Niels Kroer

Research Interests

Molecular microbial ecology, exchange of genetic material between bacteria, evolution of microbial communities, bacterial turnover of dissolved carbon and nitrogen in coastal and oceanic waters, regulation of bacterial growth efficiency, bacterial viruses, functional diversity of microbial communities in water, soil, ice and snow, occurrence and function of bacterial virulence factors in the outer (non-host) environment, role of bacteria in the global mercury cycle.

EDUCATION

1994                             PhD, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark (UCPH)

1983                             MSc Biology, Aarhus University (AU), Denmark

1986                             BSc Chemistry, Aarhus University, Denmark

POSITIONS

2015-                           Professor, Head of Department of Biology, UCPH, DK

2011-2015                    Head of Department of Environmental Science, AU, DK

2002-2011                    Research Director, Department of Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology, National Environmental Reseaerch Institute, DK

ACADEMIC HONORS AND POSITIONS OF TRUST, SELECTED

2021-                           Member of Polar Expert Group (EU-PolarNet2)

2020-                            Member of Forum for Arctic Research, Ministry for Education and Research, DK

2020-                           Member of Research and Innovation Network (Altinget)

2015-                           Member of Science Coordination Board for Villum Research Station, Station Nord, NE Greenland, Aarhus University

2015-                            Member of Steering Committee, Nano-Science Center, UCPH

BIBLIOMETRICS: https://scholar.google.dk/citations?hl=da&user=VoE0CN8AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&pagesize=100