Friederike Hoffmann

Friederike Hoffmann is a Senior Adviser and Research Coordinator at the Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen, affiliated with the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research. Her roles include research management, EU proposal evaluation, and training for early-career scientists. She holds expertise in Marine Biogeochemistry, Microbial Ecology, and Functional Microbiology, focusing on sponge-microbe interactions, carbon cycling, and environmental impacts of CO2 storage.

• Education: Not explicitly listed, but extensive publications suggest advanced training in marine biology and geosciences.

Research interests span cold-water corals, deep-sea sponge ecosystems, and the role of microorganisms in biogeochemical processes. She leads workshops on proposal writing and project management, emphasizing international collaboration (e.g., CARBOCHANGE EU project). Her work integrates microbial ecology with environmental monitoring, particularly in CO2 leakage scenarios and ballast water treatment strategies.

Publications highlight contributions to understanding nitrogen cycling in sponges, coral reef microbiology, and carbon cycle dynamics. She actively participates in conferences and contributes to policy-relevant projects like CARBOCHANGE and MICROMONITOR.

• Grants/Funding: Involved in EU FP7 projects (CARBOCHANGE) and Norwegian Research Council grants.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with the Bjerknes Centre, SFF Center for Geobiology, and international partners in microbial ecology and climate research.