Staff
Dr.
Claudia Bruhn
Function and Responsibilities:
Postdoctoral research associate for the projects SOLVE (Helmholtz) and MOMENTplus (BMFTR).
Research Interests:
- environmental microbiology
- methane relevant microorganisms in permafrost-affected soils
- molecular methods for microbial community characterization
- microbial methane oxidation and production
Career:
2026 - today Postdoc for the Helmholtz-project SOLVE and the BMFTR-project MOMENTplus
2025 - 2026 Guest Researcher (GFZ)
2023 - 2025 Postdoc for the BMFTR-project MOMENT (GFZ)
2022 - 2023 Postdoc (Aberystwyth University Wales, UK)
Education:
2017 - 2022 Dr. rer. nat. (University Bremen, Alfred-Wegener-Institute Bremerhaven)
2013 - 2016 Master of Science, Water Science (University Duisburg-Essen)
Projects:
SOLVE
The Helmholtz-project SOLVE develops integrated strategies for sustainable catchment-scale water management using the Elbe River Basin as a model by bringing together fragmented data and management approaches. The project aims to deliver practical solutions for optimized water management while fostering long-term exchange between scientists and stakeholders.
https://wasser.helmholtz.de/en/about-us/solve/
MOMENTplus
The BMFTR-project MOMENTplus investigates how vegetation, soil microorganisms, and environmental conditions interact to control greenhouse gas cycling in Arctic permafrost ecosystems. At GFZ, the project focuses on interactions between vegetation, hydrology, and microbial communities to improve our understanding of carbon and nitrogen cycling and support Earth system modeling.