Ef þú mundir spyrja Kolbein hvað knýr hann áfram sem vísindamann, þá mundi hann svara forvitni og lögunin til að kanna. Þessi tvö orð fléttast í gegnum allt sem hann gerir – allt frá áhuga hans á sjávarlífinu til ástríðu hans á list, tónlist og náttúru. Kolbeinn stundar meistaranám við Háskóla Íslands, þar sem hann […]
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If you ask Kolbeinn what drives him as a scientist, he’ll tell you it’s curiosity and exploration. Those two words weave through everything he does — from his fascination with marine life to his love of art, music, and nature. Currently pursuing his master’s studies at the University of Iceland, Kolbeinn is diving into the
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Hello, my name is Guðbjörg and I’m a new member of Ice Fish Research. I was born and raised in Iceland. Currently I’m working on my PhD in Biology at the University of Iceland where I research diversity in Arctic charr. Wait, doesn’t everyone love natural science? I was never going to be a
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Today´s spotlight we want to shine on Marina de la Cámara as she is defending her PhD this coming Friday (17.01.2025). A big congratulatory hug from us, you are going to do wonderful! Growing up Marina had a bit of an identity crisis as a kid. She wanted to be a musician, a writer
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Today we are putting Dr. Marion Dellinger in the spotlight as she is defending her PhD ! Congratulations Marion! A New Life Accomplishment On November 29th, Marion will defend her PhD thesis titled “Eco-evolutionary processes in personality and spatial cognition of Arctic charr morphs (Salvelinus alpinus)”. She studies fish behaviour (more particularly their personality
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Today we are putting Dr. Sammi Lai in the spotlight as she recently defended her PhD and we couldn’t be more proud! You might remember her from the publication feature in June. We covered her paper on the food availability of salmons in Icelandic rivers. End of an era On Friday the 30th of
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Hi there, I am Alessandra, originally from Switzerland. I never planned to move to Iceland or to work with fish. In fact, although I always loved to learn about nature, it took me a while to find my way to study Biology. My start in the world of Biology At 23 I started my
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Hi everyone, my name is Michelle and I am from Canada. As a little girl, I wanted to grow up to be a Marine Biologist. The idea started when I learned how to swim at a family cottage in Northern Ontario and wanted to keep getting back into the water to snorkel and look at
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Hello everyone, my name is Lieke, I’m 29 years old and I was born and raised in The Netherlands. Currently, I am a PhD student working on the Arctic charr (bleikja) in Thingvallavatn. Read further to get to know more about me! Moving to Iceland While I was not always sure I wanted to be
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Hi, my name is Theresa, and I am 31 years old. I grew up in Germany but right now I am living in Iceland where I am finishing up my PhD on European flounder (Flundra) in the next few months. Moving to Iceland Iceland was not at all on my radar when I was
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