Participants Synoptic Arctic Survey 2021
Chief Scientist
Pauline Snoeijs Leijonmalm
Professor of Marine Ecology, Stockholm University, Sweden
Chief Scientist for the expedition. PI for work packages Mesopelagic fish and Microbial metabolism. Co-PI for work package Phytoplankton.
Coordinator
Maria Samuelsson
Expedition Coordinator, Swedish Polar Research Secretariat.
Captain
Mattias Petersson
Captain, icebreaker Oden
Principal Investigators, PI's
Hanna Farnelid
Linnaeus University, Sweden
PI for work package Picophytoplankton. Co-PI for work package Phytoplankton.
Pauline Snoeijs Leijonmalm
Professor of Marine Ecology, Stockholm University, Sweden
Chief Scientist for the expedition. PI for work packages Mesopelagic fish and Microbial metabolism. Co-PI for work package Phytoplankton.
Adam Ulfsbo
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
PI for work package Carbon and tracer chemistry.
Johan Wikner
Umeå University, Sweden
PI for work package Arctic prokaryotes.
Birthe Zäncker
The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
PI for work package Microbial interactions.
Damian Arévalo-Martínez, shore-based
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Germany
PI for work package Trace gases cycling.
Helen Coxall, shore-based
Stockholm University, Sweden
PI for work package Planktonic foraminifera.
Céline Heuzé, shore-based
Gothenburg University, Sweden
PI for work package Deep water hydrography.
Karin Holmfeldt, shore-based
Linnaeus University, Sweden
PI for work package Polar viruses.
Samuel Hylander, shore-based
Linnaeus University, Sweden
PI for work package Zooplankton.
Christian Stranne, shore-based
Stockholm University, Sweden
PI for work package Mid-water acoustics.
Toste Tanhua, shore-based
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Germany
PI for work package Ventilation and anthropogenic carbon.
Michael Tjernström, shore-based
Stockholm University, Sweden
PI for work package Arctic climate Across Scales.
Brett Thornton, shore-based
Stockholm University, Sweden
PI for work package Trace gas biogeochemistry.
Researchers
Dennis Amnebrink
Linnaeus University, Sweden
Work package: Arctic prokaryotes
Yannis Arck
Heidelberg University, Germany
Work package: Ventilation and anthropogenic carbon
Clare Bird
University of Stirling, United Kindom
Work package: Planktonic foraminifera
Kimberley Bird
The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Work package: Microbial interactions
Caroline Bringensparr
Stockholm University, Sweden
Work package: Mid-water acoustics
Ian Brown
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, United Kindom
Work package: Trace gas biogeochemistry
Carlos Castro
Stockholm University, Sweden
Work package: Mid-water acoustics
Julek Chawarski
Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Work package: Mesopelagic fish
Hauke Flores
Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany
Work package: Mesopelagic fish
Lennart Gerke
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Germany
Work package: Ventilation and anthropogenic carbon
Nicole Hildebrandt
Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany
Work package: Mesopelagic fish
Lina Holthusen
University of Kiel, Germany
Work package: Trace gases cycling
Salar Karam
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Work package: Deep water hydrography
Christien Laber
Linnaeus University, Sweden
Work package: Picophytoplankton
Prune Leroy
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Work package: Microbial metabolism
Anna Lunde Hermansson
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Work package: Carbon and tracer chemistry
Frank Menger
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Work packages: Mesopelagic fish, Microbial metabolism
Claudia Morys
Stockholm University, Sweden
Work package: Microbial metabolism
Julia Muchowski
Stockholm University, Sweden
Work package: Mid-water acoustics
Sonja Murto
Stockholm University, Sweden
Work package: Arctic climate Across Scales
Alexandra Padilla
University of New Hampshire, USA
Work package: Mid-water acoustics
Clara Pérez Martínez
Linnaeus University, Sweden
Work package: Microbial metabolism
John Prytherch
Stockholm University, Sweden
Work package: Arctic climate Across Scales
Janina Rahlff
Linnaeus University, Sweden
Work package: Polar Viruses
Amanda Nylund
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Work package: Carbon and tracer chemistry
Serdar Sakinan
Wageningen Marine Research, the Netherlands
Work package: Mesopelagic fish
Marcus Sundbom
Stockholm University, Sweden
Work package: Carbon and tracer chemistry
Emma Svahn
Linnaeus University, Sweden
Work package leader: Zooplankton
Baldvin Thorvaldsson
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Work package: Mesopelagic fish
Javier Vargas Calle
Uppsala University, Sweden
Work packages: Mesopelagic fish, Microbial metabolism
Ashish Verma
Umeå University, Sweden
Work package: Arctic prokaryotes
Flor Vermassen
Stockholm University, Sweden
Work package: Planktonic foraminifera
Lisa Winberg von Friesen
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Work package: Phytoplankton
Teacher program
Anna Stiby
Teacher, Nacka gymnasium, Sweden
Swedish Polar Research Secretariat
Sara Johansson
Meteorologist
Per Lundgren
Meteorologist
Per Arnell
Doctor
Johan Kullberg
Nurse
Ted Juliussen
Helicopter pilot
Mats Persson
Helicopter technician
Joachim Gyllestad
Technician
Hans-Jørgen Hansen
Technician
Sven Lidström
Technician
Niklas Vestin
Technician
Anton Sandström
IT technician
Daniel Rönn
IT technician
Josef Nilsen
IT technician
Ship Crew
Icebreaker Oden is owned by the Swedish Maritime Administration. Through a long-term cooperation agreement, the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat uses Oden for polar expeditions in the summer. The crew of the icebreaker is manned by the company Viking Supply.