Function and Responsibilities:

PhD student in section 3.5: Interface Geochemistry

Research Interests:

Snow algae live on snow fields and form large algal blooms in summer.
These blooms darken the snow due to their pigmentation. The reduction in albedo causes these areas to melt more quickly.

I am studying the physiology of various snow algae when they are exposed to light with a high intensity.
Here I am investigating the influence of light on the photosystem of the algae using pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) measurements and the intracellular production of reactive oxygen species (ROS).

Career:

Internship and following Master’s thesis at the Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam
Section 3.5 Interface Geochemistry
September 2023 – August 2024

Internship at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Future Lab
Social Metabolism and Impacts
August – December 2021

Bachelor's thesis and following student research assistant in the Institute of Physiology,
AG Kübler, Charité Berlin, Germany
November 2018 - November 2019

Education:

M.Sc. Environmental Science, University of Greifswald, Germany
Thesis :Physiological Comparison of Four Cryogenic Arctic Snow Algae Strains

B.Sc. Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany