I am a PhD student at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic,
and I care deeply for soil.
It's such a unique part of our world that I don't want to miss and loose.
I want to help the soil but also the society and all the living beings by doing
research on soil under climate change.
My research focuses on the stability of soil organic matter under changing climate.
Especially, I study how drought or generally prolonged precipitation regimes
affect the fate of soil organic matter, and carbon sequestration potential. I do so by combining experimental (and lab) work with modelling.
Prior to this, I studied Physical Geography at Masaryk University in Brno,
where I focused on microplastics pollution in soil.
Meanwhile, I also gathered experience in the national Nature Conservation Agency as a GIS specialist,
and in an NGO aimed at stopping the degradation of Czech arable soil.
Parallely with my PhD studies, I work as a lecturer of Ceramics and Creative Writing
at the Salesian Youth Centre.
Generally, I love data and data analysis. Regarding my skills, I am comfortable working in Python and R, and can perform advanced GIS analyses.
I believe I am good at pattern-recognition and
creating syntheses of information inside my head. I also have experience with science communication.
Apart from all of this, I am a writer, currently working on my first book. I enjoy ceramics and gardening (soil!),
and I have been collecting and repairing typewriters for fun. I am a cat person!
