Researchers at Kristineberg
Below you can find the researchers stationed at Kristineberg or who are regularly involved in projects at the centre.
I'm a senior researcher who works with the presence and effects of pollutants, such as oil and microplastics, in temperate and Arctic marine ecosystems.
I'm a senior researcher in marine ecology/ecotoxicology. I work broadly on the impacts of pollutants such as microplastics, heavy metals and underwater noise on marine life, particularly crustaceans and other invertebrates. I also works with development of sustainable marine aquaculture.
I'm a senior scientist focusing on aquaculture of mussels and oysters, management of wild populations of these species and ecosystem services provided in both aquaculture and in nature.
I'm a research assistant involved in different toxicology projects at IVL. Right now I mainly work on effect study of biodegradable microplastics on lugworm.
I'm a marine biologist at heart and much of my research has used molecular ecological methods. Population genetics, conservation genetics, transcriptomics, whole genome sequencing, comparative genomics, etc. Now I work a lot with eDNA to describe biodiversity but also use the same method to look for invasive and endangered species. I have also worked as an environmental consultant for various industries, usually focusing on issues related to water. At IVL, I am part of the on call oil team.
I'm researching low trophic aquaculture, with a specific interest in seaweed and bivalve cultivation. I'm interested in how new technologies and techniques can be developed to increase productivity and sustainability within Swedish aquaculture.
I'm a senior researcher focusing on bivalve aquaculture, it’s interactions with the marine environment, and how it can contribute to sustainable food production. I work with a variety of analytical techniques such as fatty acid biomarkers and stable isotopes to understand how bivalve aquaculture utilizes marine resources (e.g., phytoplankton and detritus) as well as how changes in the environment (changes in food availability, climate change, etc.) affect the growth and quality of cultured bivalves.
As a laboratory technician, I work in all of IVL's projects, which include a great deal of fieldwork involving sample handling both in the field and in the laboratory.
As a site coordinator, I provide administrative support on behalf of IVL, assisting my workgroup with various types of support.
Fredrik Gröndahl
Department of Sustainable Development Environmental Science and Engineering
I'm an expert on algae and jellyfish working with the sustainable use of resources from the sea such as food, feed, chemicals and energy.
Johan Lindén
Product durability
I'm a researcher working on durability of materials, coatings, and components in marine environments. I have experience on accelerated tests for corrosion and antifouling protection. Interested in electrochemical techniques for corrosion investigations, and environmentally friendly antifouling strategies.
Jan Suchorzewski
Infrastructure and Concrete Technology
I'm a researcher and engineer working in new cement-based materials with improved sustainability and improved durability. I work with testing of concrete elements for marine energy concerning bio-fouling and durability.
Maria Asplund
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
My research focuses mainly on shallow vegetation systems linked to climate change. I also work with national monitoring of vegetation-covered seabeds along the Swedish west coast.
Susanne Pihl Baden
Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences
Matz Berggren
Department of Marine Sciences
I am interested in the biodiversity and habitat choice of eumalacostraca crustacea. My focus has been on different habitat-dwelling shrimps in the tropics! Depending on the environment, different methods are needed. I work with different questions of intimate associations of shrimps and its host animal.
Isabel Casties
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
I work with national environmental monitoring of hydrography and chemistry, as well as pelagic biology (phytoplankton, zooplankton, and jellyfish) in the Gullmar fjord. I identify zooplankton and study how the plankton community, as the foundation of the marine ecosystem, changes over time.
Zara Cowan
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
I work on a range of species, investigating which life stages of fish are most vulnerable to climate warming, the physiological mechanisms underlying vulnerability to temperature extremes, and life stage sensitivities in the natural environment. Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, including heatwaves. This is a particular concern for ectothermic animals, such as fish.
Diana Deyanova
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Part of my work and interests are focused on marine plant ecophysiology. I work mostly with seagrass photosynthesis and primary productivity in relation to different stressors or environmental factors. I am currently part of a marine monitoring program focused on the pelagic systems in the Gullmar fjord as part of the national Swedish environmental monitoring. I work with mega, meso and microzooplankton identification, primary production and physicochemical parameters.
Sam Dupont
Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences
I work with the effect of human impacts on marine life, and also the development of innovative science communication and education strategies to tackle global challenges.
Leon Green
Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences
My research focuses on the ecology and evolution of animals in changing marine environments. I mostly use invasive species, particularly invasive fish, as models for these processes. The understanding of biological invasions are also important for conservation management, and much of my current work is done to support management agencies in their strategies.
Azizul Hakim
Department of Marine Sciences
I'm interested in aggregation processes in marine environments with a focus on particle dispersal during industry operations (e.g., deep-sea mining, and fishing)
Martin Hassellöv
Department of Marine Sciences
I lead the research group on marine environmental nanochemistry, studying marine pollution in its solid form, from nanometer scale to the ecosystem level. The marine environment is subjected today to multiple stressors, including ocean acidification, climate change, overfishing and pollution.
Eduardo Infantes
Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences
My research group at the Seagrass Ecology Lab examines bio-physical interactions that affect benthic ecosystems with key projects focusing on coastal restoration, ecological feedbacks, tipping points and plant-sediment-flow interactions.
Karin Mattsson
Department of Marine Sciences
I'm a researcher in the marine environmental nanochemistry group and work with anthropogenic particles including micro- and nanoplastics particles. I'm interested in methods for identifying and characterizing particles in the environment but also sources and distribution as well as plastic fragmentation and degradation processes.
Ellen Schagerström
Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences
My research area is aquaculture. My specialty and focus is breeding and rearing the native red sea cucumber Parastichopus tremulus. I also have an ecosystem restoration angle on my sea cucumber research. My aim is to produce and re-stock this local population in Gullmar Fjord, in order to determine the importance of sea cucumbers in a fjord ecosystem.
Linda Svanberg
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
I work as research technician in different projects, for example in a plankton monitoring program where I measure primary production and identify zooplankton. I also work in different projects where I help run experiments and cultures. The focus right now is on lobsters and sea cucumbers, and sustainable aquaculture with said species.
Elena Tamarit Castro
Department of Earth Sciences
I do experimental work with Atlantic cod and climate change stressors.
Laurenz Thomsen
Department of Marine Sciences
I'm interested in the impact of global warming on the seabed. With an interdisciplinary approach and remote-controlled robots, I tackle the challenges of our time.
Tim Wilkinson
Department of Marine Sciences
Within the Marine Nanochemistry group, I am involved in projects developing state-of-the-art technology and approaches to marine observation and monitoring, with a focus on particulate pollution, and lab- and field-based spectroscopy. I am particularly engaged in efforts to establish a reproducible analytical pipeline for microplastics monitoring in Europe.
