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Research output per year
PhD geochemistry, Cand. Sc. Geophysics
Øster Voldgade 5-7, 1350 København K
Øster Voldgade 10
1350 København K
Research activity per year
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Education
PhD Geochemistry, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science fellow 2005-2009
MSc Geophysics University of Copenhagen 2004-2005
BSc Physics, University of Copenhagen 2000-2004
Work experience
Associate Professor of Geobiology, University of Copenhagen 2018 –
Carlsberg Distinguished Associate Professor Fellowship 1.6.2017–31.5.2020
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Geobiology, University of Copenhagen, 2014–18
Villum Young Investigator, Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen 1.1.2013–31.12.2015
Postdoctoral researcher, Center for Macroecology, Evolution, Climate, U. Copenhagen 1.6.2012–31.12.2012
Villum Kann Rasmussen postdoctoral research fellow, Univ. of Southern Denmark 1.6.2010–31.5.2012
Danish National Research Council Postdoctoral research fellow, Harvard University 1.6.2009-31.5.2010
Postdoctoral researcher, Nordic Center for Earth Evolution, University of Copenhagen 1.4.2012–31.5.2012
Consultant for Rockwool International A/S 1.2.2009–31.3.2009
NASA Planetary Biology Internship, Arizona State University 1.11.2006–31.12.2006
SURF research fellowship, California Institute of Technology 15.6.2003–31.8.2003
Teaching Assistant, Mars Youth Lab, University of Copenhagen 1.9.2003-31.8.2005
Research Assistent for GEUS, GPR-survey in Canada. 1.11.2000–17.11.2000
Student Assistant, Ødegaard (now Schlumberger) Oil & Gas Expl. 1.5.2001-1.6.2003.
General competences
Biogeochemistry, geobiology, isotope geochemistry, environmental science, planetary science, geology
Specialized expertise
Modelling/programming: Matlab, C, html,
Experimental/analytical: Isotope mass spectrometry and ion chromatography (C, S, N, Mo, Fe, U), X-ray Absorption (synchrotron), Field-based environmental chemistry (O2, H2S, Fe)
Trans-national mobility
Harvard Univ.. June 2011. Visiting researcher, w/Prof. A. Knoll and Dr. B. Gill
Arizona State Univ., February 2010. Visiting researcher, w/Dr. G. Gordon Prof. A. Anbar
Harvard University 2009-2010: VKR fellow, w/Prof. A. Knoll
Arizona State Univ. 2007 Ph.d. stay abroad, w/Prof. A. D. Anbar
Arizona State Univ. 2006 NASA Planetary Biology Internship, w/Prof. A. D. Anbar
California Institute of Technology, 2004: Invited stay abroad. w/Prof. D. Stevenson
California Institute of Technology, 2003: SURF fellowship. w/Prof. D. Stevenson
California Institute of Technology, 2002-2003, Caltech-Copenhagen Exchange Program.
HONORS AND AWARDS
• Adjunct Professor China University of Geosciences, Wuhan (2019)
• ERC Starting Grant Interview, Panel PE10. 2016
• Inge Lehmann's Scholarship, Research visit at University of Exeter (2013)
• Member of the board, Young Academy, Royal Danish Acad. of Sci. and Letters (2012)
• Member of Young Academy, Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters (2011)
• NASA Planetary Biology Internship, Arizona State University (2006)
• Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, California Institute of Technology (2003)
• University of Copenhagen, Geophysical Student Foundation (2003)
• Julie Damms Studiefond (2003)
• Julie Marie Vinters Rejselegat (2003)
• Oticon Fonden Rejselegat (2003)
• Bodil Pedersen Foundation (2002)
• Univ. Copenhagen – California Institute of Technology Exchange Fellowship (2002)
FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS
DFF-ERC project. PlantImpact - Linking mesocosm experiments to... models (8102-00005B) 2018
DFF Research Project 1. The influence of land plants on Earth's oxygen (7014-00295A) 2018
Carlsberg Distinguished Associate Professor Fellowship (CF16-0876), 2017. PI
Geocenter Danmark, EarthTalks bi-weekly seminars 2017-19
Carlsberg Foundation, infrastructure 2015. PI
National Science Foundation, Earth-Life Transition Program 2014-16.
Villum Foundation, Young Investigator Grant 2013-15. PI, (VKR023127)
Villum Kann Rasmussen Research Fellow 2010-2012. PI (1168439)
Danish Council for Independent Research fellow 2009-10, PI (09-065813)
University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science PhD stipend, 50% sponsored by the Danish National Research Foundation. PI
Teaching and supervisory experience
I have supervised four students at Univ. Copenhagen and Univ. Southern Denmark (MSc Julius Havsteen, MSc Sune F. Månsson, MSc, BSc Magnus Harding, BSc Aske Lohse Sørensen, BSc Salik Rosing, KU, 2009; MSc Simon Svane, SDU 2011), respectively. I organize the Geoengineering (MSc Climate Change) and Origins (Altings Oprindelse for BSc Science students) and have previously lectured Origins in fall 2012 at Univ. Copenhagen, BB512 Population Ecology in the fall 2011, NAT501 Science Projects spring 2012, KE801 Inorganic Chemistry 2011 all at Univ. Southern Denmark and gave a lecture at EPS 181 Historical Geobiology in 2009 at Harvard. Further, I taught science at the Kopernikursus astrobiology summer course 2004, 2006 and Mars Youth Lab (2003–2005) at Univ. Copenhagen, and at the Open University in Aarhus in the spring 2013.
Scientific Service
Organizer at international conferences:
Invited reviewer for international science citation index journals
Research results
To date, my most important scientific contributions include:
Theory
1) A theoretical study of metal-silicate mixing during impact-driven planet accretion that led to a new understanding of the distribution of siderophile elements in the Earth and Moon. The physical and chemical model has important implications for the age-determination of the Earth and Moon (#A2, published in EPSL 2010).
2) Establishing a theory for molybdenum isotope composition in Proterozoic oceans and experimental evidence for widespread anoxic and sulfidic waters masses 750 milllion years ago (#A6, published in EPSL 2011)
3) Discovery and quantification of the animal-controlled coupling of the oxygen and phosphorous cycles by the evolution of bioturbation (#A14, published in Nature Geo. 2014).
4) Discovery of the impact of early land plants on Earth's oxygen levels (#A15, published in PNAS 2016).
5) Establishing a framework for testing animal-driven reorganization of Earth's biogeochemical cycles 520 million years ago (#A19, published in Geochem Persp. Letters).
6) Establishing a framework for testing the dynamic relationship between atmospheric oxygenation, oceanic oxygenation and biological production at the global scale operating over geological time scales (#A23 published in PNAS 2019)
Modern environments
7) An experimental investigation of the geochemical behavior of molybdenum and its isotopes in modern anoxic and sulfidic waters (#A1, published in GCA 2010)
8) Discovery of Mo(IV)-sulfides in nature using an improved method for measuring the oxidation state and bonding environment of Mo in sediments (#A8, published in GCA 2012).
9) Discovery of Mo cycling in a fully sulfidic sedimentary system that decouple Mo speciation and Mo isotope composition in the rock record (#A2, #A18 published in EPSL 2010 and Chem. Geology 2017).
Observations in the rock record
10) Experimental evidence that Earth’s ocean and atmosphere first became fully oxygenated (breathable) 150 million years into animal history, when vascular plants invaded land. Thus, the first large animals evolved, in contrast to previous belief, when Earth was still inhospitable for humans (#A3, published in PNAS 2010)
11) Experimental evidence and dynamic modeling of C, S and U isotopes in seawater during an oceanic anoxic event reveals how anoxia affects the global marine biogeochemical cycles (#A13, published in EPSL 2014).
12) Discovery of two major oceanic anoxic events 530 and 525 million years ago during the Cambrian explosion of animal life (#A23, published in PNAS 2019).
Laboratory experiments and technological developments
13) Documentated direct interaction between molybdenum and particulate organic matter in sulfidic waters (#A16, published in Geobiology 2016).
14) Developing a method for accurate determination of the oxidation state of molybdenum in natural sulfidic samples using synchrotron radiation (#A8, GCA).
15) Developing a method for rapid molybdenum concentration usingin geological materials using handheld XRF (#A11, Chem. Geology).
16) Developing a method for molybdenum analyses at 0.2 mm scale using core-scanning XRF (#A22, published in Scientific Reports, 2019)
PUBLIC OUTREACH
Film, TV and Radio
Public appearances
More than 10 popular, non-academic science talks, including public talks at Danish Research Award 2011, evening talk at the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Ministry of Education, Politiken Plus, plus several appearances at high schools and primary schools. I was employed by Fox Media to give scientific talks for the public (2005-2009).
Press releases
My research results have hatched three (4) international press releases
I have contributed more than 10 commentaries to www.videnskab.dk since 2010.
My main focus is the biospheric impact on our planet. We are reconstructing Earth’s climate and oxygenation history via geochemical experiments, observations in the rock record and theoretical Earth system modeling. Coupled with paleobiological records, this allows us to reconstruct the evolution of life and the environment on our planet.
My group is highly cross-disciplinary bridging planetary sciences, climate science and geophysics with geochemistry. Thus, we are collaborating with research groups nationally and internationally.
If you are interested in long time scales, Earth history, origin of life and our planet feel free to stop by or contact me by e-mail or phone.
Updates on the Dahl research group are found here: www.geobiology.dk
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Dahl, Tais Wittchen (Recipient), 2003
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
Dahl, Tais Wittchen (Recipient), 2005
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
Dahl, Tais Wittchen (Recipient), 2006
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
Dahl, Tais Wittchen (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
Dahl, Tais Wittchen (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
Dahl, Tais Wittchen (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
Dahl, Tais Wittchen (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
Dahl, Tais Wittchen (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions