Our Team
Team Lead
Administration and Research
Doctoral Candidates
Antonia Thielecke, M.Sc.
Thesis Title: Response of Arctic phytoplankton to declining silicic acid
Katharina (Katha) Paetz, M.Sc.
Katharina (Katha) Paetz, M.Sc.
Thesis Title: Sargassum microbiomes and their role in nutrient turnover, decomposition and potential application for bioethanol production - SargBiome
Jan Jacob, M.Sc.
Jan Jacob, M.Sc.
Thesis Title: FROM LAB TO SEA: Exploring Ulva Reproduction and Growth-Dynamics for Open-Water Aquaculture on Gran Canaria
Natasha Bryan, M.Sc.
Judith Matz, M.Sc.
Judith Matz, M.Sc.
Thesis Title: Assessing large-scale macroalgae cultivation for carbon dioxide removal
Master Candidates
Joshua Neitzel, B.Sc.
Master Thesis Title: Carbon uptake of the green seaweed Ulva under different nutrient conditions
Janice Carolin da 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
Former Post-docs
Dr. Miriam Philippi
Dr. Kim Vane
Dr. Jiajun Wu
Former MSc.
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, B.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
Thorben Otto, B.Sc. (incomplete)
- Thesis title: Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) excretion of pelagic Sargassum under different nutrient conditions
Désiré Dêgbé Attannon Fiogbe, M.Sc.
Dipl.-Ing. Nicola Schwehm
Former Interns and B.Sc. Candidates
Intern:
Mohammed Sahid
B.Sc. Candidate:
Laura Laier
- Bachelor Thesis Title: Pelagic macroalgae and phytoplankton across the subtropical Atlantic