Staff
Grace Kotnik


Grace Kotnik
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@cluttereawag.ch |
Phone: | +41 58 765 6679 |
Fax: | +41 58 765 5802 |
Address: | Eawag
Überlandstrasse 133 8600 Dübendorf |
Office: | BU G06 |
Research Group
Focalpoints
eDNA, meta-community ecology, biodiversity, spatial-temporal dynamics, river systems, food webs