Head of Working Group
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Dr. Susanne Heise, Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Hamburg
Employees (Status January2021)
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Sonja Faetsch, PhD student
Topic of PhD thesis: Classification systems for the assessment of contaminated sediments.
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Lisa Taplick, PhD student
Topic of PhD thesis: Investigations on the co-exposure of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans to nano-TiO2 and cadmium with regard to physicochemical properties and their effect on cellular transport mechanisms
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Ivonne Stresius, PhD student, research assistant
Topic of PhD thesis: Use of scientific results for social decision-making processes in complex systems using the example of the Tidal Elbe.
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Chantal van Drimmelen, PhD student
Topic of PhD Thesis: Chronic effects of rare earth elements (REE) in a bentho-pelagic food web.
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Marion Revel, PhD student
Topic of PhD Thesis: Toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics of lanthanides in aquatic organisms.
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Safia El Toum, PhD student, research assistant
Project: Blue Estuaries – Sustainable estuarine development under climate change and other stressors.
Technical Assistance
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Robin Westphal, technical assisant