In 2020, I received my Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering at RWTH Aachen University. My master's studies were focused on the intricate and multifarious relations between water, energy, and food resources. Continuing my studies in Aachen and spending an exchange semester at the Politecnico di Milano, I graduated with a Master of Science in Sustainable Management – Water and Energy in 2023. For my master's thesis, I developed and implemented a methodology for a GIS-based analysis of area-specific water, energy, and nutrient resources.

Starting in 2024, I am currently a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) candidate at the Hamburg University of Technology's Institute of Geo-Hydroinformatics. My research concentrates on identifying key drivers shaping soil microbial community composition, and quantifying effects on soil microbial abundance, richness, and diversity caused by edaphic, climatic, and anthropogenic drivers.

Contact
Patrik Heintze
Hamburg University of Technology
Institute of Geo-Hydroinformatics B-9
Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 3 (E)
21073 Hamburg, Germany
Email: patrik.heintze(at)tuhh(dot)de
Phone: +49 40 42878 3434
Website: www.tuhh.de/ghi