Selected projects
Marine primary production in the Arctic
Phytoplankton and sea ice algae are traditionally considered to be the main primary producers in the Arctic Ocean. In this project, we explore the importance of benthic primary producers encompassing microalgae, macroalgae and seagrasses, which represent a poorly quantified source of Arctic marine primary production.
This project is generously supported by a DFF Sapere Aude grant (2023-2026) https://dff.dk/en/apply/supported-research/research-leaders/research-leaders-2022/researchleader-11
Sediment resuspension: how does it influence biogeochemical cycling in coastal ecosystems?
Storms are expected to occur more frequently and to become more intense. What does this mean for coastal ecosystems?
In this project, we’re exploring the impacts of storms on marine sediment resuspension and biogeochemical cycling. We’re developing instrumentation that allows investigating biogeochemical processes in situ, as well as simulating resuspension events under controlled laboratory conditions.
Climate Future Fiction
Climate Future Fiction is an interdisciplinary project spearheaded by Bryan Yazell (Associate Professor at the Department of Cultural Studies), Patricia Wolf (Professor WSR at the Department of Business Management), Karl Attard (Assistant Professor at the Department of Biology) and the SDU Citizen Science Center.
The project allows high school students to creatively express their partially unconscious concerns, hopes, and fears regarding climate change (and its possible impact on their individual futures). As part of a teaching course in English, the participating high school classes perform writing exercises within the cli-fi genre, where they must first write flash fiction and then rework them into short stories. The researchers will then have access to the students' products, which they can use in their own research.
Read more about the project here:
https://www.sdu.dk/en/forskning/forskningsformidling/citizenscience/climate-future-fiction
