Carsten J. Schubert

Carsten J. Schubert holds dual appointments as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Environmental System Sciences at ETH Zurich since 2019 and Group Leader of Biogeochemistry at Eawag since 2001. He previously led Eawag's Department of Surface Waters-Research and Management from 2012 to 2021 while maintaining his ETH teaching role established in 2004.

His educational foundation includes Geology studies at the University of Giessen, a PhD on Arctic Ocean carbon cycles through the Alfred Wegener Institute/University of Bremen, postdoctoral research at the University of British Columbia, and a group leadership position at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology.

Dr. Schubert's research program integrates biogeochemistry, organic geochemistry, and isotope techniques to investigate aquatic systems. His seminal work focuses on quantifying lake methane emissions within the global carbon cycle, complemented by investigations into methanogenesis pathways and paleoclimate reconstruction using lipid biomarkers and compound-specific isotopic signatures. This interdisciplinary approach bridges modern biogeochemical processes with historical climate analysis through molecular proxies.

He directs Eawag's Biogeochemistry research group, which operates advanced analytical facilities for environmental sample characterization. While the provided documentation confirms his teaching responsibilities for Autumn Semester 2025 courses including Term Papers and specialized lectures on isotopes and biomarkers, it contains no references to scientific awards, grant funding, or student mentorship activities.