Hella van Asperen

Hella van Asperen is a Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Jena, Germany, affiliated with the Department of Biogeochemical Processes. Her work focuses on greenhouse gas measurements in the Amazon Tall Tower Observatory (ATTO) project, particularly using FTIR spectrometry. She has held roles including Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Bremen and Visiting Scientist at the National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA). Her research spans soil science, atmospheric chemistry, and ecosystem dynamics with emphasis on tropical environments.

Education: She earned a PhD in Environmental Physics from the University of Bremen (2015) under Prof. J. Notholt, alongside an MSc in Soil Science and Earth System Science from Wageningen University (The Netherlands). She also completed the ESSReS Graduate School at the Alfred Wegener Institute.

Research Interests: Her work integrates field campaigns and advanced instrumentation to study methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide dynamics in soils, wetlands, and tropical ecosystems. Key areas include termite methane emissions, peatland restoration impacts, and diel variations in soil respiration. She collaborates internationally on projects like ATTO and the Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA).

Publications highlight contributions to understanding GHG fluxes in arid and tropical systems, with methodologies combining FTIR spectrometry with traditional flux measurement techniques. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges atmospheric chemistry, soil biogeochemistry, and climate science.

Labs/Teams: Active in the ATTO observatory project and collaborates with the Working Group of Prof. Notholt at the University of Bremen. Participates in collaborative field campaigns focusing on in-situ GHG measurements in complex environments.