Department of Marine Biology•Vienna

Faculty of Life Sciences.

Department News

Article in Online University News

Mass mortalities on the seafloor

An article on the past and current work of the Benthic Ecology group has been posted in the online news of the University Vienna.

| 13.10.2009 | read more |

Winter Semester 2009

Overview of Lectures, Seminars and Tutorials

With the new chair of the department the introductory lecture on marine sciences (Meereskunde) will shine in new light plus a new lecture on biological oceanography will be held in the winter semester 2009.

| 18.08.2009 | read more |

New Paper in Limnology and Oceanography

Microbial Oceanography of the Dark Ocean's pelagic realm

Arístegui, J., Gasol, J.M., Duarte, C.M., Herndl, G.J., 2009. Microbial oceanography of the dark ocean's pelagic realm. Limnology and Oceanography: 54 (5), 1501–1529.

The paper presents an up to date review on deep sea microbial activity and biodiversity.

| 1.08.2009 | get the paper |

Haus des Meeres Supports Young Researchers

Rupert Riedl and Ferry-Starmühlner Awards

The 'Haus des Meeres' in Vienna invites new applicants for the Rupert Riedl and the Ferry-Starmühlner award which were endowed with a total of 5000 € this year.

| 1.04.2009 | read more |

Rupert Riedl and Ferry-Starmühlner Award Laureates

Awards of the Haus des Meeres

The laureates of the Rupert Riedl and Ferry-Starmühlner award 2009 are posted on the homepage of the Haus des Meeres.

| 1.04.2009 | read more |

Radio Interview on Biofuel

Biofuel made of algae

Radio interview - Biofuel made of algae
Dimensionen Ö1, Thursday, 5.3.2009, 19:05

| 18.02.2009 |

New Portal Website of Marine Biology Vienna

Be Informed on the General News and Education Possibilities

This is the new portal website of the Department of Marine Biology Vienna. Although it still needs some tuning the basics are there. You can expect heavy updating the coming month.

| 05.02.2009 |

Microbial Oceanography meets Vienna

The Starting Shot for the New Subdivision in the Department is done

Two Junior Professors, a secretary and a technical assistant have been appointed in January 2008. The two Junior Professors, Thomas Reinthaler and Christian Winter form, together with the new Chair, the core of the new subdivision of Microbial Oceanography within the Department. All the other members of the Microbial Oceanography group are still at the Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and will move to Vienna as soon as the labs are remodeled.

| 05.02.2009 |

New Professor of Marine Biology

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Herndl is the New Chair of the Department of Marine Biology

In October 2008 Gerhard J. Herndl has been appointed as the new Chair of the Department of Marine Biology following Jörg A. Ott who officially retired but continues to maintain an active research group within the Department. The working group around Gerhard J. Herndl will continue to focus mainly on microbial oceanography and biogeochemistry of the open ocean, specifically on dark ocean.

| 05.02.2009 |