Christopher Johannes Lehmann
Associate Professor
Primary Research Areas
- biogeochemistry
- ecology
- international agriculture
- nutrient management
- organic agriculture
- soil and crop science
- soil health
- sustainable agriculture
- value-added agriculture
- watershed science
Research Focus
Soil biogeochemistry with a focus on soil organic matter as it relates to climate change, bio-energy, and sustainable agriculture (mainly in Africa).
Educational Background
- Ph.D., University of Bayreuth, Germany, 1997
- Diplom Geoecologist, University of Bayreuth, 1993
Research Grants
- SUSTAINABILITY OF BIOCHAR SOIL MANAGEMENT FOR IMPROVING SMALL-HOLDER FARMING IN AFRICA
- MITIGATION OF ECOSYSTEM DEGRADATION BY BIO-ENERGY USING BIO-CHAR
- STEAMWATER NUTRIENT AND CARBON LOSSES FROM AGRICULTURAL HEADWATER CATCHMENTS FOR A GRADIENT OF SOIL ORGANIC MATTER DEGRADATION (BORLAUG LEAP FELLOWSHIP FOR JOHN RECHA)
- NANO-SCALE BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF ORGANIC CARBON ACROSS A LONG-TERM MINERALOGICAL GRADIENT
- BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING OF ORGANIC CARBON IN SOIL ECOSYSTEMS AS AFFECTED BY BLACK CARBON
- BLACK CARBON STOCKS IN SOIL OF THE UNITED STATES
- BRIDGING SCALES FROM NANO-TO MICRO-SCALE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF ORGANIC MATTER IN MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES USING SYNCHROTRON-BASED FTIR AND NEXAFS SPECTROMICROSCOPY
