Master’s projects in Biology – Geobiology
About the programme:
The new master’s programme in Biology – Geobiology will provide students with both an overview and a deeper understanding of the basic questions in geobiology, which deal with the complex interactions between the geo- and biospheres.
The answers to these questions have fundamental implications for such basic themes as the origin of life, the limits to life and how living organisms adapt to extreme environments as well as themes that are highly socially relevant such as sustainable development of natural resources, biotechnology, bio-prospecting etc. The programme will provide students with both an overview and hands-on experiences with biological research methods and protocols on research cruises, in the field and in the laboratory.
Traditional methods for culturing and characterizing organisms will be presented as well as molecular-biological an bioinformatical techniques, these latter being an important tool for learning about biodiversity and the functionality of organisms in different habitats.
As they complete their independent master’s thesis, students will learn how to plan and carry out an experimental project, interpret and discuss results, set results in a scientific context relating to relevant theories and hypotheses.
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Possible topics & contact info:
- Who is out there and how many? – Visualizing marine microorganisms. Contact: Friederike.Hoffmann@uni.no Learn more about this project.
- Adaptasjoner i hydrotermal miljo mikrobiologi. Contact: ida.steen@bio.uib.no Learn more about this project.
- Gruveavfall i norske fjorder mikrobiologi. Contact: ida.steen@bio.uib.no Learn more about this project.
- Fe oxidizing bacteria Lau basin. Contact: lise.ovreas@bio.uib.no Learn more about this project.
- Impacts of CO2 seepage from capture and storage reservoirs on benthic diversity and ecosystem processes? Contact: andrew.kvassnes.sweetman@niva.no, Laila Reigstad Learn more about this project.
- Enrichment and characterization of microbial communities in moderate to severe acid mine drainage sites associated to Arctic coal mining in Svalbard. Contact: antonio.moyano@bio.uib.no Learn more about this project.
- Macrofauna associated with hydrothermal vents and cold seeps Contact: Hans Tore Rapp
- Taxonomy and biology of deep-water organisms in the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans Contact: Hans Tore Rapp
- Ecology and taxonomy of sponges forming sponge grounds on seamounts and along continental margins in the NE Atlantic and Arctic Oceans Contact: Hans Tore Rapp
- What if there is a leakage from a subseafloor CO2 storage site? Contact: Laila Reigstad Learn more about this project.
- Microbial life in Siberian permafrost - who are the keyplayers? Contact: Antje Gittel Learn more about this project.
Ongoing Biology-Geobiology masters projects:
| Name | From | Master's Project Title | (Part of larger Project) | Supervisor(s) |
| Lea Wittorf |
University of Greifswald |
Identity and abundance of denitrifiers in palsas from the Arctic tundra | CryoCARB | Antje Gittel et al |
| Andreas Erling Austnes | Acid coal mining in the Arctic | Antonio García-Moyano et al |
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| Marte Mjånes Torkildsen | Hans Tore Rapp |
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| Sigfrid Tangen | Hans Tore Rapp | |||
| Linda Padersen | Hans Tore Rapp | |||
| Martin Skarsvåg | Hans Tore Rapp | |||
| Veronica Kongevold | Microbial life in Siberian permafrost - who are the keyplayers? | CryoCARB | Antje Gittel et al |
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| Camilla Marie Bøe | University of Bergen | In situ simulation of CO2 leakage, -effects on seafloor | SUCCESS, RISCS | Laila Reigstad et al |
Last updated 21.3.2012