Svenja Halfter, Ph.D.

Zooplankton ecologist & biogeochemist

Science communication

I enjoy presenting my science to a broader audience! For example, I had the chance to give public talks in the past, including a Seaweek Webinar in July 2024, a presentation of the highlights of the 2022/23 fieldwork season in the “Fresh off the ice” series for the New Zealand Antarctic Society in March 2023, or a talk at the Little Creatures Brewery in Fremantle in March 2020 on the International Women’s Day.

During my PhD in Australia, I was involved in the Young Tassie Scientist program. During the National Science Week Australia in July-August every year, I presented my science in an engaging way to over 1000 school kids from Kindergarten to Year 12 in schools all over Tasmania (2018 and 2021 in person, 2020 virtually), created videos about my life and work as marine scientist, and did a radio interview for ABC Hobart. Watch my video here! I also participated in events such as IMAS Open Days, the Australian Antarctic Festival, or the Beaker Street Festival as a “roving scientist”.

I introduced the students to zooplankton, in particular copepods (August 2018).

Teaching

During my time in Australia, I tutored and lectured in the following university courses:

University of Tasmania

  • KSM201 Marine Resource Management and Conservation (Mar-Jun 2021, Feb-Jun 2022)
  • KSM202 Marine and Antarctic ecosystems: (Jul 2018/2019, Aug 2020)
  • KSA715 Southern Ocean zooplankton ecology (May 2019)
  • KSM308 Marine ecology (Feb 2019/2020)

Macquarie University

  • CAPSTAN Voyage 3 (Mar 2020)

My current position does not include any teaching but I am always open to give guest lectures (online or in person). Please contact me!