Biogeochemistry of marine sediments

• Grant number: 11/23911-3
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International
• Start date: April 15, 2012
• End date: May 14, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Oceanography
• Principal Investigator: Paulo Yukio Gomes Sumida
• Grantee: Paulo Yukio Gomes Sumida
• Visiting researcher: Thomas Brunn Valdemarsen
• Visiting researcher institution: University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Denmark
• Host Institution: Instituto Oceanográfico (IO). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The visit is planned to last one month, from ca. 15 April to 15 May 2012. In the first 7 days, a course entitled "Biogeochemistry of marine sediments" will be taught to graduate students of IOUSP. The rest of the period Dr. Thomas Valdemarsen will develop research including the design and conduction of experiments, analysis, data interpretation and planning of future research projects. The objective is that together with Dr. Paulo Sumida, and his scientific staff, the research line of "biogeochemistry of marine sediments" and the collaboration with Danish scientists of Southern Denmark University (SDU) are established at IOUSP. Furthermore, the outcome of the experiments realized during the visit is planned to be published in high raking peer-reviewed journals. (AU)