Our Team
Team Lead
Administration and Research
Tatiana M. Torres, J.D./D.C.L/M.Sc.
Project Manager of Ocean Gardens
Research Scientist
Dr. Miriam Philippi
Marine biogeochemist researching Sargassum's carbon and nutrient cycles
Projekt: Sea4soCiety
Doctoral Candidates
Natasha Bryan, M.Sc.
Thesis Title: Polar Flow: Investigating polar phytoplankton's functional biodiversity using Imaging Flow Cytometry and artificial intelligence.
Project: Polar Flow
Katharina (Katha) Paetz, M.Sc.
Thesis Title: Sargassum microbiomes and their role in nutrient turnover, decomposition and potential application for bioethanol production
Project: SargBiome
Jan Jacob, M.Sc.
Thesis Title: FROM LAB TO SEA: Exploring Ulva Reproduction and Growth-Dynamics for Open-Water Aquaculture on Gran Canaria
Project: INNOVA
Judith Matz, M.Sc.
Thesis Title: Assessing large-scale macroalgae cultivation for carbon dioxide removal
Project: ASMASYS
Master Candidates
Luisa Fischer, B.Sc.
Master Thesis Title: Fucoxanthin and Chanthaxanthin Content in Holopelagic Sargassum on Gran Canaria: Effects of Light, Water Temperature, and Drying Methods
Joshua Neitzel, B.Sc.
Master Thesis Title: Carbon uptake of the green seaweed Ulva under different nutrient conditions
Janice Carolin de Mata, B.Sc.
Master Thesis Title: Innovative off-shore seaweed aquafarming: A comparative study on the growth cultivation of pelagic and benthic Sargassum species on Gran Canaria
Intern and Bachelor candidates
Marie Wuzel
Bachelor Thesis Title: Remote Assessment of Sargassum Properties
Former Post-docs
Dr. Miriam Philippi
- Project: Sea4society
Dr. Julia Schnetzer
- Project: C-CAUSE & Carbon Safari
Dr. Kim Vane
- Project: SiDe-EFFECT
Dr. Jiajun Wu
- Project: Seas4society
Former PhD.
Dr. Antonia Thielecke
- Thesis title: Response of Arctic phytoplankton to declining silicic acid
Former MSc.
Clarissa Boehme, M.Sc.
- Thesis title: Cultivating Ulva spp. on Gran Canaria: sporulation induction, offshore growth on various substrates and biochemical properties.
Jasmin Behnke, M.Sc.
- Thesis title: Carbon fixation rates and biomass composition (C:N:P) of the pelagic macroalgae Sargassum fluitans III cultivated in a stationary aquafarm and under different fertilization treatments on St. Vincent
Natasha Bryan, M.Sc.
- Thesis title: Developing a Novel Methodology to investigate Diatom Silicification in the Eurasian Basin of the Arctic Ocean using Imaging Flow Cytometry and PDMPO
Judith Matz, M.Sc.
- Thesis title: Investigation of new and regenerated primary production during summer in Arctic Fjords using 13C and 15N
Anna Naberhaus, M.Sc.
- Titel der Masterarbeit: Characterisation of the Arctic Phytoplankton community at the Chlorophyll maximum at the Hausgarten observatory in spring 2023 using microscopy and photosynthetic pigment analysis.
Katharina Paetz, M.Sc.
- Thesis title: Genetic analysis of the habitat surrounding floating Sargassum – a biodiversity analysis of a potential carbon dioxide removal candidate in the wild and in aquafarms
Jana Pinhel, M.Sc.
- Thesis title: Characterization of Arctic phytoplankton assemblages: a comparative approach with light microscopy and imaging flow cytometry
Désiré Dêgbé Attannon Fiogbe, M.Sc.
- Thesis title: Understanding the Potential of the Macroalgae sargassum for Carbon Dioxide Removal in the Cabo Verde Islands
Former Interns and B.Sc. Candidates
Intern:
Iris Cattoire
Mohammed Sahid
B.Sc. Candidate:
Niko Heidorn, B.Sc.
- Bachelor Thesis Title: Disentangling the carbon sources of marine macroalgae considered for marine carbon dioxide removal
Laura Laier, B.Sc.
- Bachelor Thesis Title: Pelagic macroalgae and phytoplankton across the subtropical Atlantic