While human activities have substantially perturbed the global cycles of carbon and nitrogen, our understanding of their impact on and response to Earth's climate have remained limited. This is because these perturbation not only cause atmospheric CO2 to rise, thereby affecting climate, but because they also induce a myriad of other cascading effects in the Earth’s environment, such as ocean acidification, deoxygenation, and changes in oceanic ecosystems and their diversity. Predicting these changes represents a formidable challenge, as they emerge from the complex interactions of physical, chemical, and biological processes.
News & Events
April, 15, 2024
Experimental Ecology - Art and Science in Dialogue
Since April 5th, 2024, artist Riikka Tauriainen and scientists Meike Vogt present their work 'Plankton Imaginary' as part of the 'Experimental Ecology' exhibition sponsored by the KBH.G Foundation at the Kunstmuseum St. Gallen. The exhibition is accompanied by workshops for schools on the topic of 'Plankton Diversity' and an open art laboratory for everyone on November 3rd, 2024, focusing on the theme of 'Plankton'.
March, 21, 2024
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans #TopDownloadedArticle
The registration period for the next CAS in Climate Innovation is now open! For more information and application please visit the CAS ETH website
upcoming conferences including participants from our group:
EGU General Assembly: Vienna, AT; April 14-19, 2024
1st Swiss Ocean Day: University of Bern, CH; June 20, 2024
World Biodiversity Forum 2024: Davos; June 15-21, 2024
Research
In our research, we aim (i) to uncover the interactions between the physical, chemical, and biological processes that govern the Earth System, (ii) to develop an understanding of their inner workings and (iii) to quantify them using observations and models.
In our teaching, we provide the fundamentals, covering the field from basic courses in math and physics, to advanced courses in biogeochemical cycles and modeling.