Madeleine van Oppen is a Dutch ecological geneticist researching at the University of Melbourne. She has been an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow since 2018.[1][2]

Madeleine Josephine Henriette van Oppen
NationalityDutch
Alma materUniversity of Groningen
OccupationEcological geneticist
Known forCoral reef genetics

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]

References edit

  1. ^ Council, Australian Research (2018-08-02). "2018 Laureate Profile: Professor Madeleine van Oppen". www.arc.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  2. ^ "Madeleine JH van Oppen". scholar.google.com.au. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  3. ^ "Prof Madeleine van Oppen | AIMS". www.aims.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  4. ^ "Coral bleaching: Scientists 'find way to make coral more heat-resistant'". BBC News. 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  5. ^ a b "Protecting our future: Looking to coral symbionts for clues". Oceanographic. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  6. ^ 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.
  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.
  8. ^ "Dorothy Hill Medal". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  9. ^ "Madeleine van Oppen". The Conversation. Retrieved 2021-05-17.