Position: Associate Professor in Biogeochemistry
Institute for Biology, Aarhus University
Nationality: Danish
Highest degree: Dr. rer. nat., University of Bremen 2003
Homepage: https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/hans.roy%40bio.au.dk
Orcid: 0000-0002-6477-3091
Positions and education
2016- Associate Professor, Department for Biology, Aarhus University, Denmark.
2007-2016 Scientist, Center for Geomicrobiology, Bioscience, Aarhus University, Denmark.
2005-2007 Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Germany.
2003-2005 Postdoc, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Germany.
2003: Dr. rer nat. from University of Bremen, Earth Sciences, Bremen, Germany.
1999 - 2002 PhD fellow at The Danish Research Academy / Max Planck, Bremen, Germany.
SCIENTIFIC FOCUS AREAS
Microbial metabolic activity in aquatic sediment and biogeochemistry. Prokaryotic ecophysiology. The coupled cycles of carbon, nitrogen, iron, manganese, and sulfur. Arctic biogeochemistry. The deep biosphere. Oil-microbe interactions. Self-healing cementitious materials. The ecology of spore-forming bacteria, and their applications in biotechnology. General oceanography.
FUNDED PROJECTS
2023-2024 PI DHRTC project SEABASS (EUR 250k)
2022-2024 PI AUFF NOVA project “A hidden C02 sink” (EUR 35k, resp. from 2024)
2021-2025 Co-PI FNU project “Seabed methane cycling…” (EUR 831k, resp. from 2024)
2022-2023 PI DHRTC project SEEP-Ecology (EUR 270k)
2018-2020 PI Au science & technology synergy project (EUR 67k)
2017-2020 PI DHRT project “Reservoir Souring” (EUR 447k).
2016-2023 Co-PI DHRT project “Self-Healing Cement” (EUR 903k).
2013 PI DONG project “Microbial Prospecting for Oil and Gas” (EUR 168k).
2013 Co-PI DONG project “Microbial Prospecting for Oil and Gas” (EUR 103k).
PhD students
Rita Dunker, University of Bremen 2010; Irene H. Tarpgaard, Aarhus University 2013; Paulina Tamez-Hidalgo, Aarhus University 2014; Marion Jaussi, Aarhus University 2017. Søren Dollerrup Nielsen, Aarhus University 2019. Caroline Sholze, Aarhus University 2019.
Post docs
Antje Gittel, Søren Dollerup Nielsen, Alberto Scoma, Florian Steinicker, Rishmita Mukherjee, Lorena Selak.
Major research curises (marked cruises as chief scientist)
North Atlantic, Arni Fridriksson, 2022 & 2024. Bornholm Basin, RV Aurora, 2022. NW Greenland, Lauge Koch, 2019. NE Greenland, RV Dana, 2017. Bornholm Basin, RV Aurora, 2016. Skagerrak, RV Aurora, 2014. Eastern Atlantic, RV Dana, 2014. West Greenland, RV Sanna, 2013. North Atlantic, RV Dana, 2012. Western Pacific off Japan, DV Chikyu, 2012. Equtorial Pacific from Costa Rica to Hawaii, RV Knorr, 2009. Guaymas Basin, RV Atlantis, 2009. Mid Atlantic Ridge, RV MS Merian, 2006. Arctic North Atlantic. RV L’Atalante, 2005.
Bioliometry (ISI-listed)
Total number of peer-reviewed publications: 87
Number of first authorships: 7
Number of corresponding authorships: 10
Number of last authorships: 11
number of citations: 3,898
H-index: 38
