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RESEARCH INTERESTS I'm interested in the cryosphere -- focusing on microbial ecology and biogeochemistry of the glacial and proglacial ecosystems. • • • I combine fieldwork and laboratory incubation experiments (spiced up with bioinformatics and statistics) to study ecosystem changes forced by deglaciation. • • • HOBBIES & ADDICTIONS Hiking. Packrafting. CrossFit. Curling 🇨🇿 Coffee & craft beers & green tea & the best food. Canicross. Outreach. Knitting. |
PETRA KLÍMOVÁ
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PROJECTS participating in |
• ERC-CZ project (2022–25) New project will investigate the potential of the Greenland Ice Sheet to produce and release methane – CryoEco Microbiological scope -- subglacial meltwater & sediments, incubation experiments, ice drilling & sediment coring.
• GAUK project No. 962119 (2019–21) focus on the experimental part of my PhD project. Using microcosms to simulate the glacial-to-proglacial ecosystem transition. Incubation experiments, 16S rRNA/rDNA, GC-FID, etc. • GAČR project (2018–21) focusing on Microbial methane oxidation beneath glaciers. The project is based primarily on incubation experiments, aiming to quantitatively assess the potential for microbial methane oxidation in subglacial ecosystems. More @CryoEco website • AFG 2017 Fieldwork-based project. Thanks to the Research Council of Norway Arctic Field Grant, I conducted a sailing trip across the Isfjorden (Svalbard) and sampled geologically discern glaciers, including their forefields. Samples were used in the experimental study of the microbial community development during the glacial-to-proglacial ecosystem transition. Project details @CryoEco and RiS. • PhD project (2016–..) Microbial development on the glacial-proglacial ecosystem transition. |
INTERNSHIPS
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04/2023 Short stay at SoWa Stable Isotope Facility in České Budějovice, Czechia.
03/2023 Short stay at University in Tromsø, Norway. 11/2016 Short stay at University of Bristol, UK, laboratory of Dr Jemma L Wadham. 09/2014–01/2015 Erasmus+ stay at University of Antwerpen (Belgium). Biology, Ocean & Lakes MSc study program. 2014–2015 Study internship at the Algology laboratory of the National Botanic Garden of Belgium. |
FIELDWORKS
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My experience include logistics, problem solving, glacier touring, safety assessment, radio & satellite communication, helicopter riding & slinging, remote camping etc. I'm experienced in aseptic and ultraclean sampling of liquids and solids in the field, filtering, extracting of gas from water, algae collection, and continuous river monitoring.
07-08/2023 MARCH4G ERC-CZ project - hot-water drilling to the base of Isunnguata Sermia glacier (W Greenland), testing of drilling setup and equipment for sampling of subglacial sediments through the ~1000 m deep hole in the ice. Camping on ice > 20 days. Stuff experienced during 22/23 fieldwork season -- meltwater & sediment sampling, filtering, gas measurements (MGGA), moving & carrying heavy load over glacier ice, logistics, radio communication, preparation of loads for slinging, decision making, managing, etc. 07-08/2022 MARCH4G ERC-CZ project sampling campaign, as a continuation of the previous year. Glaciers visited this year were in a proximity of Nuuk, Narsarsuaq, and Kangerlussuaq cities. 2022 fieldwork is done – CryoEco.eu 08-09/2021 MARCH4G ERC-CZ project sampling campaign led by M. Stibal. Collecting samples of meltwater targeting subglacial outflows - filtering & preserving. Helping with collection and measuring of CH4 and CO2 gases. Additional sampling of basal ice sediments at Issunguata Sermia glacier terminus (Greenland). Hiking with heavy load, camp-based field research and more. 2021 fieldwork is done – CryoEco.eu 07/2021 GRISMEME GAČR project sampling campaign led by J. Žárský. Collecting samples of cryoconite over the ablation zone of west Greenland Ice Sheet. Multiple days hiking on glacier surface and helicopter taxi. 07/2019 Sampling of Greenland Ice Sheet meltwater and subglacial sediments for incubation lab experiments targeting anaerobic oxidation of methane (GAČR project, 2018–21). 2019 fieldwork is done CryoEco.eu 06-07/2018 'WhatTheFlux' project led by J. Hawkings (University of Bristol). Few weeks of field camping next to the Leverett Glacier outlet (Greenland). Sampling of meltwater, filtering and preserving of samples for later analyses of biogeochemistry and CH4/CO2 content. Continuous measurements of river pH, temp., cond., and discharge rates. Sampling of freshly exposed subglacial sediments too! More @ 2018 fieldwork is done CryoEco.eu 09/2017 Sampling of sediments from basal ice at Leverett Glacier. Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. 08/2017 Arctic Field Grant No.10645 Glacial sediment and meltwater sampling at Sefstrombreen, Nansenbreen, Foxfona, Longyearbreen, and Aldegondabreen (Svalbard, Norway). 08/2016 GAČR project Icelandic sampling campaign focusing on surging glaciers. Sediment and meltwater sampling. 08/2014 Polar Ecology Field Course (Svalbard, Norway), organized by Centre for Polar Ecology (Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia). Main interest: 'Diatom communities of cryoconite holes & polar lakes in Petuniabucta.' |
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Land terminating glacier close to Nuuk, Greenland.
Point of interest is the small stream, which is supersaturated in methane gas, and overlying basal ice with beautiful sediment layers.
initiatives |
Student Confident Initiative (founding member, est. 01/2022) -- Supporting initiative at Department of Ecology (Faculty of Science, Charles Uni) intended for students seeking for help. More information at Student Confident — Přírodovědecká fakulta UK (cuni.cz) available also in Czech.
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outreach |
Invited guest -- Hydrobiology seminar (Palacky Uni, Olomouc), Talk About Ice (at Fotograf Gallery), Studio6 (Czech TV), 'Melting in Progress' short talk (at SciTalks, Parallel Polis (ENG, CZE)).
Popularisation of science articles -- in PopularScience [CS WEB] |
MANUSCRIPT
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Journal of Glaciology. Geophysical Research Letters. Microbial Ecology. Phytotaxa. Environmental Science & Technology Letters.
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