• Institute management
• Climate protection in agriculture
• Carbon and nitrogen dynamics in soils
• Soils as sources and sinks of greenhouse gases
• Effects of land use and climate change on element dynamics in terrestrial ecosystems
• Stable isotopes in biogeochemical research

Coordination of and participation in several research projects which are related to the topics

• Climate protection in agriculture
• Effect of land use, management, and site conditions on greenhouse gas emissions
• Controls of carbon and nitrogen dynamics in soils