Staff

Grace Kotnik

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About Me

I have always been fascinated by water, especially rivers, and by questions of change across space and over time. In addition to this, I have a keen interest in methodology and how we do science.

As part of my PhD in the Altermatt Lab, I will investigate riverine spatial-temporal biodiversity using environmental DNA (eDNA) based metabarcoding. Through minimally invasive sampling techniques and rapidly advancing molecular tools, I aim to gain high-resolution temporal data to construct food webs and assess ecosystem state in riverine networks across the blue-green interface.


Curriculum Vitae

2024 - present PhD in Ecology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
2022 - 2024 MSc in Biology- Biodiversity and Systematics, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Spring 2024 Guest MSc Student, Aquatic Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen Netherlands
Spring 2023 Guest MSc Student, Stream Ecology, The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Mendrisio Switzerland
2019 - 2022 BA (Honors) in Environmental Studies with an Emphasis in Science, Franklin University Switzerland, Lugano Switzerland

Address

E-Mail: grace.kotnik@eawag.ch
Phone: +41 58 765 6679
Fax: +41 58 765 5802
Address: Eawag
Überlandstrasse 133
8600 Dübendorf
Office: BU G06

Research Group

Altermatt Lab

Focalpoints

eDNA, meta-community ecology, biodiversity, spatial-temporal dynamics, river systems, food webs