Curriculum Vitae
Personal
Middelburg, Jack J.
The Netherlands Institute of Ecology
Korringaweg 7
4401 NT Yerseke, The Netherlands
Date of Birth 06/05/1963
Nationality Dutch
Education
1984 Candidate degree, University of Groningen
1987 Doctorate degree, Utrecht University
1990 Ph.D. degree, Utrecht University
Professional appointments
2009 - Geochemistry Chair in Utrecht from September 1, 2009
2009- Scientific Director of Darwin Center for Biogeology
2005-2009 Professor Biogeochemistry at Utrecht University, The Netherlands
2002- 2005 Associate professor at Utrecht University, The Netherlands
2001-present Visiting professor at University of Gent, Belgium
2006-present Head of Department Ecosystems at Netherlands Institute of Ecology
01/1996-2006 Senior Scientist at Netherlands Institute of Ecology
05/1992-01/1996 Scientist at Netherlands Institute of Ecology
03/1991-04/1992 Military Service
11/1990-03/1991 Post-Doc: Technical University of Delft
12/1987-10/1990 Ph.D. Associate; Netherlands Organisation of Scientific Research
02/1987-11/1987 Research Associate; Utrecht University
09/1985-12/1985 Research Assistent; Utrecht University
Recognition
2002 PIONIER Award from Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research
2008 Elected to Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW)
2008 EUR-OCEANS 2008 Roland Wollast Award for contribution to Oceanography
Teaching
2001-present Annual course on biogeochemical cycles at University of Gent
2002-present Annual course on biogeochemical cycles at Utrecht University
2003-2005 Oceanography course at Wageningen University
Editorial
Expertise
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I have a very wide scientific interest; it may perhaps be problematic for my efficiency: so be it.
- from inorganic geochemistry via biogeochemistry to ecology
- from elemental-cycles oriented to organisms-oriented studies
- from weathering of rocks to deep-sea pore-waters
- from laboratory studies and field observations to numerical modelling
- and through the use of reductionistic as well as holistic and explorative approaches.
Three major themes can be recognised however:
- Early diagenesis and sedimentary biogeochemistry. My initial work on early diagenesis aimed to improve knowledge on authigenic mineral formation, in particular pyrite and dolomite and the consequences for the sedimentary record including the preservation of paleoceanographic proxies and iron-sulphur-carbon systematics. Together with my colleagues (Karline Soetaert, Peter Herman, Filip Meysman and associates), I then started to develop and improve numerical model of early diagenesis with special attention to data assimilation, sensitivity analysis and coupling of these models to water column and plant growth models. Interested? For more information on those models: see peronal pages Soetaert and Meysman
- Estuarine and coastal biogeochemistry. My work on the biogeochemistry of estuarine and coastal systems has focused on the benthic compartment of estuarine metabolism, the role of tidal freshwater marshes, and the role of macrophytes in carbon and nutrient cycles. Stable isotopes at natural abundance as well as a deliberate tracer in in situ experiments, are used to tracer carbon and nitrogen flow among various ecosystem compartments and through food webs.
- Organic matter degradation. My third long-term interest concerns the degradation and transformation of organic matter. Initial interest was on improving the modelling of organic matter degradation kinetics and led to the development of the continuum model. Later work was aimed to link organic matter degradation kinetics to compositional changes and to food availability to heterotrophic organisms
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Selected Publications
Publications in 2009
1. Van den Meersche K, Van Rijswijk P, Soetaert K, Middelburg JJ (2009) Autochthonous and allochthonous contributions to mesozooplankton diet in a tidal river and estuary: Integrating carbon isotope and fatty acid constraints Limnol. Ocean. 54: 62-74.
2. Gribsholt, B., Veuger B., Tramper A., Middelburg JJ, Boschker HTS (2009) Long-term 15N-nitrogen retention in tidal freshwater marsh sediment: Elucidating the microbial contribution.Limnol. Ocean. 54: 13-22
3. Rossi, F., Vos M., Middelburg JJ (2009) Species identity, diversity and microbial carbon flow in reassembling macrobenthic communities. Oikos 118: 503-512.
4. De Laender F, Van Oevelen D, Middelburg JJ, Soetaert K. (2009) Incorporating ecological data and associated uncertainty in bioaccumulation modelling: methodology development and case study Env. Sci. Tech. 43:2620-2626.
5. Van Gaever S, Moodley L, Pasotti F, Houtekamer M, Middelburg JJ, Danovaro R, and A. Vanreusel (2009) Trophic specialisation of metazoan meiofauna at the Håkon Mosby Mud Volcano: fatty acid biomarker isotope evidence. Marine Biology 156: 1289-1296.
6. Woulds, C., Andersson, J. H., Cowie, G. L., Middelburg, J. J., and Levin, L., A. (2008) 13C tracer studies on the short-term fate of organic carbon in marine sediments: comparing the Pakistan margin to other regions. Deep-Sea Res. II 56:393-402
7. Vandewiele S, Cowie G, Soetaert K., Middelburg JJ (2008) Amino acid biogeochemistry and organic matter degradation state accross the Pakistan Margin Oxygen minimum zone. Deep-Sea Res. II 56:376-392
8. Soetaert K. and J.J. Middelburg (2009) Modeling eutrophication and oligotrophication of shallow-water marine systems: the importance of sediments under stratified and well mixed conditions. Hydrobiologia 629:239-254
9. van Nugteren P, Herman PMJ, Moodley L, Middelburg JJ, Vos M, Heip CHR (2009) Spatial distribution of detrital resources determines the outcome of competition between bacteria and a facultative detritivorous worm. Limnol. Ocean 54:1413-1419
10. Middelburg JJ and Levin LA. (2009) Sediment Biogeochemistry and coastal hypoxia. Biogeosciences, 6:1273-1293.
11. Hofmann, A., Meysman, F., Soetaert, K., and Middelburg, JJ..: Factors governing the pH in a heterotrophic, turbid, tidal estuary, Biogeosciences 6:1539-1561.
12. Bahlmann E, Bernasconi, SM; Bouillon S, Houtekamer M, Korntheuer M, Langenberg F, Mayr C, Metzke M, Middelburg JJ, Nagel B, Struck U, Voß M, Emeis KC (2009) Performance evaluation of nitrogen isotope ratio determination in marine sediments: An inter-laboratory comparison. Organic Geochemistry (in press).
13. Levin LA, Ekau W, Gooday A, Jorrisen F, Middelburg JJ, Naqvi W, Neira C, Rabalais N, Zhang J. (2009) Effects of Natural and Human-Induced Hypoxia on Coastal Benthos Biogeosciences (in press)
14. Gooday A, Jorrisen F, Levin LA, Middelburg JJ, Naqvi W, Rabalais N, Scranton M., Zhang J. (2009) Historical records of coastal eutrophication-induced hypoxia. Biogeosciences (in press)
15. van Nugteren P, Moodley, L, Brummer, G.J., Heip, C.H.R., Herman P.M.J., Middelburg J.J. (2009) Seafloor ecosystem functioning: the importance of organic matter priming. Marine Biology (in press)
Links
PIONIER project
http://www.nioo.knaw.nl/content/pionier
Sediment Biogeochemistry and Benthic Ecology: Two sides of the Carbon Processing Story
Utrecht University, Department of Geochemistry
http://www.geo.uu.nl/research/geochemistry/
Limnology and Oceanography
http://www.aslo.org/lo/index.html
Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta
http://gca.wustl.edu/
BIOGEOSCIENCES
http://www.biogeosciences.net
IMBER
http://www.jhu.edu/~scor/IMBER.htm
A SCOR-IGBP programme on Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research
Darwin Center for Biogeology
http://www.darwincentrum.nl/
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