Karen Helen Wiltshire (born 1962) is an Irish environmental scientist. She is professor for shelf-ecosystems and one of the vice directors of Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI).[1]
Karen Helen Wiltshire | |
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Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Dublin, Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Alma mater | University of Hamburg Trinity College Dublin |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Environmental science |
Institutions | University of Bremen |
Born in Dublin, Wiltshire studied at Trinity College Dublin and graduated with a master's degree in environmental science. She received her Ph.D. and habilitation (2001) in hydrobiology at the University of Hamburg. She worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the GKSS Geesthacht , the University of St. Andrews, Scotland and was appointed Professor of Geosciences at Jacobs University in 2006.[2]
Wiltshire supports Scientists for Future in Germany and took part in a statement at the Bundespressekonferenz in March 2019.[3]
Publications
edit- The fractionation of phosphorus in sediments of the river Elbe under anaerobic conditions, 1988
- Experimental procedures for the fractionation of phosphorus in sediments with emphasis on anaerobic techniques, 1992
- The influence of microphytobenthos on oxygen and nutrient fluxes between eulittoral sediments and associated water phases in the Elbe estuary, 1992
References
edit- ^ "Leitung - AWI". www.awi.de.
- ^ "Prof. Dr. Karen Helen Wiltshire - AWI". www.awi.de.
- ^ ""Scientists for Future" zu den Protesten für mehr Klimaschutz – BPK vom 12. März 2019 | Jung & Naiv". 2019-03-12.