Deutsch Intern
Physical Geography and Soil Science

Tom Valentin WOLF, B.Sc.

Tel.: +49 931 31-80119
E-Mail: tom.wolf@uni-wuerzburg.de

Institute of Geography and Geology
Working group Physical Geography and Soil Science
Am Hubland
97074 Wuerzburg

Campus Hubland South
Geography Building
Room 116

  • Soil geography and soil science
  • Geomorphology and geoarchaeology
  • Natural hazards, erosion processes and landscape water balance
  • Ecosystem-based solutions, humus formation and reforestation
  • GIS- and remote-sensing-based site analysis

MainPro - Das Maintalprojekt: Ökosystembasierte Lösungen für Gefährdungs-Szenarios im fränkischen Maintal

since 2026
Project staff member in the ERDF project “MainPro – The Main Valley Project: Ecosystem-based solutions for hazard scenarios in the Franconian Main Valley”, Physical Geography and Soil Science Working Group, Institute of Geography and Geology, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

since 10/2023
Master’s degree programme in Applied Physical Geography, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Master’s thesis: “Design and implementation of ecosystem-based solutions to promote humus formation and erosion mitigation in the Sailershausen University Forest”

10/2024 – 11/2024
Voluntary forestry internship at the Office for Food, Agriculture and Forestry Kitzingen-Würzburg, with insights into practical forestry, forest management and forestry administration

2019 – 2025
Student assistant and student assistant with a Bachelor’s degree at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg in the fields of physical geography and soil science, geoarchaeology and Quaternary research, and Zoology III – Animal Ecology

05/2021 – 09/2021
Scientific and technical assistant at Kohler & Tomo Archäologie GbR as part of large-scale archaeological excavations in the Burgbernheim and Marktbergel area, including documentation using drone photogrammetry, total station surveying and digital data processing

10/2017 – 02/2023
Bachelor of Science in Geography with Biology as a minor subject, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Bachelor’s thesis: “Mammuthus primigenius in the Windsheim Bay: A reconstruction of palaeoenvironmental factors. A pedological survey of feature 722”

10/2016 – 09/2017
Studies in Biology, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

  • Pedological field mapping and soil profile description
  • Laboratory analysis of physical and chemical soil properties
  • GIS-based relief, runoff and erosion analysis
  • Remote-sensing-based spatial analysis with Google Earth Engine
  • Scientific data preparation and analysis with R
  • Drone photogrammetry, total station surveying and digital documentation

Completed online certificates and digital badges related to forests, soil and land management, biodiversity, ecosystem restoration, GIS/remote-sensing monitoring, MRV, climate reporting and climate adaptation.

Cross-cutting Master Badges

Forestry, forest monitoring, reforestation and digital forest inventories

Soil, land use, agrifood systems, biodiversity and restoration

Climate reporting, MRV and greenhouse gas inventories

Further completed online certificates

  • klimafitterwald.at online course
  • Biodiversitaet im Wald
  • Sustainable Use and Management of Non-native Trees in the Alpine Space
  • Klimakoenner MOOC, German Forest Protection Association