currently	Postdoc at the Marine Geochemistry Group Project: "The leakage of fossil organic matter into the oceanic water column"
2009	Ph. D. in Geosciences at the Center for Marine Environmental Sciences (MARUM), University of Bremen. Thesis dissertation: "Microbial communities performing anaerobic oxidation of methane: diversity of lipid signatures and habitats"
2005	M. Sc. in Oceanography at the University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile. Thesis dissertation: " Last Glacial Maximum to Holocene changes in export production and sea surface temperature from the continental margin of Concepción, Chile”
2002	Marine Biology (Major in Oceanography and Environmental Sciences), University of Concepción, Chile. Thesis dissertation: " Microbial degradation of organic matter in the water column: The effect of oxygen”

Awards and Honors

2004. Carl Storm Fellowship to attend the Gordon Research Conference on Organic Geochemistry (August 8-13, 2004)

2003. Fundación Andes/University of Concepción/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution student fellowship. Student research visit to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Dr. D. Repeta).

2003. POGO Fellowship (Partnership for Observational of the Global Oceans).
Training in Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Dr. M. Conte).

2002-2003. Graduate School Scholarship. University of Concepción, Chile.

Poster and Presentations

Rossel, P., E, Mullins, O.C., Goual, L., Dubilier, N., Klevenz, V., Koschinsky, A., Dittmar, T. The release of dissolved organic matter to the deep ocean from fossil sources. Gordon Research Conference in Organic Geochemistry, Plymouth, USA, Agust 2010. (invited talk)

Rossel, P., E, Vähätalo, A.V., Witt, M., Dittmar, T. Molecular composition of terrigenous dissolved organic matter after long-term degradation (2.4 years). Goldschmidt Conference, Knoxville, USA, June 2010. (talk)

Rossel, P., Elvert, M., Ramette, A., Boetius, A., Hinrichs, K-U. Intact polar membrane lipids associated with microbial communities performing AOM from globally distributed hydrocarbon seeps. Gordon Research Conference in Organic Geochemistry, Plymouth, USA, August 2008. (poster)

Rossel, P., Elvert, M., Lipp, J., Heuer, V., Boetius, A., Hinrichs, K.-U., Arnds, J. Diversity of polar lipids from anaerobic methanotrophic communities and their stability in marine sediments. International Conference and 97th Annual Meeting of the Geologische Vereinigung e.V., Bremen, Germany, October 2007. (poster)

Rossel, P., Elvert, M., Holler, T., Treude, T., Boetius, A., Hinrichs, K.-U. Polar and apolar lipids of anaerobic methanotrophic communities from marine seep environments and their relation to environmental conditions. International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry Conference, Torquay, UK, September 2007. (poster)

Rossel, P., Elvert, M., Holler, T., Treude, T., Boetius, A., Hinrichs, K-U. Diversity of polar lipids in anaerobic methanotrophic communities. Gordon Research Conference in Organic Geochemistry, Plymouth, USA, August 2006. (poster)

Rossel, P., Pantoja, S., Repeta, D., Lange, C., Castro, R., Nuñez, L., Hebbeln, D. Last Glacial Maximum to Holocene changes in export production and Sea Surface Temperature from the continental margin off Concepcion, Chile. Gordon Research Conference in Organic Geochemistry, Plymouth, USA, August 2004. (poster)

Pantoja, S., Rossel, P., Castro, R., Cuevas, L., Daneri, G. High Microbial Degradation Rates of Labile Dissolved Organic Matter in Anoxic Waters. Aquatic Sciences Meeting, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO). Salt Lake City, USA, February 2003. (poster)

Pantoja, S., Rossel, P., Castro, R., Cuevas, L., Daneri, G. Rapid Microbial Degradation Rates of Labile Dissolved Organic Matter in Anoxic Waters. Gordon Research Conference in Organic Geochemistry, Plymouth, USA, August 2002. (poster)

Espinosa, L., Rossel, P., Cordova, C., Castro, R., Cuevas, L., Becerra, J., Daneri, G., Pantoja, S. Changes in the composition of organic matter in anoxic waters (20º24’S; 70º40’W). XXI National Congress of Marine Sciences, University of Valparaiso, Chile February 2001. (talk)