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Professor of Marine Biogeochemisty

Research interests

  • Development and application of in situ lander technology for studying microbial ecology and biogeochemistry
  • Benthic biogeochemistry and solute exchange, carbon mineralization, photosynthesis, bioturbation, bioirrigtaion
  • Development and application of microsensors and imaging techniques in microbial ecology and biogeochemistry
  • Polar biology, climate changes, local–regional and global element cycling, sea-ice microbiology

 

Selected achievements

  • Published >90 peer-reviewed manuscripts (citations >2400)
  • Attracted/managed >25 research grants (partner value ~£4.1M)
  • Participation in >35 international cruises/expeditions
  • Supervised 20 students and 5 post-doctoral researchers

 

Career / education

 

Research

Research activities

Research grants

Project
 Funder
 investigators
 run time
 Value
Impact and implications of ocean acidification on key benthic ecosystems, communities, habitats, species and life cycles – OASIS NERC
 Widdicombe et al
2010-2014
Partner amount:2.465.000 Dkr
Quantifying and monitoring potential ecosystem impacts of global carbon storage NERC
 Blackford et al 2010-2013 Partner amount 1.480.000 Dkr
The Arctic marine carbon cycle: Consequences of changes in climate and sea-ice cover FNU Glud 2010-2015
7.000.000 Dkr
Impact of kilometer-scale seafloor topography on deep sea biogeochemistry NERC Turnewitsch et al 2009-2012 Partner amount 1.400.000 Dkr
HYPROX EU
   2009-2011 Partner amount 1.900.000 Dkr
Microheterogeneity of carbon mineralization and metal mobilization in marine sediments NERC Davison, Glud 2009-2011 Partner amount 2.800.000 Dkr
Carbon mineralization of shelf and coastal sediments: A holistic approach using state of the art lander technology and eddy correlation technique NERC Glud, Stahl, Solan 2008-2011 Total amount 3.200.000 Dkr
Unravelling the pathways of nitrogen cycling in permeable sandy sediments in tropical ecosystems Australian Research Council Eyre & Glud 2007-2012 Partner amount, 200.000 Dkr
Ecosystem metabolism and CO2 exchange in Arctic fjord-systems Royal Scientific Investigations Greenland Sejr et al
 2007-2010 Partner amount, 200.000 Dkr
Ecosystem West Greenland Royal Scientific Investigations Greenland Gissel-Nielsen, Rysgaard et al 2007-2010 Partner amount 50.000 Dkr
An ultra-deep diving lander for hadal studies
Natural Science Foundation - Denmark Glud 2007-2008 Amount 650.000 Dkr
Oxygen availability controling the dynamics of buried organic carbon pools and greenhouse gas emissions
Natural Science Foundation – Denmark Elberlin et al. 2006-2009
 Partner amount 240.000 Dkr
Galathea 3 – oxygen minimum zones
Natural Science Foundation – Denmark Thamdrup et al. 2006-2009 Partner amount 300.000 Dkr
Patterns in fauna behavior and activity
Natural Science Foundation – Denmark Gribsholt and Glud 2006-2009 Total amount – 2.300.000 Dkr
Benthic microbial processes on a microscale: Importance of viruses II
 Natural Science Foundation – Denmark Glud and Middelboe 2006-2009
 Total amount – 600.000 Dkr
Nitrogen cycling in permeable sand
 Fellowship from Southern Cross University Glud and Eyre 2005
 Total amount 80.000
Carbon, nitrogen and microbial dynamics in permeable sands
National Science Foundation-Denmark Glud
2005 Total amount 143.000 Dkr
COBO
EU
   2004-2007
Partner amount 1.184.000 Dkr
Benthic microbial processes on a microscale: Importance of viruses
Natural Science Foundation – Denmark Glud and Middelboe 2003-2006 Total amount 600.000 Dkr
TREAD
EU
   2002-2005 Partner amount 1.900.000 Dkr
COSA
 EU
  2002-2005
Partner amount 2.400.000 Dkr
N and C -cycling in Arctic areas Natural Science Foundation – Denmark Rysgaard & Glud 2001-2004
 Total amount - 1.300.00 Dkr
In situ instrumentation for planar optode measurements Carlsberg Foundation – Denmark Glud
2001-2002
Total amount – 210.000 Dkr
Benthic primary production-Carbon cycling and microenvironmental controls in marine ecosystems EU
 Glud & Wenzhöfer 2000-2003 Total amount – 1.008.014 Dkr
Benthic diatoms in high the Arctic Carlsberg Foundation – Denmark Glud & Rysgaard 1999
 Total amount  - 157.730 Dkr
START
 Natural Science Foundation – Denmark Glud
 1999
Total amount - 56.832 DKr
Imaging of O2 distribution at aquatic interfaces Carlsberg Foundation – Denmark Glud
 1998-2000
Total amount - 335.000 DKr
The importance of bentic primary producers for the C-cycling in marine ecosystems: In situ and laboratory investigations Natural Science Foundation – Denmark Glud
 1997-2000
Total amount - 232.000 DKr 
Stofftransport und Stoffumsatze in der Tiefsee. Teil B BMBF (Tiefsee-forschung) Germany Glud, Holby & Jørgensen 1996-1999 Total amount - 840.000 DKr
Der Südatlantik in spat quartar: Rekon-strucktion von Stoffhaushalt und Stromsystemen - Teilprojekt A2 - lander SFB (Sonderforschungs-bereich 261) – Germany Glud, Holby, Jørgensen & Schulz 1996-1999 Total amount -2.064.000 DKr

Publications

Key publications

Ronnie Glud has published over 100 peer reviewed manuscripts, including:

  • S Rysgaard , J Bendtsen , LT Pedersen, H Ramløv, RN Glud (2009) Increased CO2 uptake due to sea-ice growth and decay in the Nordic Seas. J Geophys Res 114: C09011
  • RN Glud, J Woelfel, U Karsten, M Kuhl, S Rysgaard (2009) Benthic microalgal production in the Arctic: Applied Methods and status of the current database. Bot Mar 52:559-571
  • RN Glud, B Thamdrup, H Stahl, F Wenzhoefer, A Glud, H Nomaki, K Oguri, NP Revsbech, H Kitazato (2009) Nitrogen cycling in a deep ocean margin sediment (Sagami bay, Japan). Limnol Oceanogr 54:723-734
  • RN Glud (2008) Oxygen dynamics of marine sediments. Mar Biol Res 4:243-289
  • T Fenchel, RN Glud (1998) Veil architecture in a sulphide-oxidizing bacterium enhances countercurrent flux. Nature 394: 367-369
  • H Fossing, Gallardo VA, Jørgensen BB, Hüttel M, Nielsen LP Schulz H, Canfield DE, Forster S, Glud RN, Gundersen JK, Küver J, Ramsing NB, Teske A, Thamdrup B, Ulloa O (1995) Concentration and transport of nitrate by the mat-forming sulphur bacterium Thioploca. Nature 374: 713-715

 

Click here for Ronnie Glud's full publications list (Aug 2010) or use the search function on the right.

External

External activities / measures of esteem

Esteem

  • Associate editor: Limnology and Oceanography
  • Board member: Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring Program
  • Reviewer for >20 journals including Nature - Geoscience
  • Reviewer for numerous councils including National Science Foundation (USA) and NERC

 

Selected popular presentations

Newspapers, magazines, popular books

  • PB Christensen, S Rysgaard, RN Glud (2000) ”Ishavet et varmt emne”.  Artikel i Dagbladet information
  • PB Christensen, S Rysgaard, RN Glud (2000) ”Iltfrit havis fjerner kvælstof”.  Artikel i Dagbladet information
  • PB Christensen, S Rysgaard, RN Glud (2000) ”Alger en overset faktor”.  Artikel i Dagbladet information
  • T Fenchel, RN Glud (2002) ”Iltsvind og debatforurening”. JyllandsPosten - kronik
  • RN Glud (2005 )”Marine eutrophication and benthic metabolism” – chapter 12 in an internet textbook (Eds P Wassmann & K Olli)
  • M Middelboe, RN Glud  (2006). ”Virus- havbundens mindste beboere”. Naturens Verden 89:32-40.
  • RN Glud, M Kühl (2006) ” Havbundens stofomsætning ” I: Havet (Eds:T Fenchel & K Sand Jensen), Naturen i Danmark. Gyldendal
  • RN Glud (2006) Oxygen exchange; a key measure in marine biology requesting complementary technique – EU, News letter
  • RN Glud (2006) COBO modules used in collaboration with JAMSTEC, Japan: Towards biogeochemical observatories for benthic research – EU, News letter
  • RN Glud, M  Middelboe (2006): Havbunden; et dynamisk levested for havbundens centrale aktører. Naturens Verden 11/12:2-10.
  • PB Christensen, RN Glud, S  Rysgaard (2008): Havisen i Arktisk: En vigtig brik i det globale klima. Naturens Verden 5:2-9.
  • Rysgaard S, Sejr MK, Christensen PB, Born EW, Glud RN (2009): ”Det marine Miljoe” i Naturen og klimaforandringerne i Nordoestgroenland (Eds: MC Forekammer, H Meltoft, M rasch). Aarhus Universitetsforlag

 

Television

  • RN Glud (1999) Interview in televison DR1 & DR2 ”Isgrænsen fantastiske liv” – Viden Om

 

Radio

  • S Rysgaard, RN Glud (2001) DR-P1 30 min udsendelse ”Bakteriernes liv i havis”
  • RN Glud (2003) DR-P1 35 min udsendelse ”Grønlands varmeste kilde”
  • RN Glud & M Middelboe (2005) DR-P1 1 times udsendelse ”Havbundens virus” i serien ”Videnskabens Verden”.
  • RN Glud (2007) DR -P1 1 times udsendelse ” CO2 i de Arktiske oceaners dyb” i serien ”Videnskabens Verden”.
  • RN Glud (2007 – 27 Juli) 10 min interview i P1-morgen ”Udforskning af dybhavet”
  • RN Glud (2010 – 8 & 9 July) BBC world service radio 4 ”climate changes in the Arctic”
  • RN Glud (2010 – 9 July) BBC Science & Environment “Arctic Science

 

 

 

 

Students

Students/teaching

Current PhD students

  • G a Nordii: Effect of aqua-culture on benthic processes (Fiskeri Hoejskolen, Thorshavn)
  • M Carlsson: Aquaculture, carbon and nitrogen cycling (Southern Danish University)
  • M Larsen: Microscale dynamics of marine sediments (SAMS)
  • G Turner: Benthic O2 turn-over studied by eddy correlation (SAMS)
  • C Carreira: Virus microscale dynamics (University of Copenhagen)
  • D Soegaard: Sea-ice microbiology and associated gas exchange (GN Nuuk)

 

Previous PhD students (alumni)

  • O. Greef: Entwicklung eines benthischen Landers zur Bestimmung von in situ Sulfatreduktionsraten. (MPI – Bremen, Germany)
  • W. Rieß: Benthic exchange processes of nutrients, O2, CO2: Laboratory and in situ studies. (MPI -Bremen, Germany)
  • F. Wenzhöfer: Biogeochemische Prozesse beim Abbau Organischer Substanz in Marinen Sedimenten, CO2 Freisetzung. (MPI- Bremen, Germany)
  • M Blicher: Structure and dynamics of marine macrozoobenthos in Greenland – and the link to environmental drivers. (University of Copenhagen)

 

Previous Master project students

  • N. Munksby: Benthic fauna and mineralization (University of Copenhagen)
  • K. Hancke: Benthic diatoms and Carbon cycling (University of Copenhagen)
  • G. a Nordi: Microniches in marine sediments (University of Copenhagen)
  • M. Hansen: The effect of Thyrasia on C and S cycling (University of Copenhagen)
  • M. Sturlurson: Microbial carbon degradation in the pelagic (University of Copenhagen)
  • L Carlsson: Benthic viruses (University of Copenhagen)
  • M Jørgensen: Benthic viruses (University of Copenhagen)
  • DM Mikkelsen: Sea-ice microalgae succession in West Greenland (University of Copenhagen)
  • M  Kristensen: Gas dynamics in sea ice (University of Copenhagen)
  • A Soegaard: pH and salinity effects on sea-ice microalgae (University of Copenhagen)
  • M Larsen: N and O2 dynamics in Amphiura filiformis communities (University of Copenhagen)
 
My contact details

Prof Ronnie Glud SAMS

Prof Ronnie N Glud

E: ronnie.glud@sams.ac.uk

E: rnglud@biology.sdu.dk

at SAMS and

T: +45 (0)6550 2784

F: +45 (0)6550 2786

Southern Danish University

Institute of Biology

Campusvej 55

Dk - 5230 Odense M

 

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