Soil and Crop Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA

Phone: +1 607-255-1730    Email: ad273@cornell.edu

Education

Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.), University Göttingen, Germany                                                                            2001
Physical Geography, Image Analysis, and Environmental Soil Sciences

M.S. (Diplom) in Geo-Ecology, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany                                  1996
Geo-Ecology, Soil Sciences, Agro-Ecology/System Analysis, Ecology, and Ecological Chemistry

B.S. (Vordiplom) in Geo-Ecology, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany                              1991
Geo-Ecology, Soil Sciences, Biology, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics, and Chemistry

 

Research Experience

Postdoctoral Associate / Technician V	Jan 2020 –
SIPS, Section of Soil and Crop Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
Postdoctoral Associate	Jul 2015 – Dec 2018
Division of Environment and Natural Resources, NIBIO, Ås, Norway
Postdoctoral Associate	Apr 2013 – May 2015
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, NMBU, Ås, Norway
Visiting Scientist	Nov 2010 – Feb 2013
USDA-ARS, Crop Systems and Global Change Laboratory, Beltsville, USA
Postdoctoral Associate	Feb 2008 – Sep 2010
Department of Horticulture, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
Research Associate	Jan 2007 – Jan 2008
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The City College of New York, USA
Postdoctoral Associate	Sep 2003 – Dec 2006
Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
Visiting Fellow	Sep 2002 – Aug 2003
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
Postdoctoral Associate	Jul 2001 – Aug 2002
Department of Geosciences and Geography, University Göttingen, Germany
Research Assistant	Mar 1997 – Jun 2001
Department of Geosciences and Geography, University Göttingen, Germany
Graduate Project Assistant	Oct 1996 – Dec 1996
School of Physics and Geosciences, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany
Project Assistant	Oct 1992 – Mar 1993
School of Physics and Geosciences, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany

 
Peer Reviewed Scientific Publications

Blöschl, G., Bierkens, M.F.P., Chambel, A., Cudennec, C., Destouni, G., Fiori, A., Kirchner, J.W., McDonnell, J.J., Savenije, H.H.G., Sivapalan, M., Stumpp, C., Toth, E., Volpi, E. et al., 2019. Twenty-three Unsolved Problems in Hydrology (UPH) – a community perspective. Hydrological Sciences Journal, Vol. 64 (10), 1141-1158.

Koestel, J., Dathe, A., Skaggs, T., Klakegg, O., Ahmad, M., Babko, M., Gimenez, D., Farkas, C., Nemes, A., Jarvis, N., 2018. Estimating the permeability of naturally-structured soil from percolation theory and pore space characteristics imaged by X-ray. Water Resources Research, Vol 54 (11), 9255-9263. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR023609

Dathe, A., Postma, A.J., Postma-Blaauw, M.B., Lynch, P.J., 2016. Impact of axial root growth angles on nitrogen acquisition in maize depends on environmental conditions. Annals of Botany 118, 401-414. doi:10.1093/aob/mcw112.

Fleisher, D.H., Dathe, A., Timlin, D.J., Reddy, V.R., 2015. Improving Potato Drought Simulations: Assessing Water Stress Factors using a Coupled Model. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 200, 144-155.

Postma, A.P., Dathe, A., Lynch, J.P., 2014. The optimal lateral root branching density for maize growing on low nitrogen and phosphorus soil. Plant Physiology166, 590-602.

Dathe, A., Fleisher, D.H., Timlin, D.J., Fisher, J.K., Reddy, V.R., 2014. Modeling Potato Root Growth and Water Uptake under Water Stress Conditions. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 194, 37-49.

Dathe, A., Zevi, Y., Richards, B.K., Gao, B., Parlange, J.-Y., Steenhuis, T.S., 2013. Functional models for colloid retention in porous media at the triple line. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 21, 9067-9080.

Kim, S.-H., Yang, Y., Timlin, D., Fleisher, D., Dathe, A., Reddy, V.R., 2012: Modeling Temperature Responses of Leaf Growth, Development, and Biomass in Maize with MAIZSIM. Agronomy Journal, Volume 104 (6), 1532 -1537.

Zevi, Y., Dathe, A., Gao, B., Zhang, W., Richards, B.K., Steenhuis, T.S., 2009. Transport and retention of colloidal particles in partially saturated porous media: effect of ionic strength. Water Resources Research, Vol. 45 (12): Art. No. W12403.

Zhang, P., DeVries, S.L., Dathe, A., Bagtzoglou, A.C., 2009. Enhanced mixing and plume containment in porous media under time-dependent oscillatory flow. Environmental Science & Technology, 43,6283-6288.

Deinert, M.R., Dathe, A., Parlange, J-Y, Cady, K.B., 2008. Capillary pressure in a porous medium with distinct pore surface and pore volume fractal dimensions. Physical Review E 77, 021203.

Richards, B.K., McCarthy, J.F., Steenhuis, T.S., Hay, A.G., Zevi, Y., Dathe, A., 2007. Colloidal transport: The facilitated movement of contaminants into groundwater. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 62/3, 55A.

Dathe, A., Tarquis, M. A., Perrier, E., 2006. Multifractal analysis of the pore- and solid-phases in binary two-dimensional images of natural porous structures. Geoderma 134/3-4, 318-326.

DiCarlo, D., Zevi, Y., Dathe, A., Giri, S.K., Steenhuis, T., 2006. In-situ measurements of colloid transport and retention using synchrotron x-ray fluorescence. Water Resources Research, 42 (12): Art. No. W12S05.

Perrier, E., Tarquis, M. A., Dathe, A., 2006. A program for fractal and multifractal analysis of two-dimensional   binary images: Computer algorithms versus mathematical theory . Geoderma 134/3-4, 284-294.

Steenhuis, T.S., Dathe, A., Zevi, Y., Smith, J.L., Gao, B., Shaw, S.B., DeAlwis, D., Amaro-Garcia, S., Fehrman, R., Cakmak, M.E., Toevs, I.C., Liu, B.M., Beyer, S.M., Crist, J.T., Hay, A.G., Richards, B.K., McCarthy, J.F., 2006. Biocolloid retention in partially saturated soils. Biologia, Bratislava, 61/Suppl. 19, S229-S233.

Zevi, Y., Dathe, A., Gao, B., Richards, B.K., Steenhuis, T.S., 2006. Quantifying Colloid Retention in Partially Saturated Porous Media. Water Resources Research, Vol. 42 (12): Art. No. W12S03.

Dathe, A., Thullner, M., 2005. The relationship between fractal properties of solid matrix and pore space in porous media. Geoderma 129/3-4, 279-290.

Pendleton, D., Dathe, A. Baveye, P., 2005. Influence of image resolution and evaluation algorithm on estimates of the lacunarity of porous media. Physical Review E 72, 041306.

Steenhuis, T.S., McCarthy, J.F., Crist, J.T., Zevi, Y., Baveye, P.C., Throop, J.A., Fehrman, R.L., Dathe, A., Richards, B.K., 2005. Reply to “Comments on ‘Pore-Scale Visualization of Colloid Transport and Retention in Partly Saturated Porous Media” by Wan, J., Tokunaga, T.K. Vadose Zone Journal 4, 957-958.

Zevi, Y., Dathe, A., McCarthy, J.F., Richards, B.K., Steenhuis, T.S., 2005. Distribution of Colloid Particles onto Interfaces in Partially Saturated Sand. Environmental Science & Technology, 39/18, 7055-7064.

Dathe, A., Baveye, P., 2003. Dependence of the surface fractal dimension of soil pores on image resolution and magnification. European Journal of Soil Science, 54/3. 453-466.

Dathe, A., Eins, S., Niemeyer, J., Gerold, G., 2001. The surface fractal dimension of the soil-pore interface as measured by image analysis. Geoderma 103/1-2, 203-229.

 

PhD and Master’s Thesis

Dathe, A., 2002. Obtaining fractal properties of soil structure with digital image analysis. In German (Digitale Bildanalyse zur Messung fraktaler Eigenschaften der Bodenstruktur). Electronic Dissertations at the Göttingen State and University Library, 131 p. Available online at  http://webdoc.sub.gwdg.de/diss/2002/dathe_annette/dathe_annette.pdf

Dathe, A., 1996. Water movement in a macroporous soil developed from loess – field experiments and simulation. In German (Wasserbewegung in einem Lößboden mit Makroporen – Freilandexperimente und Simulation). Unpublished master’s thesis, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany, 115 p.

 

Book Chapters

Dathe, A., Postma, J.A., Lynch, J.P., 2013. Modeling resource interactions under multiple edaphic stresses. In (eds. D.J. Timlin and L.R. Ahuja): Enhancing Understanding and Quantification of Soil-Root Interactions. Advances in Agricultural Systems Modeling Vol. 4. ASA-CSSA-SSSA, Madison, Wis., USA. 273-294.

Birkel, U., Dathe, A., Eins, S., Gerold, G., Niemeyer, J., 2000. Grenzflächenreaktivität, Aufbau und Zerfall von Mikroaggregaten. Abschlussbericht des Teilprojekts A6 des Sonderforschungsbereichs 468 „Wechselwirkungen an Geologischen Grenzflächen“ der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft, 53 S.

Dathe, A., Diekkrüger, B., 1996. Messung des Bodenwassergehaltes mit TDR-Sonden. In: (Hrsg.) Rodatz, W.: Messen in der Geotechnik ’96. Mitteilung des Instituts für Grundbau und Bodenmechanik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Heft 50, 185-200.

Dathe, A. Diekkrüger, B., Stange, F., 1996. Untersuchungen der räumlichen Variabilität von Bodeneigenschaften unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Makroporenstruktur. In: (Hrsg.) O. Richter, D. Söndgerath, B. Diekkrüger: Sonderforschungsbereich 179 „Wasser- und Stoffdynamik in Agrarökosystemen“, Abschlußbericht Band 2, Landschaftsökologie und Umweltforschung, 24, Braunschweig, 733-781.

 

Other Scientific Publications

Dathe, A., Eins, S., Gerold, G., 2001. Bildanalytische Messung fraktaler Eigenschaften der Bodenstruktur am Beispiel der Grenzlinie Pore-Matrix und der Porengrößenverteilung. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft, 96/1, 63-64.

Dathe, A., Walter, N., Eins, S., Gerold, G., 1998. Bildanalytische Charakterisierung des Porenraums im Boden im Vergleich mit hydraulischen Prozeßparametern. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft, 88, 359-362.

 

Invited Talks

Dathe, A. 2019. Bruk av organisk avfall i jordbruket – virkning på jordfysiske egenskaper og betydning for produksjon, klima og vannkvalitet. Trial lecture, Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway.

Dathe, A., 2015. Microbial degradation of propylene glycol – modelling approaches. Oral Presentation, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway.

Dathe, A., 2010. Modeling water and nutrient uptake by dynamic maize root systems. Oral Presentation, Crop Systems and Global Change Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD, USA.

Dathe, A., Zhang, P., Bagtzoglou, A.C., 2008. Enhanced Mixing in Porous Media by Time-Dependant Oscillatory Flow. Department of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, USA.

Eins, S., Dathe, A., 1998. Automatische Bildanalyse: Spezielle Strategien und Parameter. 4. Tag der Mikroskopie, Jena, Germany.

 

Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings

Bloem, E., Dathe, A., Nemes, A., Fernandez, P., French, H.K., Patterson, M., Gimenez, D. Combining field (ERT, TDR, tensiometer) and laboratory measurements to link spatial heterogeneity from ERT observations with soil hydraulic properties. Extended abstract, 24th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics 2018.

Dathe, A., Nemes, A., Patterson, M., Angyal, A., Szocs, J., Kendra, S., Bloem, E., Gimenez, D., 2018. Soil physical properties obtained in the laboratory and in the field: influence of measurement technique and spatial heterogeneity. Poster, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 20, EGU2018-14120

Dathe, A., Nemes, A., Bloem, E., Patterson, M., Gimenez, D., Szocs, J., Koestel, J., Jarvis, N., 2017. Spatial variability of soil water conductivities obtained with classical laboratory methods and their relation to electrical resistivity measurements. PICO presentation, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 19, EGU2017-16590.

Dathe, A., Fernandez, P.M., Bakken, L., Bloem, E., French, H.K., 2016. Microbial Degradation of Propylene Glycol – Modelling Approach of a Batch Experiment. Poster, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 18, EGU2016-13906.

Dathe, A., Fernandez, P.M., Bloem, E., Meeussen, J.C.L., French, H.K., 2014. Modeling microbial degradation of propylene glycol: electron acceptors and their related redox conditions. Poster, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 16, EGU2014-13356

Patterson, M., Gimenez, D., Nemes, A., Dathe, A., French, H.K., Bloem, E., Koestel, J., Jarvis, N. 2016. Characterization of Soil Heterogeneity Across Scales in an Intensively Investigated Soil Volume. Poster, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 18, EGU2016- 8522)

Dathe, A., Zhang, P., Bagtzoglou, A.C., 2007. Verification of Chaotic Advection Enhanced Mixing in Porous Media Using Real Time Imaging. Oral Presentation, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract .H42C-05.

Zhang, P., Dathe, A., Ponce , F., 2007. A Long Island Sound-Specific Water Quality Index Based on Cluster Analysis and Discriminant Analysis. Poster, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H51D-0745.

Morales, V.L., Gao, B., Dathe, A., Zevi, Y., Cakmak, M.E., Steenhuis, T.S., 2006. Dependence of Colloid Retention in Unsaturated Porous Media on Capillary and Friction Force Perturbations. Poster, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H51F-0536.

Zevi, Y., Dathe, A., Gao, B., Cakmak, M.E., Richards, B.K., Parlange, J., Steenhuis, T.S., 2006. Transport and retention of colloid particles in partially saturated porous media: effect of surfactant and ionic strength. Oral Presentation, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H54D-02.

Dathe, A., Zevi, Y., Gao, B., Richards, B.K, Steenhuis, T.S., 2006. Quantification of colloid retention in unsaturated porous media using microscopic image analysis data. Poster, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(36), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract H43A-09.

Dathe, A., Zevi, Y., Richards, B.K., Steenhuis, T.S., McCarthy, J.F., 2005. Visualization of Colloid Retention onto Interfaces in Unsaturated Porous Media. Oral Presentation, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Volume 7, EGU 2nd General Assembly.

Dathe, A., Thullner, M., 2004. The relationship between mass fractal dimensions of solid matrix and pore space in porous media. Poster, Eos Trans. AGU, 85(17), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract NG23A-08.

Dathe, A., Zevi, Y., Richards, B.K., Steenhuis, T.S., 2004. Visualization and Measurement of Colloid Movement and Retention in Unsaturated Media. Poster, Eos Trans. AGU, 85(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H21D-1046.

DiCarlo, D.A., Dathe, A., Giri, S.K., Zevi, Y., Steenhuis, T.S., 2004. Simultaneous in-situ measurements of colloid concentration and water saturation using synchrotron x-rays. Oral Presentation, Eos Trans. AGU, 85(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H23H-04.

Zevi, Y., Dathe, A., Richards, B.K., Steenhuis, T.S., 2004. Visualization Of Colloids Distribution in Partially Saturated Media. Poster, Eos Trans. AGU, 85(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H21D-1047.

Zevi, Y., Richards, B.K., Dathe, A., Steenhuis, T.S., 2004. Distribution of Colloid Particles onto Interfaces in Unsaturated Porous Media. Poster, Eos Trans. AGU, 85(17), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract H21B-12.

Dathe, A., Thullner, M., Baveye, P., 2003. Measuring fractal dimensions for different features of natural porous media with digital image analysis. Poster, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Volume 5, EGS – AGU – EUG Joint Assembly.

Dathe, A., 2002. The fractal dimensions of the soil-pore interface and the pore size distribution. Oral Presentation, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Volume 4, EGS 27th General Assembly.

Dathe, A., 2001. Fractal dimensions of soil properties as measured by image analysis. Poster, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Soil Structure, Water and Solute Transport, organized by IRD in memory of Michael Rieu. Bondy (Paris), France.

Dathe, A., Eins S., 2000. Messung fraktaler Eigenschaften des Bodens: Digitale Bildanalyse und Methoden der Datenverarbeitung. Oral Presentation, in (Hrsg.) M. Isenbeck-Schröter, C. Scholz, M. Herbert: Wasser-Gesteins-Wechselwirkungen, HydroGeoEvent 2000, Schriftenreihe der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft, Heft 12, S. 120.

Dathe, A., Eins, S., Walter, N., Birkel, U., Niemeyer, J., Gerold, G., 1999. Characterisation of soil structure by image analysis. Poster, Geophysical Research Abstracts 1 (2), EGS 24th General Assembly, p. 311.

 

Participation in Conferences

Giménez, D., Nemes, A., Patterson, M., French, H.K., Bloem, E., Dathe, A., Koestel, J., Kerry, R., Angyal, A., Jarvis, N. 2019. Will traditional hydro-physical measurements, X-Ray tomography and geophysical imaging identify and quantify soil functional heterogeneity at the meter-scale? Oral presentation Wageningen Soil Conference.

Dathe, A., Nemes, A., Bloem, E., Patterson, M., Fernandez, P.M., French, H.K., Giménez, D. 2018. Can 3D electrical resistivity tomography detect the spatial distribution of soil hydraulic properties at the meter scale? Poster, AGU Fall Meeting, Washington DC, USA.

Dathe, A., Nemes, A., Koestel, J., Jarvis, N., Hauge, A., Deelstra, J. 2018. Influence of Soil Structure and Drainage on Water Transport in Soils Close to Saturation. Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture Exploratory Workshop, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.

Dathe, A., Nemes, A., Bloem, E., Patterson, M., Giménez, D., Angyal, A., Koestel, J., Jarvis, N. 2017. Spatial variability of soil physical properties obtained with laboratory methods and their relation to field electrical resistivity measurements. Oral presentation, AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, USA.

Dathe, A., Fernandez, P.M., Bakken, L., Bloem, E., French, H.K. 2016. Parameter Estimation for Modelling Microbial Degradation of Propylene Glycol Following a Monod Kinetics. Poster, Computational Methods in Water Resources (CMWR), Toronto, Canada.

Dathe, A., Nemes, A., Patterson, M., Giménez, D., Koestel, J., Ahmad, A., French, H.K., Bloem, E., Babko, M., Jarvis, N. 2016. Multiple Scale Field Experiment to Determine Parameter Values – First Results from the Laboratory. Oral Presentation. Computational Methods in Water Resources (CMWR), Toronto, Canada.

Dathe, A., Nemes, A., Patterson, M., Giménez, D., Koestel, J., Qin, M., French, H.K., Bloem, E., Fernandez, P.M., Jarvis, N. 2016. An attempt to quantify soil structural and hydrological heterogeneities from the m to the sub-mm scale by combining field and laboratory experiments. Oral presentation, Joint German Soil Science Society/International Union of Soil Sciences (DBG/IUSS) workshop at the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany.

Nemes, A., Dathe, A., Patterson, M., Giménez, D., Koestel, J., Bloem, E., Jarvis, N., French, H.K. 2016. Decimeter-Scale 3-D Heterogeneity of Soil Physical, Hydraulic and Pore-Geometry Properties in a Norwegian Field Soil. Oral presentation, ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meetings, 2016, Phoenix, AZ.

Nemes, A., Patterson, M., Dathe, A., Giménez, D., Koestel, J., Qin, M., French, H.K., Bloem, E., Fernandez, P.M., Jarvis, N. 2016. Field characterization of soil structural and functional heterogeneity at different scales. Poster + lightening oral presentation, Austin International Conference on Soil Modeling, Inaugural meeting of the International Soil Modeling Consortium, Austin, Texas.

Dathe, A., Fernandez, P.M., Bakken, L., Meeussen, J.C.L., Bloem, E., French, H.K., 2014. Microbial degradation of propylene glycol: batch experiment, modelling approach and potential of geophysical methods for monitoring. International Symposium of the German Priority Programme SPP 1315 Biogeochemical Interfaces in Soil. Leipzig, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Germany.

Dathe, A., Fernandez, P.M., Meeussen, J.L.C., Van der Zee, S.E.A.T.M., French, H.K., 2014. Modeling Microbial Breakdown of Propylene Glycol under Variably Saturated Conditions. Oral Presentation. CMWR 2014, Stuttgart, Germany.

Fernandez, P.M., Dathe, A., Nadeem, S., Bakken, L., Bloem, E., French, H.K., Binley, A., 2013. New lab scale approaches for quantification of redox conditions. Poster, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA.

Fleisher, D., Dathe, A., Resop, J., Singh, S.K., Timlin, D., Reddy, V.R., 2012. Simulating Potato Gas Exchange as Influenced by CO₂ and Irrigation. Poster, ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH.

Postma, J.A., Dathe, A., Lynch, J.P. Trade-offs for lateral root branching density in maize, 2012. Oral Presentation. Eighth Symposium of the International Society of Root Research, Dundee, Scotland.

Dathe, A., Fleisher, D., Timlin, D., Fisher, J. Reddy, V.R., 2012: Modeling potato root and shoot growth under drought and nutrient stress. Poster, BARC Poster Day 2012, Beltsville, MD.

Dathe, A., Timlin, D., Fleisher, D., Reddy, V.R., 2011: Modeling Root Growth and Water and Nutrient Uptake in MaizSim. Oral Presentation, ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

Dathe, A., Postma, J.A., Lynch, J.P., 2009. Coupling Dynamic Root Growth with a Water and Solute Transport Model to Estimate Water and Nutrient Uptake by Maize Plants. Oral Presentation, ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.

Dathe, A., Thullner, M., Parlange, J-Y., 2008. How are the fractal dimensions of solid matrix and pore space in porous media related? Poster, 1^st International Conference on Hydropedology, University Park, PA.

Zevi, Y., Dathe, A., Gao, B., Richards, B.K., Parlange, J.-Y., Steenhuis, T.S, 2007. Effects of Surfactant and Ionic Strength on Transport and Retention of Colloidal Particles in Partially Saturated Porous Media. Proceedings of the 81rd ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, June 24-27, 2007, Newark, DE.

Dathe, A., Zevi, Y., Gao, B., Hay, A.G., Steenhuis, T.S., 2006. Direct Observation and Quantification of Colloid Retention in Unsaturated Porous Media. Poster (652a) and talk (63-11) in session 2.0A: Synchrotron Spectromicroscopy of Particulate Matter Affecting Air, Water & Soil Quality, 18^th World Congress of Soil Science, Philadelphia, PA.

Steenhuis T.S., Zevi, Y., Dathe, A., Gao, B., Smith, J.L., Amaro-Garcia, S., Richards, B.K., Hay, A.G., and McCarthy, J.F., 2006. Colloid Transport and Retention in Unsaturated Porous Media: Mechanisms and Quantification. National Water Conference Proceedings, February 5-9, 2006, San Antonio, TX.

Steenhuis T.S., Zevi, Y., Dathe, A., Smith, J.L., Gao, B., Shaw, S.B., DeAlwis, D., Amaro-Garcia, S., Fehrman, R., Cakmak, M.E., Toevs, I.C., Liu, B.M., Beyer, S.M., Crist, J.T., Hay, A.G., Richards, B.K., McCarthy, J.F., 2006. Characterization of Transport and Retention of Biocolloids in Unsaturated Soils. International Conference Biohydrology, 20-22 September 2006, Prague, Czech Republic.

Dathe, A., 2004. Quantitative Analysis of Structures in Porous Media – Multifractal Characterization and Possible Applications. Poster, Stipendiatentreffen 2004, German Research Foundation, Cambridge, MA.

Dathe, A., Thullner, M., 2004. Are the fractal dimensions of the solid matrix and the pore space in porous media related? Poster, PEDOFRACT 2004, El Barco de Avila, Spain

Dathe, A., 2001. Digitale Bildanalyse zur Messung fraktaler Eigenschaften der Bodenstruktur. Poster, Bodenkundlicher Kongress der Deutschen und der Österreichischen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft, Wien, Österreich.

Dathe, A., 1999. Investigation of fractal characterisation of pore-solid interface in comparision with hydraulic parameters. Oral Presentation, 3rd Conference of the Working Group on Pedometrics of the International Union of Soil Science, Sydney, Australia.

Dathe, A., Eins, S., Gerold, G., 1999. Nutzung der digitalen Bildanalyse zur Untersuchung der Bodenstruktur, insbesondere der fraktalen Eigenschaften des Porensystems. Poster, Jahrestagung der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft, Hannover.

Dathe, A., Eins, S., Niemeyer, J., Walter, N., 1999a. Measurement of fractal characteristics in soils by image analysis. Poster, Umwelt 2000, Halle.

Dathe, A., Eins, S., Niemeyer, J., Walter, N., 1999b. Measurement of fractal characteristics in soils by image analysis. Poster, Geoökon, 3. Kongreß für Geoökologie, Braunschweig.

Dathe, A., 1998. Bildanalytische Charakterisierung des Porenraums im Boden im Vergleich zu hydraulischen Prozeßparametern. Oral Presentation, Arbeitstreffen der AG Ungesättigte Zone der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft, Reinhausen bei Göttingen.

Dathe, A., Walter N., Eins, S., Gerold, G., 1998. Bildanalytische Charakterisierung des Porenraums im Boden im Vergleich mit hydraulischen Prozeßparametern. Poster, Geoökon, 2. Kongreß für Geoökologie, Bayreuth.

Dathe, A., 1996. Wasserbewegung in Makroporen: Freilandexperimente und Simulation. Oral Presentation, Abschlusstagung des SFB 179 „Wasser- und Stoffdynamik in Agrar-Ökosystemen“, Braunschweig.

Dathe, A., 1996. Messung des Bodenwassergehaltes mit TDR-Sonden. Oral Presentation, Seminar Messen in der Geotechnik ’96, Braunschweig.

 

Grants
“Improved drainage with new methods, gravel moles and moles”. $ 126,325. Norwegian Landbruksdirektoratet, Principal Investigator. Conducted by NIBIO.	Jan 2019 – Dec 2021
“Greenhouse gas emissions from biogas digestate applications to rice production systems” $457,269. Norwegian Research Council Bionaer program, Co-Investigator. Conducted by NIBIO.	Oct 2018 – Sep 2021
“Quantifying Soil Structure to Augment the Relevance of Laboratory-Based Soil Hydraulic Properties for Environmental Modelling.” $1,071,000. Norwegian Research Council FRINATEK program, Contributing Investigator.	Mar 2015 – Feb 2019
“Visualization and Quantification of Bacterial Transport in Sand under Steady and Transient Flow”. $496,289. USDA/NRI Competitive Program, Co-Investigator.	Sep 2005 – Aug 2008
“Digital Microscope for Experimental Visualization of Microbial Transport”. $50,000. Co-Investigator for equipment grant from Cornell’s Biocomplexity and Biogeochemistry Initiative, and Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.	April 2006
“Quantitative analysis of structures in porous media”, $66,000. German Research Foundation (DFG), Principal Investigator.	Apr 2003 – Sep 2004
“Activity of surfaces: structure and decomposition of soil micro aggregates”, $176,000. German Research Foundation (DFG), Substantial Contributing Investigator.	Oct 2000 – Dec 2001

 

Courses Taught
GEO 220 Hydrogeology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences. Assisted with field work at the field excursion day.	April 2014 April 2013
Multi-scale assessment of vadose-zone hydrology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences. Assisted with field work and lead modeling exercise using SUTRA.	August 2013
ECLGY 597E “Concepts in Ecology”, The Pennsylvania State University, Graduate Program in Ecology. Guest lecturer.	Fall Term 2009 Fall Term 2008
EAS 106 “Earth System Science”, The City College of New York, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Co-lecturer of class required for science majors.	Spring Term 2007
BEE 694 “Research in Microbial Transport in Porous Media“, Cornell University, Biological and Environmental Engineering. Co-organizer of the seminar.	Spring Term 2005
CSS 693 “Special Topics in Soil Science: Soil Heterogeneity“, Cornell University, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences.  Co-organizer of the seminar.	Spring Term 2003
Soil Science and Soil Chemistry Laboratory Training, regular every Summer Term, Institute of Geography, University Göttingen, Germany. Teaching Assistant.	1998 – 2001
“Hydraulic Field Work“. Institute for Geo-Ecology, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany. Teaching Assistant.	Summer Term 1996

 

	Professional Affiliations
	Norsk Jordferening		since 2017
	American Society of Agronomy (ASA)		since 2009
	Crop Science Society of America (CSSA)		since 2009
	Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)		since 2006
	European Geosciences Union (EGU)		since 2005
	American Geophysical Union (AGU)		since 2004
	Deutsche Bodenkundliche Gesellschaft (DBG)		since 1999
Reviewer for Journal articles Advances in Water Resources, Agricultural Systems, Agronomy Journal, European Journal of Soil Science, Ecological Modelling, Engineering Geology, Geoderma, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Journal of Computational Science, Pedosphere, PeerJ, Physics Letters A, Soil Science, Soil Science Society of America Journal, Water Resources Research   Project proposals Expert evaluator for the European Commission (2019), H2020-MSCA-ITN-2019 call. Evaluated three proposals Proposal review for United States – Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD, 2018) PhD project review for Wageningen Institute for Environment and Climate Research (WIMEK), Wageningen University (2018) External reviewer for the European Research Council (2014) Additional Qualifications
Languages		German: native speaker
		English: fluent Norwegian: intermediate proficiency
		French, Italian, Spanish: basic proficiency
Operating Systems		Microsoft
		Linux
Image Analysis		KS400 (ZeissVision)
		ImageJ (National Institutes of Health)
		Kodak 1D (Carestream Health)
		MetaMorph (Olympus)
Visualization		ParaView (VTK, The Visualization Toolkit)
Programming Languages		Turbo Pascal
		Java
		MatLab
		Fortran
		C++
		R
Reviewing		Most Valued Referee 2009 for Geoderma.