Education
Dipl. (FH) Environmental Engineering, University of Applied Science, Bingen, Germany, 1996
M.S. Resources Engineering, University of Karlsruhe, Germany, 1998
PhD, University of Göttingen, Germany, 2003

Research Associate, Institute of Soil Science and Forest Nutrition, University of Göttingen, Germany, 1999-2003
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Botany, University of Wyoming, 2003 - 2004

Research Emphasis
Dr. Schwendenmann conducted research on below-ground carbon dynamics in a neotropical rain forest. Further she investigated the hydrochemistry of a Brazilian mangrove ecosystem. Past research also included a study on the effects of clear-cutting and fire on soil properties and forest nutrition in a boreal ecosystem.

Research Projects at University of Wyoming
Land-use change effects on stable isotopes of CO2 fluxes in Panama
Woody encroachment and carbon cycling in the Intermountain West

Representative Publications
Please refer to Luitgard's current web page.