Martin Gerzabek

Martin Gerzabek is a full-time Professor at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, specializing in Environmental Toxicology and Isotope Applications within the Department of Forest and Soil Sciences. His research focuses on soil formation processes, pollutant interactions with soil minerals, and biogeochemical cycles in extreme volcanic environments.

Key research areas include:

• Adsorption mechanisms of organic pollutants and radionuclides
• Soil development along million-year chronosequences
• Soil-plant contamination pathways
• Molecular modeling of soil organic matter

The 2023-2025 publications highlight his systematic studies on Galápagos volcanic soils, revealing critical insights about carbon sequestration, nutrient limitation patterns, and contaminant behavior in tropical ecosystems. His work combines field studies with molecular simulations to understand soil-organic-clay interactions.