Ingo Miller
Ingo Miller
Research assistant
employed since Jan 2021 as Research Assistant
Project: Ecotoxicological experiments exposing corals of different life stages to UV filters and related lipophilic and hydrophilic compounds in acute and chronic assays in order to compose representative protocols as a basis for internationally recognised standardised tests which are currently lacking for corals. Furthermore, I’m working on the implementation of analytical methods for the determination and quantification of UV filters in seawater samples in order to verify exposure concentrations from toxicity tests.
Research Interests:
Shark ecology, spatial ecology of sharks and teleosts, coral reef ecology, coral settlement, ecotoxicology
CV:
Education:
2017 – 2020: Master of Science in Marine Environmental Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg: Ecotoxicological tests of UV filters and related compounds on scleractinian corals of different life stages on Guam, USA
2019: Semester abroad at James Cook University Townsville, Australia; Courses taken: Life history and Evolution of reef corals; Ecology and Evolution of Reef Fishes; Marine Biogeography
2014 – 2017: Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management, Justus Liebig University Giessen: Uptake of low density polyethylene (LD-PE) microplastics in stony corals and effects in marine ecosystems
Research Projects:
2020: Research Project at Environmental Biochemistry ICBM-Terramare: Quantification of UV filters in seawater samples from ecotoxicological experiments using UPLC-MS
08/2019 – 11/2019: Master thesis project at University of Guam Marine Laboratory, Guam, USA: Ecotoxicological tests of UV filters and related compounds on scleractinian corals of different life stages on Guam, USA
2018 – 2019: External Research Project at James Cook University Cairns, Australia and Biopixel Ocean Foundation: Tracking sharks at the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
2016: Work placement at the Department of Environment and Nature Conservation of the City of Wetzlar: Assessing and mapping ecological state of local creek for implementation of management strategies as per EU water framework directive (EU-WRRL)
Qualifications:
- Coral Ecology: Experimental work with juvenile and adult scleractinian corals as well as coral larvae; cultivation of juvenile and adult corals; coral settlement and recruitment; chemical exposure stress experimental design; reef restoration; exposure of adult corals to microplastics
- Environmental Chemistry: Determination of UV filters and other lipophilic compounds using UPLC-MS; liquid-liquid extractions; determination and quantification of polycyclic hydrocarbons (PAH) in microplastics and seawater; Soxhlet extractions
- Shark Ecology: Field work experience in catching and fitting coastal sharks with satellite and acoustic tags for passive tracking; tracking data analysis using R, home range behaviour, migration; fitting rays with acoustic tags for passive tracking
- Data analysis: R; QGIS; ArcGIS; Matlab
- Certified Scientific Diver (KFT & ESD)
- Dive Instructor (PADI)
Conferences & Workshops:
Moeller M., Pawlowski S., Nietzer S., Miller I., Kellermann M., Petersen-Thiery M., Schupp P.J. (2020, online): Systematic Toxicity Tests with Corals of Different Age Classes – First results of Coral Larvae Tests. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Europe 30th Annual Meeting, Dublin, 3—7 May 2020; Poster Presentation
Coral Assisted Evolution Symposium (2019) – Australian Institute for Marine Science (AIMS)
Fundings:
2019: PROMOS research thesis scholarship
2019: Fernweh research project scholarship
2019: University of Oldenburg Mobility Grant
2018: University of Oldenburg Mobility Grant
Languages:
English: fluent
German: native