Madeleine van Oppen
Madeleine Josephine Henriette van Oppen | |
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| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | University of Groningen |
| Occupation | Ecological geneticist |
| Known for | Coral reef genetics |
Madeleine van Oppen FAA is a Dutch ecological geneticist researching at the University of Melbourne. She has been an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow since 2018.[1][2]
She obtained her MsC in 1990 and completed her PhD cum laude on the molecular biogeography of seaweeds at the University of Groningen in 1995.[3][4]
Van Oppen began to study corals in 1997 and coral-associated microorganisms in 2000. She is an expert in reef genetics and in questions regarding coral bleaching and reef restorations.[5][6][7]
In 2005, she was awarded the Dorothy Hill Medal.[8]
Since 2015, she has been a professor at the School of BioSciences at the University of Melbourne, and she leads the Australian Institute of Marine Science.[5][9]
She was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2024.[10]
References
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- ^ Council, Australian Research (2018-08-02). "2018 Laureate Profile: Professor Madeleine van Oppen". www.arc.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ "Madeleine JH van Oppen". scholar.google.com.au. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ "Prof Madeleine van Oppen | AIMS". www.aims.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ "Coral bleaching: Scientists 'find way to make coral more heat-resistant'". BBC News. 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ a b "Protecting our future: Looking to coral symbionts for clues". Oceanographic. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ Allison B. Kaufman; Meredith J. Bashaw; Terry L. Maple (3 January 2019). Scientific Foundations of Zoos and Aquariums: Their Role in Conservation and Research. Cambridge University Press. pp. 128–. ISBN 978-1-108-18778-7.
- ^ Madeleine J. H. van Oppen; Janice M. Lough (5 July 2018). Coral Bleaching: Patterns, Processes, Causes and Consequences. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-75393-5.
- ^ "Dorothy Hill Medal". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ "Madeleine van Oppen". The Conversation. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ "Academy announces 2024 Fellows for outstanding contributions to science". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
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