Our goals: Commission VII is one of eight commissions of the Deutsche Bodenkundliche Gesellschaft (German Soil Science Society) and deals with mineralogy and micromorphology of soil.   Our objective is to foster quality in science, cooperation in research and scientific communication in soil mineralogy, as well as to inspire students and young scientists with interest in our field of research. For this purpose the members of commission VII are periodically organizing conferences and workshops. These meetings are often held in collaboration with other commissions or scientific associations and welcome participants from science, government, and industry.   Close collaborations exist with groups working on inorganic or organic soil chemistry, soil physics and soil pollution/protection.           Your contribution: All memebers of commission VII are invited to contribute to our activities by     ·                                 Organizing a meeting or a workshop ·                                 Proposing a  session on our annual meeting ·                                 Submitting information to our homepage ·                                 Suggesting the next chairperson for commission VII     Please discuss your ideas with the current chairperson.           Links:   A number of scientific societies are pursuing very similar goals as commission VII:     DTTG:    Deutsche Ton- und Tonmineral-Gruppe DMG:    Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft CMS:    Clay Minerals Society MSA:    Mineralogical Society of America       Contact Commission VII:       Dr. Karin Eusterhues     Institut für Geowissenschaften Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena Burgweg 11 07749 Jena Tel. +49 +3641-948642 Fax +49 +3641-948622 E-mail: karin.eusterhues@uni-jena.de         Dr. Robert Mikutta   Institut für Bodenkunde Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät Herrenhäuser Straße 2 30419 Hannover Tel.: +49 +511762-3561 Fax: +49 +511762-5559 E-Mail: mikutta@ifbk.uni-hannover.de        

               Welcome to the Homepage of DBG-Kommission I - Soil Physics and Soil Hydrology   Typical topics of interest for this commission are the movement of water and gas in the ground, the transport of dissolved and particulate matter between the soil surface and the groundwater, the exchange of energy, water and gases between soil and atmosphere, and the measurement and characterization of hydraulic, thermal, mechanical and electromagnetic properties of soils across a variety of scales. We see ourselves as "homeland" of all people within the DBG, who are interested in this topic.   These pictures visualise exemplarily some topics that are investigated by soil physics and soil hydrology. Upper left: Structure formation during dehydration of shrinking soils; Upper right: Relationship between water content in soil and water suction; Lower left: Infiltration of water into soils via preferential flow paths; Lower right: Dye pattern in soil after infiltration of stained water, serving as a tracer for water movement in the soil.   ­   ­