Team based in Odense, Denmark
Karl Attard, Associate Professor of Marine Science
Leah Brinch-Iversen, Postdoctoral Researcher in Marine Carbon Cycling
Maria Papadimitraki, PhD student in Marine Primary Production
Esben Bay Sørensen, PhD student in Environmental Data Science
Niels Peter Jørgensen, Research Assistant in Marine Technology
External team members
Foucaut Tachon, PhD student in Arctic Remote Sensing (based at TAKUVIK, Université Laval). Co-supervised with Mathieu Ardyna and Philippe Archambault.
Eva Rohlfer, PhD student in benthic ecosystems (based at CoastClim, University of Helsinki). Co-supervised with Camilla Gustafsson and Alf Norkko.
Alberto Martínez, PhD student in Large-Scale Robotic 3D Printing of Artificial Reefs (based at SDU Create, Faculty of Engineering, University of Southern Denmark). Co-supervised with Roberto Naboni.
Ariane Cloutier, MSc student in Arctic marine primary production (based at TAKUVIK, Université Laval). Co-supervised with Philippe Archambault and Mathieu Ardyna.
Alumni
Former students, researchers and visiting members who have contributed to LUMEN research projects.
2026
Leah Brinch-Iversen — PhD student (biology)
University of Southern Denmark
Release and bioavailability of dissolved organic carbon from marine macrophytes
Co-supervised with Prof. Ronnie N. Glud.
Christoffer Nielsen — MSc student (biology)
University of Southern Denmark
The performance of PyroScience oxygen optodes under high-pressure conditions
Company project in collaboration with PyroScience GmbH.
2025
Marie Stougaard Østertorn — MSc student (climate adaptation studies)
University of Southern Denmark
Climate adaptation and knowledge production in Greenland in light of Greenland’s Research Strategy
Co-supervised with Prof. Søren Tollestrup Askegaard.
Madison Kira Paliotti — MSc student (biology)
Université Côte d’Azur, France
Evaluating the diel oxygen technique for long-term measurements of eelgrass metabolism
Magnus Løkke Schultz — MSc student (physics)
University of Southern Denmark
Acoustic Doppler velocimetry measurements of currents and turbulence in Kerteminde Fjord, Denmark
2024
Sandra Rizzo Calderon — PhD student (biology)
University of Cádiz, Spain
Construction and testing of an eddy covariance system
Rebecca James — Postdoctoral Researcher (ecology)
Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Southern Denmark
Now at the University of Otago, New Zealand
Carbon cycling and sequestration within seagrass meadows (ScaLed)
John Attard — Erasmus student (mechanical engineering)
Malta College for Arts, Science and Technology, Malta
Design and development of an underwater frame for eddy covariance measurements
Carl Rasmussen — BSc student (biology)
University of Southern Denmark
Winter dissolved organic carbon release by marine macroalgae and its bioavailability
Co-supervised with Leah Brinch-Iversen.
2023
Mike Klicman — MSc student (data science)
University of Southern Denmark
Impact of extreme climate events on light availability on the Arctic seafloor
Co-supervised with Prof. Jing Qin, Department of Mathematics and Data Science.
Frederikke Agerup — MSc student (data science)
University of Southern Denmark
Statistical modelling of benthic primary production in the Arctic Ocean
Co-supervised with Prof. Jing Qin, Department of Mathematics and Data Science.
Esben Bay Sørensen — MSc student (data science)
University of Southern Denmark
Interactive visualization of sunlight availability on the pan-Arctic seafloor
Co-supervised with Prof. Stefan Jänicke, Department of Mathematics and Data Science.
Simon Weber — MSc student (biology)
University of Southern Denmark
Benthic primary production under low light
Co-supervised with Leah Brinch-Iversen.
2022
Lisbeth F. Sørensen — MSc student (biology)
University of Southern Denmark
The importance of sediment resuspension for benthic redox and oxygen dynamics
Co-supervised with Prof. Ronnie N. Glud.
Varun Tandon — MSc student (biology)
Wageningen University, Netherlands
Carbon loss from seagrass meadows following sediment resuspension
Co-supervised with Dr Rebecca James.
Annika Hjørdt Juul — BSc student (biology)
University of Southern Denmark
Carbon loss from Phragmites beds following sediment resuspension
Co-supervised with Dr Rebecca James.
Pavlos Efthymiadis — Erasmus student (biology)
University of Crete, Greece
Methods in sediment biogeochemical studies
Co-supervised with Lisbeth F. Sørensen.
2021
Emma Hald-Boldreel — MSc student (biology)
University of Southern Denmark
Benthic degradation dynamics of deposits from two kelp species: sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) & winged kelp (Alaria esculenta)
Co-supervised with Prof. Ronnie N. Glud and Dr Kasper Hancke.
Nicola Camillini — PhD student (biology)
Southern Cross University
Carbon and nitrogen cycling in seagrass meadows
Co-supervised with Prof. Bradley Eyre and Prof. Ronnie N. Glud.