2. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  3. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
  4. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  5. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  6. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  7. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land

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