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Academic Staff

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Bjarni Kristófer Kristjánsson
Professor
Department Head
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Camille Leblanc
Assistant Professor
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​David Benhaim
Associate Professor
benhaim(at)holar.is
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Einar Svavarsson
Assistant Professor
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​Skúli Skúlason
Professor
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Helgi Thorarensen
Professor
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Stefán Óli Steingrímsson
Professor
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Ólafur I. Sigurgeirsson
Assistant Professor
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Technical Staff

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Kári H. Árnason

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Rakel Þorbjörnsdóttir

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rath(at)mail.holar.is
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Guðmundur Björnsson

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​Christian Beuvard

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Stephen Price

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Postdoctoral Researchers





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​Name: Jake Goodall  

From: Australia 
 
​Study: Postdoctoral, University of Iceland and Hólar University 
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​Project: Evolution and regulation of color polymorphism in the subtidal gastropod, Buccinum undatum
Name: Joe Phillips

From: United States

Study: Postdoctoral, Hólar University, Ewag/ETH-Zurich (Switzerland), and University of Wisconsin-Madison (United States)

Project: Ecological and evolutionary dynamics of threespine sticklebacks in Lake Myvatn
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Name: Kasha Strickland

From: United Kingdom

Study: Postdoctoral, Hólar University, Eawag/ETH-Zurich (Switzerland) and University of Iceland

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Project: ECO-EVO-DEVO dynamics of biodiversity - Mývatn threespine stickleback as a model
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GRADUATE STUDENTS


Masters students

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Name: Amber Monroe
 
From: United States of America
 
Study: MSc in Aquatic Biology, Hólar University
 
Project: The effects of rearing environment on the growth and metabolic rate of lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus).
 
Advisor: Helgi Thorarensen
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Name: Ben Andrews
 
From: Canada 
 
Study: MSc in Aquatic Biology, Hólar University in collaboration with the University of New Brunswick
 
Project: "Comparison of Diel Activity and Growth in Three Species of Stream-Dwelling Salmonids'"
 
Advisor: Stefán Óli Steingrímsson


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Name: Joris Philip 
 
From: France
 
Study: MSc in Aquatic Biology, Hólar University 
 
Project: 
"Evolution of personality traits in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) sympatric morphs"
 
Advisor: David Benhaïm

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Name: Krystal Mannion
 
From: United States of America
 
Study: MSc in Aquatic Biology, Hólar University 
 
Project: "Diel activity in Arctic charr: Phenotypic and ecological determinants". Specifically, my thesis focuses the role of intraspecific competition (i.e. food availability), and individual differences in behavior, on diel activity and foraging patterns of juvenile Arctic charr. 
 
Advisor:  Stefán Óli Steingrímsson
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Name: Leanne Alicia Morris Bennett
 
From: District-Spanish Town, St Catherine,
           Jamaica


Study:  Aquatic Biology, M.S

Project: Investigating a specific area of the marine aquatic environment of Bowden Bay Saint Thomas Jamaica for indigenous microalgae ideal for feeding Mangrove Oyster Crassostrea Rhizophorae spat under hatchery conditions.
 
Advisor: David Benhaim
Name: Michael Galloway
 
From: United States of America
 
Study: MSc in Aquatic Biology, Hólar University 
 
Project: "Diel activity in Arctic charr: Phenotypic and ecological determinants". Specifically, my Masters thesis will focus on metabolic rates as a "predictor" of diel activity; linking metabolic rate (and scope) to daily activity of arctic charr in a semi-natural, stream environment. 
 
Advisor: Stefán Óli Steingrímsson

Doctoral students


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Name: Alessandra Schnider

From: Switzerland
 
​Study:  PhD, University of Iceland
 and Hólar University 


​Project: ECO-EVO-DEVO dynamics of biodiversity - Mývatn threespine stickleback as a model

Advisors: Bjarni Kristófer Kristjánsson at Hólar University and Zophonías Jónsson at University of Iceland
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Name: Bethany Smith 

From: United Kingdom 
 
​Study: Postdoctoral, Hólar University and University of Glasgow

​Project: Evolution and phenotypic plasticity in gene expression in Icelandic geothermal sticklebacks(Gasterosteus aculeatus)
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Name: Christian Beuvard

From: France

Study: PhD student from the University of Iceland; staff member working in the Aquaculture and Fish Biology Lab

​Project: "The effect of different parameters (oxygen, CO2 and temperature) on growth and metabolism in Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus". 

Advisor: Helgi Thorarensen
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Name: Dan Govoni

From: United States of America

Study:  PhD , University of Iceland
 and Hólar University
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Project: Surface and subsurface community and food web dynamics across a thermal gradient in Icelandic streams.
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Advisor: Bjarni K. Kristjánsson
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Name: Marion Dellinger

From: France

Study: PhD, University of Iceland
 and Hólar University


Project: The evolution of spatial cognition in the Arctic charr (CharrCO).
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Advisor: David Benhaïm
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Name: Rosanne Beukeboom

From: The Netherlands

Study: PhD, University of Iceland

​Project:  The correlation between personality and movement in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus)
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Advisor: David Benhaïm

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Name: Safina Musa

From: Kenya 

Study: PhD 


Project: Effects of feeding rates and fertilazation on water quality dynamics, growth and economic performance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). 


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Advisor: Helgi Thorarensen
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Name: Sigurður Árnason

From: Iceland

Study: PhD, University of Iceland
 and Hólar University


Project: Studying the fine scale ecological drivers of phenotypic diversity in populations of Small Benthic Arctic Charr from spring fed streams, ponds, caves, and hydroelectric reservoirs throught the volcanically active zone of Iceland.
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Advisor: Bjarni K. Kristjánsson


Former Graduate Students ​


PhD
2020 - Hildur Magnúsdóttir, University of Iceland 
2020 - Agnes-Katharina Kreiling, University of Iceland 
2019 – Samantha Victoria Beck, University of Iceland
2017 - Godfrey K. Kubiriza, University of Iceland
2016 - Nicolas Larranaga, University of Iceland 
2014 – Antone Millet, University of Iceland

Markos Tsinganis (2016, co-advisor) 


​M.Sc. 
2019 - Eva Dögg Jóhannesdóttir. Hólar University
2018  - Marlene Kundruhn, University of Cologne Germany
2018 - Doriane Combot, Hólar University
2017 - Marie Birault
2016 - Coralie Delarue, Hólar University
2015 - Jónína Herdís Ólafsdóttir, Hólar University
2015 - Jóhann Garðar Þorbjörnsson, Hólar University
2014 - Amy Fingerle, Hólar University 
2013 - Filipe A.M. De Figueired, Hólar University
2013 - Romain Theysset
2013 - Sarah J. Kennedy, Hólar University
​2012 - Soizic NLM Le Deuff, Hólar University

2012 - Tamara Diethelm, ETH, Switzerland
2011 - Mathew Stephen Seymour, Hólar University
2011 - Daniel P. Govoni, Hólar University
2010 - Andrea Koopmans, ETH, Switzerland
2010 - Mike Senn, University of Zurich
2009 - Guðmundur S. Gunnarsson
2008 - Tyler D. Tunney 

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    • MARBIO
  • Research +
    • Biodiversity lab >
      • ECO-EVO-DEVO
      • Evolution of cognition: A study of sympatric morphs of Arctic charr
      • Microevolutionary processes in small populations
      • The importance of egg size for phenotypic variations and divergence in wild populations
    • Aquaculture lab >
      • Egg quality and growth in selected Arctic charr
      • Enhanced Soy Protein for Salmonid Aquafeeds
      • Breeding program
    • Research policy >
      • Research Policy of the Department of Aquaculture & Fish Biology >
        • Appendix 1 - Focus of Research
        • Appendix 2 - Storage and access to databases
        • Appendix 3 - Storage and registration of samples
  • Publications
  • Facilities+
    • Verið research station
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