Today, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Shiyue Yang, who recently completed her Ph.D. at Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), for a brief visit and cross-disciplinary seminar by the Chair of Soil Science and the Professorship of Biothermodynamics at the TUM School of Life Sciences.
In this interdisciplinary exchange, we explored novel approaches to measure heat production in soils, driven by microbial transformation of organic matter. These processes open up exciting possibilities for real-time monitoring of microbial activity and deepen our understanding of how carbon, nitrogen, temperature, moisture, and other factors interact within soil systems.
A fascinating discussion at the intersection of soil science and thermodynamics! 🌱🦠🌍
