Edward Mitchell

Edward Mitchell is a Full Professor at the University of Neuchâtel, affiliated with the Faculty of Sciences and the Institute of Biology. His research focuses on soil biodiversity, protist taxonomy, and paleoecology, with particular emphasis on testate amoebae and forensic ecology.

• Education: MSc in Biology (1995) and PhD in Sciences (2001) from University of Neuchâtel

His ongoing projects include AI-assisted soil fauna analysis and peatland regeneration studies funded by Swiss federal agencies. Recent research explores biodiversity monitoring via metabarcoding and ecological impacts of cadaver decomposition.

Scientific awards include multiple Swiss National Science Foundation grants and federal environmental/metrology projects:

• SNSF 31003A_182531: Soil protist biodiversity in islands
• FOEN SoilFaunAI: AI analysis of soil fauna
• METAS peat detection method: CHF 174,116.50