Abiel Kidane

Abiel Kidane is a Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in the Department of Biogeochemistry. His work focuses on trace metal availability and its regulation of microbial community composition and functionality in aquatic environments, bridging geochemistry, microbiology, and global elemental cycles.

• Email: akidane@mpi-bremen.de
• Phone: +49 421 2028-6050
• Room: 3200, Celsiusstr. 1, Bremen, Germany

Research Interests include:

• Trace metal cycling in marine and freshwater environments
• Single-cell microbial metabolism under varying metal availability
• Biogeochemical interactions in anoxic and oxic habitats
• Carbon and nitrogen cycling mediated by microorganisms
• Geochemical constraints on microbial community dynamics

Publication Trends reveal expertise in:

• Stable isotope analysis for tracking microbial processes
• Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) applications
• Thaumarchaeota nitrification mechanisms
• Sulfide deposit formation and microbial signatures
• Diamond carbon source tracing

Conference Participation includes presentations at:

• EGU Conference (2015, Vienna, Austria)
• Geo-Analysis (2015, Leoben, Austria)
• Goldschmidt Conference (2015, Prague, Czech Republic)
• SGA Conference (2015, Nancy, France)
• German Mineralogical Association Meeting (2014, Jena, Germany)