Dr. Christine Klaas

Education<br /> 1996: Ph.D. &ldquo;Magna cum Lauda&rdquo; in biological oceanography at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany.<br /> 1991: M.S. in environmental protection with specialisation in ecotoxicology at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland.<br /> 1989: B.S. in zoology, microbiology and biochemistry, at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.<br /> 1985: Baccalaur&eacute;at (final examination) at the French school &quot;Lyc&eacute;e Pasteur&quot; in S&atilde;o Paulo, Brasil.<br /> Scientific career &amp; research experience<br /> 2004-present: Senior scientist. Southern Ocean Plankton dynamics and its impact on biogeochemical cycles. Impact of iron fertilization on carbon fluxes in the Southern Ocean. Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany.<br /> 2002-2004: Postdoctoral position. Plankton dynamics and its impact on biogeochemical cycles. Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Germany.<br /> 2000-2002: Postdoctoral position. Geographical variability of PIC/POC<br /> &nbsp;