Monika Bright is a Professor at the University of Vienna, Austria, and is appointed Vice Head of the Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology at the Faculty of Life Sciences. Monika received her Ph.D. in zoology and paleontology at the University of Vienna in 1992 and her habilitation in marine biology and zoology in 2001. Her research interests cover the ecology of marine animal communities and microbial–eukaryote mutualism. She and the members of her lab currently focus on testing theoretical evolutionary models with various experimental approaches. Monika visited the volcano 9°50’ N on the East Pacific Rise numerous times during the past 30 years but this will be the first time with Falkor(too). She is committed to advancing science communication during this cruise to engage children in marine science in several languages. Monika will be the Chief Scientist during this expedition.
Cruises:
- Microbial Mysteries: Linking Microbial Communities and Environmental Drivers (2019)
- Ecosystem Dynamics of Hydrothermal Vent Communities (2016)
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