Researcher | Forschungsmagazin Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau

Professor of Geoecology & Physical Geography

Prof. Dr. Hermann Jungkunst

"Soils are underestimated climate regulators What drives me: We have so much in our hands to get things right – if we understand how."

Hermann Jungkunst is Professor of Geoecology and Physical Geography at RPTU University. Since 2018, he has been managing director of the Institute for Environmental Sciences. His research focuses on biogeochemical cycles, soil carbon storage, plant-soil interactions, and the impacts of land-use changes on ecosystems. He received his PhD in Soil Science from the University of Hohenheim (2004) and completed his habilitation in Physical Geography at the University of Göttingen (2009).

Rinderherde auf gerodetem Areal auf dem früher Regenwald war.

Tipping points and their consequences

Global food production depends on healthy soil where crops such as grains, fruits, and vegetables are grown. Such farmland withstands an astonishing ...