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A profile with multiple facets and skills. I have international experience as researcher since 2009 in Austria, Switzerland, Germany and India. I have worked on topics such as soil contamination (copper), soil fertility & nutrient management in agroecosystems, soil organic matter chemistry and litter decomposition. Besides of that I have started an import of organic foods from Sri Lanka in order to approach food systems from another perspective. Finally, my diverse language proficiency (French, German, English, Spanish, Hindi and Sinhalese) allows me to be at ease in a multitude of geographic and cultural contexts.
Testing of recycling P fertilizers (H2020 project LEX4BIO). Further research about soil fertility and crop production.
Lankaram (www.lankaram.at) imports and markets food products grown in diversified agricultural systems in Sri Lanka. Marketing a wide diversity of products from selected locations, direct contact with the producers and organic certification are the main pillars through which Lankaram intends to foster sustainable agriculture in South Asia.
FERTI-MINE: Development and testing of recycling fertilizers with nutrients recovered from secondary raw materials such as sewage sludge, agro-industrial waste, etc. Focus on P, Si, B and other micronutrients. Strong involvement in student supervision (BSc, MSc).
Lignin decomposition in alpine environments. Infrared spectroscopy of soil and litter
Research assistant in the frame of a long-term agronomic experiment in India.
Locations: Research institute of organic agriculture (FiBL, Frick, Switzerland), University of Hohenheim (Stuttgart, Germany) & BioRe, (Kasrawad, MP, India)
Litter decomposition in alpine environment: data analysis and manuscript writing.
Evaluation copper content and availability in Austrian vineyard soils.
Stipend-based activity. Literature review on no-till and organic agriculture in India.
Evaluation of the impact of the Austrian environmental program for agriculture (ÖPUL) regarding soil organic matter content, acidification and copper content.
Nutrient recycling, and testing methods for diverse fertilizers
Organic agriculture - Specialization in soil science, soil fertility and crop production
Management and treatment of water and waste
Management of water supply and waste water treatments
For data analysis and plotting. Familiar with (nested) for loops with conditionals, multi-panel figures, etc. Always interested to learn more about this powerful and versatile tool.
Native
English: my main professional medium. German: I live in Austria since 2005
Comfortable with day-to-day conversation, reading and writing
Basic conversation, reading and writing.
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