About Us

Many scientists have volunteered their time over the years to develop the BioGeoSCAPES program concept, and the current effort builds on their substantial efforts. The current BioGeoSCAPES AccelNet team consists of six US PI’s that are responsible for grant execution as required by the NSF. In addition, the organizing committee contains international members who represent the international community. There will be many opportunities for participating, organizing, and contributing to BioGeoSCAPES in the future. Please sign up to the mailing list for updates and ways to get involved.

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Over the next four years, the BioGeoSCAPES Accelnet will host virtual and in-person activities to prioritize and plan foundational components of a collaborative international BioGeoSCAPES initiative, including Modeling & Data Integration, Standardization & Intercalibration, and Informatics & Data Management. These activities may include webinar series, topical workshops, and smaller group planning meetings. We are seeking YOUR collaboration and leadership to help plan these activities. The Accelnet will also include numerous education/capacity building & professional development activities. Please click here if you wish to be involved in a particular aspect of the Accelnet.

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AccelNet Organizers

International Ambassadors

Science Workshop

AccelNet Organizers

Harriet Alexander

United States
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, AccelNet Senior Personnel

Heather Benway

United States
Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry Project Office Executive Officer, AccelNet PI

https://www.us-ocb.org/

Martha Gledhill

Germany
GEOMAR, International AccelNet Team Member

Naomi Levine

United States
U. Southern California, AccelNet PI

Maite Maldonado

Canada
University of British Columbia, International AccelNet Team Member; International Implementation Committee Co-Chair

Mak Saito

United States
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, AccelNet PI, International Implementation Committee Co-Chair

Alyson Santoro

United States
University of California Santa Barbara, AccelNet PI

Alessandro Tagliabue

United Kingdom
University of Liverpool, International AccelNet Team Member

Ben Twining

United States
Bigelow Laboratory of Ocean Sciences, AccelNet Senior Personnel

Leslie Wallace Auerbach

United States
AccelNet BioGeoSCAPES

Project Coordinator

International Ambassadors

For more information about BioGeoSCAPES information in your nation please see the list below and this link for further information. If your nation is not yet represented and you are interested in organizing please contact us at info@biogeoscapes.org.

Argentina

Federico M. Ibarbalz

Australia

Jakob Weis

Pauline LaTour

Robert Strzepek

Julie Robidart

Philip Boyd

Austria

Federico Baltar

Belgium

Will Baeyens

Brazil

Paula Huber

Thiago Monteiro

Hugo Sarmento

Canada

Loay Jabre

Erin Bertrand

Maite Maldonado

Chile

Alejandro Maass

Osvaldo Ulloa

China

Dalin Shi

Denmark

Clara Vives

Christian Furbo Reeder

Dr. Meriel J. Bittner

Christian Lonborg

Faroe Islands

Ian Slater

Finland

Shane Hogle

David Thomas

France

Swan Sow

Sharvari Gadegaonkar

Camille Richon

Emile Faure

Ingrid Obernosterer

Chris Bowler

Germany

Catherine Bannon

Kristin Bergauer

Sinikka Lennartz

Martha Gledhill

India

Sharvari Gadegaonkar

Arvind Singh

Haimanti Biswas

Sunil Kumar Singh

Israel

Dr. Coco Koedooder

Yeala Shaked

Ilana Berman-frank

Italy

Serena Leone

Mario Sprovieri

Daniele Iudicone

Japan

Fuminori Hashihama

Hisashi Endo

Koji Suzuki

Kenya

Dr. Preston Akenga

Lebanon

Loay Jabre

Malaysia

Swan Sow

Norway

Michael Dills

Portugal

Marcos Fontela

Russia

Marina Kravchishina

Masha Kravchishina

Mikhail Flint

South Africa

Johan Viljoen

Raquel Flynn

Tommy Ryan-Keough

Susanna Fietz

Thulani Makhalanyane

Spain

Patricia Ziveri

Antonio Tovar Sanchez

Sweden

Christian Furbo Reeder

Anabel von Jackowski

Helle Ploug

Angela Wulff

Switzerland

Anabel von Jackowski

Taiwan

Tung-Yuan Ho

Chuan Ku

Wen-Hsuan Liao

The Netherlands

Swan Sow

Corina Brussaard

Rob Middag

Turkey

Mustafa Yucel

United Kingdom

Johan Viljoen

Dr. Alastair Lough

Claire Mahaffey

Alessandro Tagliabue

Mark Moore

United States

Katherine Roche

Julien T. Middleton

Loay Jabre

Raquel Flynn

Dr. Scott McCain

Dr. Daniel Muratore

Dr. Arianna Krinos

Dr. Edgart Flores

Katherine Barbeau

Mai Maheigan

Heather Benway

Harriet Alexander

Alyson Santoro

Naomi Levine

Mak Saito

Science Workshop Planning Committee - November 2023 Meeting

Konstantina Agiadi

Harriet Alexander

United States

Andrew Allen

Cecilia Alonso

Federico Baltar

Austria

Katherine Barbeau

United States

Anne-Claire Baudoux

Jamie Becker

Mar Benavides

Heather Benway

United States

https://www.us-ocb.org/

Kristin Bergauer

Punyasloke Bhadury

Medhavi Bhu

Tristan Biard

Thomas Bibby

Steven Biller

Dr. Meriel J. Bittner

Denmark

Meriel J. Bittner is a PostDoctoral researcher at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, combining chemical and molecular microbial tools to explore marine microorganisms and their impact on biogeochemical cycles. Currently, she is studying the effects of B vitamins as micronutrients on the marine ecosystem. Meriel recently finished her PhD at the University of Copenhagen, focused on the dynamics of vitamin B1 in coastal waters. Previously, she obtained a MSc degree in Ecology and Ecosystems at the University of Vienna studying the deep sea. Her research interests include marine biogeochemistry and microbiology.

Rene Boiteau

Andrew Bowie

Jeff Bowman

Philip Boyd

Australia

Pearse Buchanan

Carolyn Buchwald

Kristen Buck

Elizabeth Canuel

Ulisse Cardini

Dreux Chappell

Hilary Close

Natalie Cohen

Manuel Colombo

Elif Demir-Hilton

Marissa Despins

Megha Devakumar

Michael Dills

Norway

I am a PhD candidate at the University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway. As a researcher I try to work across the fields of ecology and molecular biology. This has led me to study the ecology of Arctic marine diatoms, methane oxidizing bacteria, and their associated microbial communities, with the goal of bridging genotypic and phenotypic data to understand interactions at a dynamic level. My life in Tromsø includes all the perks and pitfalls of life above the Arctic circle and affords me the opportunity to enjoy its varied seasons and unique nature.

Damien Eveillard

Emile Faure

France

I am a microbial ecologist willing to gain knowledge on the factors that shape planktonic diversity, and their subsequent impact on biogeochemistry and global climate. My work is mainly focused on meta-omics data from large scale oceanographic cruises, using statistical models to detect functional and taxonomic patterns across microbial communities, and linking them with biogeochemical context. I currently work as a postdoctoral researcher in the ecology of marine plankton group at Roscoff’s biological station, in France.

Susanne Fietz

Ben Fisher

Mark Fitzsimons

Dr. Edgart Flores

United States

Edgart Flores, holding a PhD in Oceanography from the University of Concepción, Chile, specialized in studying microbial communities and organic matter origins in the deep Southeastern Pacific Ocean, employing lipid membranes. His research extended to understanding microorganisms’ adaptations to extreme conditions in the hadal environment, marked by frigid temperatures and high pressures. As part of the NSF-funded “MIcrobial Lipidomics in Changing Oceans” (MILCO) project, Edgart continues his postdoctoral research at the University of Colorado Boulder. His focus now shifts to investigating lipid remodeling in microorganisms as they respond to shifting oceanic conditions.

Paul Fremont

Raja Ganeshram

Catherine Garcia

Elena Garcia-Martin

Laurence Garczarek

Sebastian Giacomino

Martha Gledhill

Germany

Gonzalo Gomez-Saez

Annette Govindarajan

Julie Granger

Morgan Griffith

Hans-Peter Grossart

Rachel Hale

Steven Hallam

Fuminori Hashihama

Yipeng He

Kate Hendry

Lisa Herbert

Shane Hogle

Finland

Paula Huber

Federico M. Ibarbalz

Argentina

Keisuke Inomura

Daniele Iudicone

Italy

Ludwig Jardillier

Bethany Jenkins

Elis Jones

Maria Kavanaugh

Thomas Kelly

Joël Knoery

Dr. Coco Koedooder

Israel

Hebrew University of Jerusalem – Freddy and Nadine Department of Earth Sciences, Jerusalem, IS

InterUniversity of Israel (IUI), Eilat, IS

Institute of Oceanography and Limnology Research (IOLR), Haifa, IS

I’m a marine microbiologist specialised in iron metabolism. I use molecular tools and techniques (e.g. metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, gene knockouts and bioreporters) to explore the physiological and adaptive response of marine bacteria to iron and am fascinated by the dynamic nature of their plasticity.

I am currently a post-doctoral researcher under Prof. Yeala Shaked studying Trichodesmium, a bloom-forming Cyanobacteria present in the Red Sea, in Eilat. I focus on the interactions taking place between Trichodesmium and their associated bacteria using bioinformatics to try and understand how these microbes can work together as a community to obtain iron from dust.