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Staff members with discipline Marine & Freshwater Biology

Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.

Overview of all disciplines

Marine Microbiologist with an interest in phytoplankton, algal physiology, primary production, DMSP production and sea ice habitats.
M.G. (Mareike) Bach, MSc
Contact
m.g.bach rug.nl
Function
PhD Student
dr. P. (Peter) Boelen
Contact
p.boelen rug.nl
Function
research technician
Marine Environment
Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB)
physiology & ecology of microalgae
impact studies e.g. plastics, flame retardants
ballast water
dr. M.K. (Karin) de Boer
Contact
m.k.de.boer rug.nl
+31 50 36 34686
Function
Beta Science Shop & marine biologist; lecturer
dr. P.G. (Pim) Boute
Contact
p.g.boute rug.nl
+31 50 36 32259
Function
Postdoctoral fellow (FSE fellowship)
Algae ecophysiology - Biogeochemistry
D. (Deborah) Bozzato, Dr MSc
Contact
d.bozzato rug.nl
Function
Policy Officer Education - Young Professional Trainee
No picture available
Contact
jorn.claassen rug.nl
Function
PhD student
W.P. (Willem) Diderich, MSc
Contact
w.p.diderich rug.nl
+31 50 36 32382
Function
Lab Technician 3
Field / Discipline
Experimental ecology, Wadden Sea benthos, Baltic Sea, Coastal food-webs, Algae, Seagrass ecosystems
B.D.H.K. (Britas Klemens) Eriksson, Prof Dr
Contact
b.d.h.k.eriksson rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor Marine Ecology
Marine Ecology
Conservation Ecology
Coastal Ecology
Community Ecology
Biogeochemistry
Wadden Sea Ecology
Seagrass Ecology
dr. L.L. (Laura) Govers
Contact
l.l.govers rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
methodology of teaching biology
marine ecology
dr. D. (Deniz) Haydar
Contact
d.haydar rug.nl
+31 6 3198 4804
Function
teacher educator biology, assistant professor
I’m researcher at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), and a professor of Coastal Ecology at the University of Groningen. I study interactions between organisms and their environment in coastal ecosystems. My research primarily focuses on the ecosystem-level importance and functioning of “ecosystem engineers” – species that significantly modify habitat conditions. Ecosystem engineers are often the “foundation species” of a system, which basically means that many other species depend on them. Over the last decades, human impact has resulted in worldwide declines of foundation species-structured ecosystems such as bivalve reefs, seagrass meadows and salt marshes. In my research, I combine fieldwork, laboratory experiments, GIS and computer models to unravel how these systems function and how to preserve and restore them.
prof. dr. ir. T. (Tjisse) van der Heide
Contact
t.van.der.heide rug.nl
Function
Professor of Coastal Ecology
Coral reef biology, marine biodiversity, marine conservation, marine zoology, 
prof. dr. B.W. (Bert) Hoeksema
Contact
b.w.hoeksema rug.nl
Function
Honorary professor Tropical Marine Biodiversity
No picture available
Contact
l.irazabal.gonzalez rug.nl
Function
Fieldwork coordinator
Field / Discipline
Behavioural ecology, Bioacoustics, Marine biology, Fish, Marine mammals
dr. A.C.M. (Annebelle) Kok
Contact
a.c.m.kok rug.nl
Function
Postdoc
For more information on my current projects, please visit: https://emjlaetz.wixsite.com/evolution-and-ecophy
E.M.J. (Ellie) Laetz, PhD
Contact
e.m.j.laetz rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor in Marine Biology, Ecology and Evolution and Veni Laureate
Biology and ecology of sharks and rays (elasmobranchs), mainly focused on intertidal ecosystems and tropical systems. Species that I have worked with include the great hammerhead shark, white shark, various reef shark species, stingrays, guitarfish and silky sharks.
G.H.L. (Guido) Leurs, MSc
Contact
g.h.l.leurs rug.nl
Function
My research is concerned with the diversity on coral reefs, with the main focus on reef-associated taxa.

Key words: adaptive divergence, biogeography, biodiversity, (co-)evolution, coral reefs, (co-)speciation, Crustacea, genetics, host specificity, human impact, marine invertebrates, Mollusca, morphology, phylogeny reconstruction, phylogeography, Scleractinia, systematics, taxonomy
S.E.T. (Sancia) van der Meij, PhD
Contact
sancia.van.der.meij rug.nl
+31 50 36 35274
Function
Assistant Professor
K.J. (Kasper) Meijer, MSc
Contact
k.j.meijer rug.nl
Function
My research focusses on the role of metals in marine ecosystems. Though often solely regarded as toxins, metals are required as nutrients for the growth of all organisms. Metals form the reactive centres of enzymes, enabling these to perform biochemical functions, such as oxygen-transport or photosynthesis. As such, trace metals are central to the health of individual organisms as well as entire ecosystems. On the other hand, elevated concentrations of metals can have detrimental effect to individual organisms as well as ecosystems and this double sided nature of metals is what inspires my research.
prof. dr. R. (Rob) Middag
Contact
rob.middag rug.nl
Function
honorary professor
Marine ecological and evolutionary genomics
Seagrasses, marine algae
prof. dr. J.L. (Jeanine) Olsen
Contact
j.l.olsen rug.nl
+31 50 36 32250
Function
Professor
phytoplankton physiology, photobiology, ecology
dr. W.H. (Willem) van de Poll
Contact
w.h.van.de.poll rug.nl
+31 50 36 37856
Function
lecturer
dr. M. (Marion) van Rijssel
Contact
m.van.rijssel rug.nl
+31 50 36 32212
Function
Educational Manager/ Lecturer Science and Society
Assessment of Research Quality, Research Strategy, Institutional Research, Responsible metrics, Benchmarking, University Rankings, Bibliometrics, Open Science, Current Research information Systems (CRIS)
dr. J.M. (Jules) van Rooij
Contact
j.m.van.rooij rug.nl
+31 6 8152 0257
Function
Senior Adviser Research Policy and Institutional Research, Co-ordinator Research Assessment
marine phytoplankton, ecophysiology, biogeochemistry, climate gases, DMS, pigments, pelagic and sea ice habitats
dr. J. (Jacqueline) Stefels
Contact
j.stefels rug.nl
+31 50 36 36137
Function
senior scientist
Marine ecology & ecological parasitology - biodiversity and disease risk - climate change, species invasions and parasitism - parasite biogeography and macroecology - ecology of the Wadden Sea
prof. dr. D.W. (David) Thieltges
Contact
d.w.thieltges rug.nl
Function
Honorary Professor Marine Parasite Ecology
Physiology and ecology of seaweeds
prof. dr. K.R. (klaas) Timmermans
Contact
k.r.timmermans rug.nl
Function
honorary professor Marine Plant Biomass
organiseren en uitvoeren van veldwerk campagnes
ontwerpen en bouwen van veldwerk-  en onderzoeksapparatuur
HPLC-pigment analyse
ing. R.J.W. (Ronald) Visser
Contact
r.j.w.visser rug.nl
+31 6 5465 8966
Function
research engineer
Populatiegenetica, bioinformatica, moleculaire ecologie, kwantitatieve ecologie, mariene vertebraten
dr. J.P. (Jurjan) van der Zee
Contact
j.p.van.der.zee rug.nl
Function
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