On March 5 and 6, the members of the Scientific Advisory Board once again had the opportunity to gain an impression of the developments at the WasserCluster through personal discussions and informative presentations by all working groups.
On January 31, 2024, Florian Caillon successfully defended his PhD thesis at the University of Vienna. Title: "Understanding the Dynamics of Dissolved Organic Carbon and Microbial Diversity in Small Headwater Streams." Congratulations!
Leonie Haferkemper (AG CARBOCROBE) successfully defended her Master's thesis at the University of Vienna on January 23. The title of her thesis is: "Microbial Activity and Biochemical Particle Composition Along a Fine Particle Size Continuum in Mountain vs Agricultural Streams." Congratulations to her!
Tjaša Matjašič (AG FLUVICHEM) successfully completed her dissertation on 19 December in Lunz. The title of her thesis is: Plastic pollution in the hyporheic zone: occurrence and its interaction with microorganisms. Congratulations to her!
Marina Ivanković (AG AquaScale) successfully defended her PhD thesis at the University of Vienna in December. The topic of her thesis was focussed on: Mixotrophic bacterivory in lake ecosystems under current and potential climate conditions under the supervision of Robert Ptacnik and Mia Bengtsson. Congratulations!
The 25th issue of our institute's biannual newsletter has been published. It contains: News on projects from all five working groups, the team and events at the WasserCluster.
Isabell Gmeiner successfully presented her Master's thesis at the University of Vienna on 23.10.2023. Her confident presentation "Spatial and Temporal Variation of Lipids in Stream Periphyton and Benthic Invertebrates" convinced the committee. Congratulations from the LIPTOX group, especially their leader Martin Kainz, and from the whole WCL team!