Ralph Holman

student standing doing field work
Bio

Pursuing: Ph.D. Soils and Biogeochemistry (joined September 2026)

Fulbright Foreign Student Grantee (2026 – 2027)

Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) Graduate Fellow (2026 – 2029)

Research Focus: Biogeochemical cycling of metals mobilized to lakes by wildfires

Education Background:

BSc Environmental Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich

MSc Biogeochemistry & Pollutant Dynamics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, MSc Thesis: Soil phosphorus dynamics along a geological gradient of the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard; sequential extraction and microbial cycling of phosphate-oxygen isotopes in soil pore water

Professional experience in science:

Mathematics teaching, Swiss International School of Zurich (2021)

Soil surveys, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, WSL (2022)

Assistantship; isotopic study of oligotrophic alpine lakes, RICH-HYDRO, Dep. Earth and Planetary Sciences, ETH Zurich (2023)

Soil science teaching, SIM Zambia (2025)

Assistantship; surface measurements of Congolese suspended sediment, TropSED, Dep. Earth and Planetary Sciences, ETH Zurich (2025)

Contaminated Site and Soil Remediation consulting, WSP (2026)

Hobbies: Swimming, Mountain-Biking, Rugby, Theatre