top of page
In brief
Eva Leu (PhD) is a senior scientist in Akvaplan-niva/ adjunct Prof at UiT-The Arctic University of Norway.
Research interests
phytoplankton · ecology · ecophysiology of Arctic phytoplankton and sea ice algae · photophysiology · primary production · stoichiometry · fatty acids · trophic markers
Infrastructure
Akvaplan-niva, Fram Centre
Projects
- - WP-lead and part of the lead team of POMP – Polar Ocean mitigation potential (https://pomp-project.eu/)
- WP-lead and part of the lead team of SUDARCO: Sustainable development of the Arctic Ocean (https://framsenteret.no/forskning/forskning-for-god-forvaltning-av-polhavet-sudarco/)
- C2C: Catchment to coast (https://framsenteret.no/forskning/fra-fjell-til-fjord-c2c/)
- FAABulous: Future Arctic Algae Blooms – and their role in the context of climate change– Lead-PI
-PEACE: Pollution and ecosystem adaptation to changes in the environment – co-lead-PI
-CLEOPATRA: Climate effects on planktonic food quality and trophic transfer in Arctic marginal ice zones – co-lead-PI
- PolarFront: Polar Front ecosystem studies using novel autonomous technologies: Providing a knowledge base and data archive for environmental management and assessing ecological risk – co-PI and WP lead
Scientific leadership and collaborative network
- - Deputy leader of the ARCTOS network (https://arctos.uit.no/)
Publications
Professional experience
2014-
2013
2011
2006
Senior Researcher · Akvaplan-niva, Norway
Scientist · Alfred-Wegener-Institute, Bremerhaven, Germany
Postdoctoral researcher · The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) (2010-2011), Longyearbyen, and Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø (2007-2010)
PhD. · University of Oslo, Norway
bottom of page