Sophie Machaczek
Project Group Modelling Interactions in Soil Systems
Department Biogeochemical Integration (BGI)
Intern. Max Planck Research School for Global Biogeochemical Cycles (IMPRS-gBGC)
Main Focus
Microbial processes in soils
Plant-soil interactions
Interactions between soil biogeochemical processes and the climate (carbon cycle soil/atmosphere)
Curriculum Vitae
Since 01/2026 PhD student in the Soil Biogeochemistry Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry (Jena, Germany)
2022-2025 M.Sc. Geoecology (Environmental Sciences) at the University of Bayreuth (Germany) with a semester abroad and master's thesis at Stockholm University (Sweden)
Master's thesis: Plant-microbe interactions within a warming climate: How encroaching plant species impact soil microbial communities in the Canadian Arctic
2018-2022 B.Sc. Geoecology (Environmental Sciences) at the University of Bayreuth (Germany) with a semester abroad at Umeå University (Sweden)
Bachelor's thesis: Determination of groundwater inflow to two kettle holes in the Uckermark region using 222Rn as a natural tracer and effects of groundwater on the water chemistry of the kettle holes