Students
Current Students
Agunbiade Grace
Personal First name: Agunbiade Last Name: Grace Title: BSc in Microbiology (Federal University of Technology, Akure) Current program: MSc in Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology) Email: agun1057@uni-landau.de
MAGIC Thesis: Master Thesis Thesis title: Analysis of the Environmental Behaviour of Pesticides in Comparison to Laboratory-derived Physico-chemical Properties Other projects: Pesticide (Herbicides and Insecticides) Effects on Aquatic Fungi in Aquatic Ecosystems
Academic LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-agunbiade-99a599151
Danisa Cecilia Lione
Personal First name: Danisa Last Name: Cecilia Lione Title: Dipl. Environmental Engineering (Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina) Current program: MSc Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology) Email: danisa.c.lione@gmail.com
MAGIC Thesis: Master Thesis Thesis title: Risk Assessment of Pesticides in French Surface Waters: A Comparative Study of Protected and Non-Protected Areas (2005-2023) Other projects: Assessing the impact of pesticides on stream ecosystems in France: a machine learning approach
Academic LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danisalione ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9463-1816
Loris Di Scipio
Personal First name: Loris Last Name: Di Scipio Title: BSc in Biology Current program: MSc Environmental pollution management (Ecotoxicology) Email: loris.discpio@edu.rptu.de
MAGIC Thesis: Master Thesis Thesis title: Species sensitivity distributions for aquatic risk assessments: A comparative analysis of hazardous concentrations Other projects: Oral toxicity of frequently detected pesticides in vegetation samples in proximity to agricultural fields on caterpillars
Academic LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loris-di-scipio-03b31a28b
Veronica Rodriguez Careaga
Personal First name: Veronica Last Name: Rodriguez Careaga Title: BSc Environmental Sciences (University of Houston) Current program: MSc Environmental Pollution Management (RPTU) Email: veronica.rodriguez@edu.rptu.de
MAGIC Thesis: Master Thesis Thesis title: Chronic Risk Assessment of French surface waters Other projects: Long-term pesticide exposure in France: A POR analysis
Academic LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vyrodriguez
Former Students
Adedamola Yusuf
Personal First name: Adedamola Last Name: Yusuf Title: MSc Ecotoxicology (Universität Koblenz Landau) Current program: MSc Ecotoxicology (Universität Koblenz Landau) Email: yusu1284@uni-landau.de
MAGIC Thesis: Master Thesis
Academic LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adedamolayusuf
Abigail Bline
Personal First name: Abigail Last Name: Bline Title: BSc in Ecology and Environmental Sciences (University of Maine); MSc in Ecotoxicology (University of Koblenz-Landau); PhD in Molecular Toxicology (University of California Los Angeles) Current program: Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Silent Spring Institute and Northeastern University’s Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute) Email: a.bline@northeastern.edu
MAGIC Thesis: Master Thesis Thesis title: Evaluation of exposure and risk posed to aquatic ecosystems by urban applications of pesticides in the US
Academic LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abigail-bline ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7837-1328
Aditya Narang
Personal First name: Aditya Last Name: Narang Title: BSc-Analytical Chemistry & PG Diploma Applied Statistics Current program: MSc Ecotoxicology Email: adityaa1729@gmail.com
MAGIC Thesis: Master Thesis Thesis title: Analyzing spatial-temporal trends based on a meta-analysis of pesticide concentrations in surface waters and sediments of India and pesticide use trends Assistant position: Data acquisition of US pesticide labels | Calculating applied toxicity using pesticide usage and RTL values | Comparing pesticides application rates with applied toxicity | gaining insights on US EPA variable volume waterbody model Other projects: Monitoring pesticides consumption over the years in India and gathering existing field-based studies on the concentration of pesticides in surface waters and sediments of India
Academic LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adityaa1729/ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9234-8351 ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Aditya-Narang-3
Angela Gundermann
Personal First name: Angela Last Name: Gundermann
MAGIC Thesis: Master Thesis
Aileen Kierchhoff
Personal First name: Aileen Last Name: Kierchhoff Email: kier5913@uni-landau.de
Anna Schemmer
Personal First name: Anna Last Name: Schemmer Title: B.Sc. in Umweltmanagement Current program: M.Sc. in Ecotoxicology Email: anna.schemmer@web.de
MAGIC Thesis: Master thesis Thesis title: Ecotoxicological risk assessment of organic chemicals in Saxon surface waters in natural protection areas Assistant position: HiWi Other projects: Environmental contamination assessment of surface waters for Saxony, Germany
Academic LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-schemmer-9ab17420b/
Banabas Ejiofor
Personal First name: Banabas Last Name: Ejiofor Title: BSc in Biochemistry (Abia state university) Current program: MSc Ecotoxicology Email: banabasejiofor@yahoo.com
MAGIC Thesis: Master thesis Thesis title: A global ecotoxicity assessment of agriculturally applied pesticides Other projects: Analysis of the current state of the European emissions data (WFD emissions Data)
Academic LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ban-ugo-ejiofor-60970151
Carolin Hiller
Personal First name: Carolin Last Name: Hiller Title: Master of Science
Dana Bashkir
Personal First name: Dana Last Name: Bashkir Title: BSc Environmental Science and Chemistry (University College Roosevelt) Current program: MSc Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology) Email: bash1015@uni-landau.de, dana.bashkir@gmail.com
MAGIC Assistant position: Tutorial: Mastering Ecotoxicology
Academic LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-bashkir-b73513225/
Franziska Wagner
Personal First name: Franziska Last Name: Wagner Title: Master of Science
Gerhard Schwarz
Personal First name: Gerhard Last Name: Schwarz
MAGIC Thesis: Master Thesis
Helen Trötsch
Personal First name: Helen Last Name: Trötsch Title: Bsc Umweltwissenschaften (University Koblenz-Landau) Email: troe9310@uni-landau.de, h.troetsch@web.de
MAGIC Assistant position: Field monitoring
Hyonjoo Hong
Personal First name: Hyonjoo Last Name: Hong Title: Master of Science
Ibrahim Araoye
Personal First name: Ibrahim Last Name: Araoye Title: BSc in Biochemistry Current program: MSc in Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology) Email: arao6282@uni-landau.de
MAGIC Other projects: Fungicide effect on aquatic fungi
Kristin Delp
Personal First name: Kristin Last Name: Delp
MAGIC Thesis: Master Thesis
Larissa Zoë Herrmann
Personal First name: Larissa Zoë Last Name: Herrmann Title: B.Sc. (Ing.) Biotechnology (HS Mannheim); M.Sc. Ecotoxicology (University Koblenz-Landau) Current program: PhD-Student at Institute of Environmental Sciences (University Koblenz-Landau) Email: herrmannl@uni-landau.de
MAGIC Thesis: Master Thesis Thesis title: A Meta-Analysis of Fungicide Concentrations in Global Agricultural Surface Waters Assistant position: Yes Other projects: Identification and Extraction of Endpoint Data from EFSA Conclusions (RPC)
Academic LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larissa-zo%C3%AB-herrmann-55020173 ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Larissa-Herrmann-3
Lucas Kempter
Personal First name: Lucas Last Name: Kempter Title: B.Sc. Environmental Sciences (University of Landau) Current program: M. Sc. Ecotoxicology Email: Kemp9219@uni-landau.de
MAGIC Thesis: Master thesis Thesis title: Evaluation of occurrence and associated ecotoxicological risks of organic chemicals in Schleswig-Holstein’s surface waters inside natural protected areas
Luic Damian
Personal First name: Luic Last Name: Damian
MAGIC Thesis: Bachelor Thesis
Lamin Jaiteh
Personal First name: Lamin Last Name: Jaiteh Title: BSc Chemistry, University of The Gambia Current program: MSc Ecotoxicology, University of Koblenz Landau Email: jaiplanck@gmail.com, lamin.jaiteh@nea.gm
MAGIC Thesis: Master Thesis Thesis title: Developing a Chemicals Monitoring Scheme for Surface Water Bodies in The Gambia Other projects: Are African Species more Susceptible to Chemicals Commonly used in the CILSS Region than Standard Test Organism? A Comparative Analysis of Available Laboratory Effect Data
Academic LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lamin-jaiteh-92b12884
Magesh Sandhya
Personal First name: Magesh Last Name: Sandhya Title: B.Sc. (Hons.) Forensic Science (Amity University, NOIDA, India) Current program: M.Sc. Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology) Email: sand2289@uni-landau.de
MAGIC Other projects: A review study on the global practices of the registration process and registration status of pesticides
Academic LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/m-sandhya-/ ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Magesh-Sandhya
Niklas Heinemann
Personal First name: Niklas Last Name: Heinemann Title: MSc Ecotoxicology (University Koblenz-Landau) Current program: PhD Student at UFZ (Magdeburg) Email: Niklas.Heinemann@ufz.de
MAGIC Thesis: Master Thesis Thesis title: Meta-Analysis of Insecticides in the USA: Contrasting Governmental Monitoring and Academic Research Other projects: Qualitative and quantitative Assessment of Databases for Implementation in the MAGIC Ecotoxicology Graph (RPC)
Academic ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Niklas-Heinemann-3
Oliver Aßmann
Personal First name: Oliver Last Name: Aßmann
MAGIC Thesis: Master Thesis
Oliver Weißner
Personal First name: Oliver Last Name: Weißner Title: Doctor of Philosophy
Peter Reinisch
Personal First name: Peter Last Name: Reinisch Title: Master of Science
Sabine Braun
Personal First name: Sabine Last Name: Braun Title: Master of Science
Viktoriia Ovcharova
Personal First name: Viktoriia Last Name: Ovcharova Title: MSc Ecotoxicology (University Koblenz-Landau) Current program: Regulatory Ecotoxicologist Email: viktoriia.ovcharova@gmail.com
MAGIC Thesis: Master Thesis Thesis title: Investigation of behavioural alterations during early zebrafish (Danio rerio) development exposed to neonicotinoid active ingredients and nicotine (EU ToxRisk Project) Other projects: Extensive literature research on neonicotinoids occurrence in the global surface waters followed by retrospective risk assessment (RPC)
Academic LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viktoriia-ovcharova/