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Staff members with discipline Oceanography

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

- Numerical Linear Algebra
- Preconditioning
- Parallel computing
- Numerical bifurcation analysis
- Stochastic ocean-climate models
- Transitions between steady states
- Lyapunov equations

Software created by us:

- Our preconditioner HYMLS and implicit Earth system model of intermediate complexity I-EMIC: https://github.com/nlesc-smcm.
- Our Lyapunov solver RAILS: https://github.com/Sbte/RAILS.
- Our FVM package for bifurcation analysis on fluid dynamics problems: https://github.com/BIMAU/fvm.
- Our implementation of JDQR and JDQZ in Python: https://github.com/BIMAU/jadapy.
dr. S. (Sven) Baars
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s.baars rug.nl
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Postdoc
Field / Discipline
Climate, climate change, polar climate, hydrological cycle, links climate-carbon cycle, paleoclimate, polar scientific expeditions, (scientific) writing
prof. dr. R. (Richard) Bintanja
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r.bintanja rug.nl
+31 50 36 32259
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Professor Climate and Environmental Change
Former chair: Ecophysiology of marine microalgae.
Key words: marine phytoplankton, marine carbon cycle, marine polar ecology, global change, harmful algal blooms, (micro)algal applications.

I am interested in all factors that control the growth and diversity of marine phytoplankton. In practice I was involved in projects that deal with climate change and (Ant)Arctic algal productivity and diversity, harmful algal blooms and algal applications. We executed experimental work in the lab, based on our extensive culture collection. Furthermore, we participated in field campaigns, for example to the open Atlantic, both polar regions, or Indonesia.
prof. dr. A.G.J. (Anita) Buma
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a.g.j.buma rug.nl
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Emeritus professor and former Department head
B. (Bass) Dye
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b.dye rug.nl
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PhD student
dr. S.M.A.C. (Steven) van Heuven
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s.m.a.c.van.heuven rug.nl
+31 50 36 39690
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Researcher
Field / Discipline
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
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rob.middag rug.nl
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honorary professor
phytoplankton physiology, photobiology, ecology
dr. W.H. (Willem) van de Poll
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w.h.van.de.poll rug.nl
+31 50 36 37856
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lecturer
marine phytoplankton, ecophysiology, biogeochemistry, climate gases, DMS, pigments, pelagic and sea ice habitats
dr. J. (Jacqueline) Stefels
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j.stefels rug.nl
+31 50 36 36137
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senior scientist
organiseren en uitvoeren van veldwerk campagnes
ontwerpen en bouwen van veldwerk-  en onderzoeksapparatuur
HPLC-pigment analyse
ing. R.J.W. (Ronald) Visser
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r.j.w.visser rug.nl
+31 6 5465 8966
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research engineer
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