Willem van de Poll

Dr. Willem van de Poll is a Lecturer in the Department of Biology at the Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen. His research focuses on phytoplankton physiology, photobiology, and Antarctic ocean ecosystems. He actively collaborates on projects involving trace metal dynamics, microbial interactions, and climate change impacts in polar regions.

Research interests include understanding energy transfer mechanisms in diatoms, zinc and cadmium isotope systematics, and the role of iron in phytoplankton productivity. He has contributed to studies on the West Antarctic Peninsula and Southern Ocean, exploring how environmental factors like temperature and light influence microbial communities.

He has published extensively on Antarctic and Arctic phytoplankton dynamics, with a focus on physiological adaptations and biogeochemical processes. His work integrates field observations from expeditions like the MAP project in Spitsbergen and datasets from Kongsfjorden studies.