Rachael Akinyede, Ph.D.
Scientific Coordinator at Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
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Germany
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Scientific Coordinator
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Nov 2022 - Present
Coordination of the ITMS (Integrated Greenhouse Gas Monitoring System) project.As a scientific coordinator, I support the overall coordination and management of ITMS to ensure that all defined deliverables and milestones are timely met, critical contributions and bottlenecks are identified, and the associated risks are mitigated. I am currently involved in various aspects of project management.
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Laboratory Technical Assistant
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Sep 2022 - Oct 2022
Worked on samples collection (water, and gas) in the surrounding Jena Experiment plot, sample workup/preparation of samplings (milling, weighing, and delivery of samples to central facilities), and routine laboratory work (maintenance of sampling spots and cleaning of glassware.
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Doctoral Researcher
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Feb 2017 - Sep 2022
Worked on quantifying the chemolithoautotrophic potential for carbon dioxide (CO2) fixation across temperate forest soil depths, its contribution to soil organic carbon and soil CO2 fluxes, and its response to shifts in biogeochemical parameters and global climate change.
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Ecologic Institute
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Think Tanks
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1 - 100 Employee
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Visiting Research Fellow (Internship)
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Oct 2021 - Dec 2021
Assisted the Research & Policy Analysis team (Agriculture and Soil) with the production of high-quality knowledge products (Fact sheet) on the potential of current nature-based solutions (focus: land use) to mitigate GHG (CO2, CH4, N2O) emissions within the European Union (EU); a project sponsored by the German Environmental Agency (UBA). Assisted the Research & Policy Analysis team (Agriculture and Soil) with the production of high-quality knowledge products (Fact sheet) on the potential of current nature-based solutions (focus: land use) to mitigate GHG (CO2, CH4, N2O) emissions within the European Union (EU); a project sponsored by the German Environmental Agency (UBA).
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Education
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Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Dr. rer. nat., Microbiology -
University of Lagos
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Cell Biology and Genetics-Specialization in Environmental Biology, Biology/Biological Sciences, General -
University of Jos
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Microbiology, Biology, General