Martin Gerzabek

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Martin Gerzabek at the inauguration 2010

Martin Gerzabek (born June 9, 1961 in Vienna ) is an Austrian ecologist and soil scientist. He is Professor of Ecotoxicology and Isotope Use and was Rector at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna from 2010 to 2018 . Since July 2019 he has been President of the Christian Doppler Research Association .

Life

Gerzabek studied agriculture / plant production at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, was awarded a Dipl.-Ing. graduated and in 1987 on the basis of his dissertation (The Plant Availability of Magnesium) as Dr. PhD in soil culture (Dr. nat. techn.). From 1984 to 1993 Gerzabek worked as a research assistant at the Research Center Seibersdorf (today AIT , Austrian Institute of Technology) at the Institute for Agriculture as head of the soil research group. After completing his habilitation in the field of soil science at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna on the basis of his work on pollutant behavior in the soil, he was entrusted with the management of the agricultural research area at AIT. From 1997 to 2003 he then headed the environmental research department. In 2001 he was offered the newly created chair for environmental toxicology and isotope application at the Institute for Soil Research, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna. From 2003 to 2010 Gerzabek worked as Vice Rector for Research, from 2009 to 2010 as Managing Rector and finally from 2010 to 2018 as Rector of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna .

He has been the founding president of the Network of Life Science Universities in Central and Southeastern Europe (ICA-CASEE) since 2010 and was Vice President of ICA (European Association of Life Science Universities) from 2010–2016; In 2011 he was Vice President of the Danube Rectors' Conference and in 2012 its President. He is a member of the board of the Euroleague for Life Sciences (ELLS), of which he was chairman from 2009 to 2010. In 2009 Gerzabek was appointed to the Austrian Academy of Sciences as a corresponding member of the math and science class . Also since 2009 he has been Vice President of the ÖVAF (Austrian Association for Agricultural, Life and Environmental Research). Gerzabek has received numerous awards for his scientific work, for example in 2004 with the “Pro Merito” award in gold for special services to radiation protection, in 2006 by being awarded honorary membership of the Austrian Soil Science Society for outstanding services to soil science in Austria and in 2011 with the Emil Ramann Medal of the German Soil Science Society . In 2015 he was elected to the Academia Europaea and the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech). Gerzabek has been an Honorary Member of the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) since 2016 . He has multiple honorary doctorates from Central and Eastern European agricultural universities ( Dr. hc mult. , See section Honors and Awards).

In June 2017 Hubert Hasenauer was elected Rector of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna , and on February 1, 2018 he succeeded Martin Gerzabek in this function. On July 1, 2019, Gerzabek succeeded the physicist Reinhart Kögerler as President of the Christian Doppler Research Association (CDG).

Research and publication focus

  • Radioecology : particularly investigation of the mobility of radionuclides in the soil-plant system; Modeling of the transfer paths to humans;
  • Soil organic matter and humus chemistry: characterization of humic systems using physical and chemical methods. Influence of soil development and climate change on humus dynamics and soil functions;
  • Behavior of heavy metals , radionuclides and organic pollutants in the soil; Methods of cleaning up contaminated sites.

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Martin Gerzabek is the author and co-author of around 460 scientific publications, of which around 232 are articles in refereed soil and environmental journals, 53 book chapters, 4 book editorships and numerous conference proceedings.

Examples of recent publications:

  • with I. Djukic, F. Zehetner and A. Mentler: Microbial community composition and activity in different Alpine vegetation zones. In: SOIL BIOL BIOCHEM. 42 (2), 2010, pp. 155-161.
  • with F. Strebl, M. Tulipan and S. Schwarz: Quantification of organic carbon pools for Austria's agricultural soils using a soil information system. In: Canadian J Soil Science. 85, 2005, pp. 491-498.
  • with RS Antil, I. Kögel-Knabner, H. Knicker, H. Kirchmann and G. Haberhauer: How are soil use and management reflected by soil organic matter characteristics: a spectroscopic approach. In: European Journal of Soil Science. 57, 2006, pp. 485-494.
  • with M. Tatzber, M. Stemmer, H. Spiegel, C. Katzlberger, F. Zehetner, G. Haberhauer, K. Roth and E. Garcia-Garcia: Decomposition of Carbon-14-Labeled Organic Amendments and Humic Acids in a Long -Term Field Experiment. In: SOIL SCI SOC AMER J. 73 (3), 2009, pp. 744-750.
  • with D. Tunega, G. Haberhauer and H. Lischka: Formation of 2,4-D complexes on montmorillonites - an ab initio molecular dynamics study. In: EUR J SOIL SCI. 58, 2007, pp. 680-691.
  • with D. Tunega, G. Haberhauer, KU Totsche and H. Lischka: Model study on sorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to goethite. In: J COLLOID INTERFACE SCI. 330 (1), 2009, pp. 244-249.
  • with F. Zehetner and GJ Lair: Rapid carbon accretion and organic matter pool stabilization in riverine floodplain soils. In: GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEM CYCLE. 23, 2009, GB4004
  • Global soil use in biomass production: opportunities and challenges of ecological and sustainable intensification in agriculture. In: The soil culture. 65, 2014, pp. 5-15.
  • with A. Sündermann, R. Solc, D. Tunega, G. Haberhauer and C. Oostenbrink: Vienna Soil-Organic-Matter Modeler - Generating condensed-phase models of humid substances. In: Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modeling. 62, 2015, pp. 253-261.
  • with Tatzber, M., Stemmer, M., Spiegel, H., Katzlberger, C., Landstetter, C., Haberhauer, G. (2012): 14 C-labeled organic amendments: Characterization in different particle size fractions and humic acids in a long-term field experiment. Geoderma 177-178, 39-48
  • with Waldner, G., Friesl-Hanl, W., Haberhauer, G. (2012): Differences in sorption behavior of the herbicide 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetic acid on artificial soils as a function of soil pre-aging. Journal of Soils and Sediments 12 (8), 1292-1298.
  • with Djukic, I, Zehetner, F, Watzinger, A, Horacek, M. (2013): In situ carbon turnover dynamics and the role of soil microorganisms therein: a climate warming study in an Alpine ecosystem. FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY 83/1, 112-124.
  • with Sündermann, A., Solc, R., Tunega, D., Haberhauer, G., Oostenbrink, C. (2015): Vienna Soil-Organic-Matter Modeler - Generating condensed-phase models of humic substances. Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modeling 62, 253-261
  • with Schuhmann, A., Gans, O., Weiss, S., Tank, J., Klammler, G., Haberhauer, G. (2016): A long-term lysimeter experiment to investigate the environmental dispersion of the herbicide chloridazon and its metabolites — comparison of lysimeter types. J Soils and Sediments 16 (3), 1032-1045.

honors and awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ derStandard.at: Hubert Hasenauer becomes the new rector of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences . Article dated June 1, 2017, accessed July 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Wiener Zeitung: Martin Gerzabek becomes President of the Doppler Society . Article dated June 6, 2019, accessed June 6, 2019.
  3. ↑ Udolf-Strobl: Christian Doppler Research Association with new management in the future . Article dated June 6, 2019, accessed June 6, 2019.
  4. ↑ LH Mikl-Leitner presents the “Golden Commander's Cross” to Martin Gerzabek . OTS notification dated May 22, 2018, accessed May 22, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Gerzabek, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian ecologist and soil scientist
DATE OF BIRTH June 9, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna