Harald Neidhardt

Dr. Harald Neidhardt serves as a Senior Lecturer and Researcher in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Tübingen, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. His career spans multiple institutions including Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Eawag in Switzerland. Specializing in geochemical and biogeochemical processes, he investigates groundwater contamination, nutrient cycling, and microbial interactions in floodplain aquifers.

• 2022–present: Senior Lecturer, University of Tübingen
• 2014–2022: Scientific Assistant, University of Tübingen
• 2013–2014: Postdoctoral Fellow, Eawag, Switzerland
• 2008–2012: PhD Researcher, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

His research focuses on groundwater geochemistry, particularly arsenic, fluoride, and phosphorus mobilization mechanisms in aquifers across India, Vietnam, and Inner Mongolia. Key topics include competitive ion exchange, redox-controlled processes, and microbial contributions to nutrient cycling. Google Scholar lists over 20 peer-reviewed publications since 2010.

Dr. Neidhardt leads the Geoecology Research Group of Prof. Dr. Yvonne Oelmann, analyzing floodplain aquifers, soil contamination, and climate change impacts on decomposition processes. He teaches geography students and provides advising through in-person and remote office hours.