Jakob received his bachelor's degree in Geosciences at the University of Freiburg, Germany, in 2015. He then studied Arctic Geology at the University of Tromsø (UiT) and the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), Norway, for a year. In 2019, Jakob graduated from Utrecht University in the Netherlands with a master's degree in Marine Sciences. In 2024, he received his PhD degree from the University of Tasmania, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS). In his doctoral research, Jakob studied the response of Southern Ocean phytoplankton to mineral dust and wildfire ash. He is currently working at IMAS as a postdoctoral research associate studying ocean biogeochemistry and nutrient cycling in polynyas—ice-free and highly productive regions around Antarctica—using animal-borne optical sensors, satellites and robotic float data.
Experience
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2024–presentPostdoctoral research associate, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
Education
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2024University of Tasmania, TAS, Australia, Ph.D. (Marine and Antarctic Studies)
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2019Utrecht University, The Netherlands, M.Sc. (Marine Sciences)
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2016University of Tromsø & University Centre in Svalbard, Marine and Arctic Geology (Erasmus)
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2015University of Freiburg, Germany, B.Sc. (Geoscience)
Publications
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2022Southern Ocean Phytoplankton Stimulated by Wildfire Emissions and Sustained by Iron Recycling, Geophysical Research Letters
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2022Lithogenic Particle Flux to the Subantarctic Southern Ocean: A Multi‐Tracer Estimate Using Sediment Trap Samples, Global Biogeochemical Cycles
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2021Widespread phytoplankton blooms triggered by 2019–2020 Australian wildfires, Nature
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