GreenHAB: Polarregionen im Wandel 1: GreenHAB – Risiken der durch den Klimawandel verursachten schädlichen Algenblüte in grönländischen Gewässern; Vorhaben: Molekulare Untersuchung der Zusammensetzung von Phytoplanktongemeinschaften (Laufzeit: 01.09.2023 – 31.12.2026 Förderkennzeichen: 03F0945C)
TempDNA: Programme for the promotion of excellent early career researchers (University Duisburg-Essen) – Vergleich der Effektivität von Metabarcoding-Markern von Diatomeen in temporären Flüssen/ Comparative effectiveness of diatom metabarcoding markers in temporary rivers.
Start 2022 – 2022 
PRIMA INWAT Participation at this project for the diatom community analysis, campaigns 2021 – 2023. Collaboration with the Aquatic Ecology Research Group (UDE)
Start 2021
CRC 1439 – RESIST – Multilevel response to stressor increase and release in stream ecosystems. Collaboration with the Phycology research group and all the collaborating groups (University Duisburg-Essen + )
Start 2021 
Picture courtesy of Peter Rolauffs
CHALLENGE – Human pressures and natural hazards: Challanges for the Antarctic marine benthos. Collaboration with Conxita’s lab (University of Barcelona).
Start 2020 – 2023 
Picture courtesy of Rafael Martín Martín
Benthic freshwater diatoms from karstic temporary streams.
Start 2020 –
Epiphytic diatoms of Antarctic islands (South Shetland Islands).
Start 2019 – 2020
Benthic freshwater diatoms from IRES Mediterranean streams in the Iberian Peninsula. Collaboration with FEHM research group (University of Barcelona).
Start 2017 –
Benthic freshwater diatoms from the Llobregat river – comparing diatom communities in oligotrophic, eutrophic and polyhaline habitats.
Start 2016 – 2018
Benthic freshwater diatoms from the Ebro River basin. Studying changes in diatom composition, functional traits and morphology of diatoms in the river catchment from 2002 – 2013.
Start 2013 – 2018