GFZ German research centre for geo sciences

Dr. Michael Thayne

Scientist
Dr. Michael Thayne
Building A 70, Room 305 (Büro)
Telegrafenberg
14473 Potsdam

Research Interests:

  • Environmental processes and dynamics driving methane fluxes from Arctic ecosystems 
  • Lake-atmosphere interactions
  • Extreme disturbance ecology
  • Resilience of ecosystems

Career:

  • since June 2023 Research Scientist, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam,
  • 2017-2023 Doctoral Researcher, IGB Leibniz Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany
  • 2015-2017 Researcher, Point Blue Conservation Science, California, United States
  • 2009-2015 Field Technician (Botany and Fisheries Biology), United States Forest Service and Utah Department of Natural Resources, Utah, United States

Education:

  • Bachelor of Science, Utah Valley University, United States
  • Master of Resource Management, University of Akureyri, Iceland
  • Doctorate of Natural Science, Free University Berlin, Germany

Projects:

Home | mantel-itn.com - Marie  Sklodowska-Curie European Joint Doctorate Innovative Training Network - Extreme Storm Effects on Lakes

Project MOMENT - Permafrost research of methane budget : Universität Hamburg (uni-hamburg.de) - Project MOMENT will close important gaps in the understanding of the methane cycle in northern latitudes using innovative laboratory studies and multi-scale methane flux observations on Disko Island, Greenland.

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