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PPE members presenting at EGU
Several members of the PPE group have presentations at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna (7-12 April, 2019).Open PhD position in plant phylogenetics and evolution
Dr. Jurriaan de Vos is looking for a motivated candidate to start in July 2019.
New team photos!
Due to the great weather and availability of all the 27 (!) team members of the Physiological Plant Ecology group we were able to take a new team photo in front of the historical Viktoriahaus in the Botanical Garden.
Rope training at the Hölstein crane site
On April 29th 2019, members of the PPE group participated in a one-day rope training at the crane facility at Hölstein. Sebastian Wolf (ETH Zürich) instructed the technical and scientific PPE members working at our crane site in basic…
Gymnasium Laufen visits PPE crane site
On March 28th 2019, we welcomed final grade students from the Gymnasium Laufen (BL) for an excursion to our field site at Hölstein. The students were introduced to the ongoing research activities at the crane site and enjoyed the…
Sibylle Lustenberger passes her Master's exam
Congratulations to Sibylle Lustenberger in passing her Master's exam on Thursday March 28th.
Botany Snow Day 2019
The annual Basel Botany snow day took place on Wednesday, March 13th at Pizol. Many members of the group were able to join, and we experienced the full range of winter weather, from cloud, to sun, to fresh snow. Santiago was the star of the…
New paper by Marc-Andre Cormier explaining metabolic effects in plants on hydrogen isotopes in lipids and cellulose appeared on the cover of Oecologia
In this paper, Marc-Andre compares the hydrogen isotope composition of lipids and cellulose in heterotrophic plants and compares these to their autotrophic hosts or reference plants. In general he finds that both compounds are…
Congratulations to Leonie Schoenbeck on her PhD defense
Leonie Schoenbeck successfully defended her PhD on February 28th
The PPE group welcomes three new PhD students this week
Pictured in photo from left to right: Santiago Perez Bernal, Cedric Zahnd, Patrick MöhlOpen PostDoc position
The Physiological Plant Ecology group is looking for a PostDoc in Stable Isotope Physiology and Global Change Ecology (80%, start in spring 2019)Open Position: Field Technician / Crane Operator
The PPE group is looking for a field technician / crane operator (70-80%) to start in March 2019 for the duration of 4 years.
Congratulations to Devesh Singh on his recent award
Devesh Singh won an award for his work entitled “Bioirrigation, facilitated via a common mycorrhizal network, supports the water relations of finger millet in intercropping system with pigeon pea during drought”.