dr. MM (Mirjam) Pulleman

Mirjam Pulleman - Biography

Senior Soil Scientist, Wageningen University and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), based in Colombia.

Trained as a physical geographer (MSc) and soil ecologist (PhD), my current work is about (i) understanding soil health in relation to agroecosystem management; (ii) developing and measuring indicators of soil health and ecosystem services at field, farm and landscape scales; (iii) the relations between soil health and food safety. I am particularly interested in working at the interface of science and application to enhance sustainability and inclusiveness of agricultural production. I mainly work in perennial crop systems such as cacao and coffee and agroforestry in tropical regions.

Academic education

• University of Amsterdam, Netherlands MSc. Physcial Geography (1996)
• Wageningen University, Netherlands. PhD. Soil Ecology (2002)

Appointments

• 2014-present. Senior Scientist. Agroecosystems and Sustainable Landscapes Research Area, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Colombia.
• 2010-present: Senior Scientist. Soil Biology Group. Wageningen University, The Netherlands
• 2008-2012: Science Officer DIVERSITAS agroBIODIVERSITY network. Wageningen University and DIVERSITAS International.
• 2006-2010: Postdoctoral researcher, Soil Biology and Biological Soil Quality, Wageningen University. The Netherlands.
• 2006-2008: Associate Scientist, Natural Resource Management, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico.
• 2004-2006: Postdoctoral Fellow, Natural Resource Management. CIMMYT, Mexico.
• 2002-2004: Researcher, Soils and Landscapes. Alterra, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands
• 2001-2002: Project coordinator, National Monitoring Network on Water Quality. RIVM, The Netherlands.
• 1997-2001: PhD candidate. Department of Geology and Soil Science. Wageningen University & Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory. Colorado State University, USA