Miyanda Chilipamushi

Doctoral Student 

My research focuses on soil organic carbon storage and dynamics in Swedish agricultural mineral soils, with the overarching aim of evaluating sources of uncertainty in SOC storage estimates using an empirical approach. My work draws on field data from the Bjertorp agricultural site in southwestern Sweden and sites from the Swedish national soil and crop monitoring programme. Methodologically, the research combines field sampling, laboratory analyses of mineral phases and root biomass, greenhouse gas monitoring, and advanced statistical modelling including random forest models, partial dependence plots, and partial least squares regression. 

• Teaching assistant Soil Science for Environment and Water MV0192 Autumn 2022
• Teaching assistant Soil Science for Environment and Water MV0192 Autumn 2023
• Teaching assistant Soil Science for Environment and Water MV0192 Autumn 2024

I am currectly a doctoral student pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden (2021–2026 (exp.)), where my research examined the role of oxalate-extractable aluminum and root inputs in soil organic carbon storage in Swedish agricultural soils. Prior to my doctoral studies, I completed a Master of Science in Sustainable International Agriculture with a major in Organic Agriculture, jointly awarded by the University of Göttingen and the University of Kassel, Germany (2018–2020), where my thesis focused on the measurement and modelling of the effects of mucilage on soil wettability and water retention. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science from St. Petersburg State Agrarian University, Russia (2013–2017), where my thesis addressed the hydrochemical assessment of the environmental state of the Kuzminka River.