Experience

Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences

• Germany
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Professor of Applied Marine Biology

  • Oct 2022 - Present



Eklipse

• Germany
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Macroalgae Cultivation and Ecosystem Services Expert

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  Bridging the gap between policy and knowledge on the ecosystem services provided by seaweed cultivation Bridging the gap between policy and knowledge on the ecosystem services provided by seaweed cultivation



Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research

• Germany
• Research Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Scientist

  • Mar 2018 - Present

  Sustainable macroalgae aquaculture for production of macroalgae-based biodegradable packaging for the fast-food industry. Sustainable macroalgae aquaculture for production of macroalgae-based biodegradable packaging for the fast-food industry.



Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

• Germany
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Guest Scientist

  • Feb 2015 - Mar 2018

  Investigating photosynthetic and calcification processes in calcifying macroalgae using microsensor technology Investigating photosynthetic and calcification processes in calcifying macroalgae using microsensor technology



National Science Foundation (NSF)

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Ocean Sciences International Postdoc Research Fellow

  • Aug 2015 - Feb 2018

  OCE-PRF Track 2 (International) - Plasticity of Inorganic Carbon Use in Marine Calcifying Macroalgae Across a Latitudinal Gradient and Consequences of Global Change (Award #1521610 ) OCE-PRF Track 2 (International) - Plasticity of Inorganic Carbon Use in Marine Calcifying Macroalgae Across a Latitudinal Gradient and Consequences of Global Change (Award #1521610 )



Florida Atlantic University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Scientific Consultant

  • Feb 2015 - May 2015

  Investigating photosynthetic and calcification mechanisms in tropical calcifying macroalgae using microsensor technology Investigating photosynthetic and calcification mechanisms in tropical calcifying macroalgae using microsensor technology



University of Galway

• Ireland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • May 2014 - Oct 2014

  Investigation of bioactive compounds in red macroalgae and their optimization via experimental exposure to varying temperature, light, and nutrient regimes. Investigation of bioactive compounds in red macroalgae and their optimization via experimental exposure to varying temperature, light, and nutrient regimes.



University of Bremen

• Germany
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Sep 2012 - Apr 2014

  Research on the adaptation and acclimation of marine macrophyte ecophysiology in naturally high CO2 environments (CO2 vent sites in Papua New Guinea) Research on the adaptation and acclimation of marine macrophyte ecophysiology in naturally high CO2 environments (CO2 vent sites in Papua New Guinea)



University of New Hampshire

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2007 - Aug 2009

  Teaching assistant for the laboratory portions of courses in: Ecology, Principles of Biology and Aquatic Plants Teaching assistant for the laboratory portions of courses in: Ecology, Principles of Biology and Aquatic Plants



St. Mary's College of Maryland

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• • 2006 - 2007

  Teaching assistant for the laboratory portions of courses in: Principles of Biology and Ecology and Evolution

• • 2006 - 2007

  Research assistant in a lab focusing on the factors causing infection of eelgrass (Zostera marina) by the wasting disease pathogen Labyrinthula zosterae



Marine Biological Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• REU Intern

  • Jun 2006 - Aug 2006

  Investigated the effect of seagrass shoot density on faunal composition in eutrophied and pristine estuaries. Investigated the effect of seagrass shoot density on faunal composition in eutrophied and pristine estuaries.