Department of Biogeochemistry

As of October 2011 the transfer of directorship from Bo Barker Jørgensen to Dr. Marcel Kuypers is complete. The former separate entities of the Biogeochemistry, Mathematical Modeling and Nutrient Groups have completely merged together into one ‘Biogeochemistry Group’. Research in the newly merged Biogeochemistry Group continues to focus on microbiological and geochemical processes that control nutrient and element cycling in the marine environment. Researchers use a combination of newly developed geochemical, microbiological and molecular techniques to study the environmental regulation of these processes, and their effects on the global biogeochemical cycles.