Research output per year
Research output per year
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Research
I’m a soil ecologist with a special interest in the effects of microscale soil structure on nutrient cycling and carbon dynamics, and on the mycorrhizal symbiosis. My group has developed microfluidic soil chips that act like a window to the soil, and with their help we can perform microscopy studies on soil microorganisms and their interactions with their direct environment.
Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and living biomass together, therefore are carbon compounds entering or leaving the soil C storage system of large importance for greenhouse effect mitigation. Soil organisms, and especially mycorrhizal fungi, channel large proportions of fresh carbon compounds entering the soil ecosystem, and we want to better understand their role in sequestering and stabilizing or decomposing soil organic matter.
We record microscopy footage of soil microorganisms with help of soilchips we develop. Find our movies here: https://www.youtube.com/@Soilwatching or https://www.instagram.com/soilwatching/
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Ecology (including Biodiversity Conservation)
- Microbiology
Free keywords
- soil fertility
- climate change
- soil carbon storage
- soil chip
- mycorrhiza
- synchrotron
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Raman spectroscopy in microfluidic chips reveals hyphal scale stress-associated metabolic responses in filamentous soil fungi
Pucetaite, M., Mafla-Endara, P. M., González, Y. G., Zou, H., Schmidt, R. W., Ariese, F. & Hammer, E. C., 2026 May, In: Fungal Biology. 130, 3, 101749.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Deep learning-driven investigation of nanoplastic impacts on soil protist behavior in soil chips
Zou, H., Ying, W., Mafla-Endara, P. M., Klinghammer, F., Bai, J., Kang, H. & Hammer, E. C., 2026 Jan 15, In: Environmental Pollution. 389, 127414.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nanoscale Characterization of Fungal-Induced CaCO3 Precipitation: Implications for Self-Healing Concrete
Tuyishime, J. R. M., Hammer, E. C., Pla-Ferriol, M., Thånell, K., Alwmark, C., van Velzen, S., Floudas, D., Platakyte, R., Obst, M. & Zou, H., 2025 Jul 2, In: ACS applied materials & interfaces. 17, 26, p. 37648-37656 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hidden decomposers: Revisiting saprotrophy among soil protists and its potential impact on carbon cycling
Maillard, F., Klinghammer, F., Jassey, V. E. J., Zhang, B., Kennedy, P. G., Lara, E., Geisen, S., Tranvik, L., Hammer, E. & Tunlid, A., 2025 Jun, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 205, 109786.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Visualization of soil aggregate structures provides insights into their formation mechanisms induced by litter inputs
Pucetaite, M., Persson, P., Parker, J., Johansson, U. & Hammer, E. C., 2025 Mar, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 202, 109686.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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Windows to the underground
Hammer, E. (PI)
FORMAS, The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning
2025/05/01 → 2028/04/30
Project: Research
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Metabolic processes and chemical signaling in interactions of fungi in soil
Wolf, V. (Research student), Pucetaite, M. (Supervisor), Hammer, E. (Assistant supervisor) & Floudas, D. (Assistant supervisor)
2025/02/03 → 2029/01/31
Project: Dissertation
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of soilborne fungal and oomycete plant pathogens
Forsbacka, J. (Researcher), Hammer, E. (Supervisor), Aleklett Kadish, K. (Assistant supervisor), Ohlsson, P. (Assistant supervisor), Zou, H. (Assistant supervisor), Floudas, D. (Assistant supervisor) & Vetukuri, R. R. (Assistant supervisor)
2024/12/12 → 2028/12/11
Project: Dissertation
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Dying - how and where? Microbial necromass quality and process rates in the soil pore space
Behncke Serra, A. (Research student), Hammer, E. (Supervisor), Zou, H. (Supervisor), Pucetaite, M. (Supervisor) & Arellano-Caicedo, C. (Researcher)
2024/11/01 → 2028/10/31
Project: Dissertation
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Exploring fungal decision making and agency in symbiotic interactions
Aleklett Kadish, K. (PI), Zou, H. (Researcher), Hammer, E. (Researcher) & Mongès, A. (Researcher)
V. Kann Rasmussen foundation (vkrf)
2024/07/01 → 2027/06/30
Project: Research
Activities
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ERC Pitch Session
Rydälv, C. (Organiser), Drazkiewicz, E. (Advisor), Cherp, A. (Advisor), Jetten, M. (Advisor), Linke, H. (Advisor), Conley, D. (Advisor), Stripple, J. (Participant), Engström, L. (Participant), Brandstedt, E. (Participant), Scharbrodt, O. (Participant), Aleklett Kadish, K. (Participant), Pullerits, T. (Participant), Eckes-Shephard, A. (Participant), Herbertsson, L. (Participant), Hydén Picasso, S. (Organiser), Hammer, E. (Participant), Borg, M. (Participant), Phillips, J. (Organiser), Gidlöf, K. (Organiser) & Alm, A.-K. (Organiser)
2026 Apr 27 → 2026 Apr 28Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of workshop/ seminar/ course
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Creative researchers: Connecting arts and sciences
Jalhed, H. (Lecturer), Mauritsson, J. (Lecturer), Coppier, Y. (Lecturer), Hammer, E. (Lecturer) & Lewis, J. (Lecturer)
2026 Apr 16Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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ERC CV workshop
Rydälv, C. (Organiser), Phillips, J. (Role not specified), Gidlöf, K. (Role not specified), Hydén Picasso, S. (Role not specified), Alm, A.-K. (Role not specified), Sahlin, U. (Role not specified), Aleklett Kadish, K. (Role not specified), Stripple, J. (Role not specified), Eckes-Shephard, A. (Role not specified), Engström, L. (Role not specified), Hammer, E. (Role not specified), Brandstedt, E. (Role not specified), Borg, M. (Role not specified), Nicholas, K. (Role not specified), Holmqvist, M. (Role not specified), Radosavljevic, D. (Role not specified), Lundberg, B. (Role not specified) & Scharbrodt, O. (Role not specified)
2026 Mar 10Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of workshop/ seminar/ course
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Horizon Europe Inspirational Workshop
Hall, M. (Invited speaker), Clough, Y. (Invited speaker), Kristensson, A. (Invited speaker), Wihlborg, A.-K. (Invited speaker) & Hammer, E. (Host)
2025 Jun 2Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of workshop/ seminar/ course
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Planet Soil: Movie night and panel discussion
Hammer, E. (Member of panel), Wallander, H. (Member of panel), Lindén, A.-M. (Member of panel) & Ek, T. (Chair)
2025 May 8Activity: Talk or presentation › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Prizes and Distinction
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Venture Cup IDEA 2022
Hammer, E. (Recipient), Ohlsson, P. (Recipient), Karlsson, E. (Recipient) & Enkvist, K. (Recipient), 2022 Dec 9
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Vinnarna av Sveriges Topp 20 bästa affärsideer Region Syd
Karlsson, E. (Recipient), Ohlsson, P. (Recipient), Enkvist, K. (Recipient) & Hammer, E. (Recipient), 2022 Dec 6
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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The Swedish King’s 50th anniversary foundation award
Hammer, E. C. (Recipient), 2012 Mar 15
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)