Karen Helen Wiltshire

Karen Helen Wiltshire
Born	1962 (age 62–63) Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Alma mater	University of Hamburg Trinity College Dublin
Scientific career
Fields	Environmental science
Institutions	University of Bremen

Karen Helen Wiltshire (born 1962) is an Irish environmental scientist. She is professor for shelf-ecosystems and was one of the vice directors of Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). ^[1]

Born in Dublin, Wiltshire studied at Trinity College Dublin and graduated with a master's degree in environmental science. She received her Ph.D. and habilitation (2001) in hydrobiology at the University of Hamburg. She worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the GKSS Geesthacht  [ de ], the University of St. Andrews, Scotland and was appointed Professor of Geosciences at Jacobs University in 2006. ^[2]

Wiltshire supports Scientists for Future in Germany and took part in a statement at the Bundespressekonferenz in March 2019. ^[3]

Publications

• The fractionation of phosphorus in sediments of the river Elbe under anaerobic conditions, 1988
• Experimental procedures for the fractionation of phosphorus in sediments with emphasis on anaerobic techniques, 1992
• The influence of microphytobenthos on oxygen and nutrient fluxes between eulittoral sediments and associated water phases in the Elbe estuary, 1992

References

1. "Leitung" [Management]. AWI.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2015-07-06.
2. "Prof. Dr. Karen Helen Wiltshire". AWI.de (in German).
3. ""Scientists for Future" zu den Protesten für mehr Klimaschutz – BPK vom 12. März 2019" ["Scientists for Future" on the protests for more climate protection – BPK from March 12, 2019]. Jung & Naiv (in German). 2019-03-12.