Zoofysiologi

Ph.d. - studerende Tlf.: +299-361250 E-mail: malene.simon@remove-this.biology.au.dk Adresse: Grønland Greenland Institute of Natural Resources P. O. box 570, Kivioq 2, 3900 Nuuk Danmark ###tt_content:5944###

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Curriculum Vitae

Born:   18 ^th September 1973

Nationality: Danish

Place of residence: Greenland

Based: Greenland Institute of Natural Resources

Education:

B.Sc. (2001) University of Copenhagen.

M.Sc. (2004) University of Copenhagen & University of Southern Denmark. Sounds produced by foraging killer whales ( Orcinus orca ) .

PhD. (Start May 2006). University of Aarhus.

Working experience:

2005-2007: Project researcher at the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources.

• Coordinating the Greenlandic parts of the Trans-North Atlantic Sighting Survey (T-NASS)
• Plane and ship based surveys of Greenlandic marine mammals
• Satellite tagging of fin- and humpback whales (as well as obtaining biopsies and photo-ID pictures)
• International meetings

2003-2005:   Assoc. researcher, Sea Watch Found. Wales. Dr. P. Evans, Peter.Evans@Zoo.ox.ac.uk

• Acoustic monitoring of harbour porpoises and bottlenose dolphins in Cardigan Bay, Wales, using T-PODs. In cooperation with the Countryside Council for Wales.
• Line-transect surveys and broad band sound recordings of wild bottlenose dolphin and common dolphin echolocation signals with a four-element hydrophone array
• Assistant Coordinator of the National Whale and Dolphin Watch 2004
• Fieldwork assistant in distance sampling surveys and photo identification on bottlenose dolphins, harbour porpoises and grey seals. 

2002:   Working in the exhibition at The University of Copenhagen, ZoologicalMuseum.

2002:   June-August. Research assistant and tracker for Ocean Futures and the Free Willy-Keiko Foundation, Iceland. This work included satellite and radio tracking, photo-ID, sound recordings and behavioural observations.

2001:   Species identification of the cephalopod contents in porpoise stomachs. P. Berggren, University of Stockholm.

2000-02:   Assistant for Ole Tendal, Zoological museum of Copenhagen. Work consisted of maintaining the marine invertebrate collection, preparing slides for microscopic species determination and creating a literature database.

2000-02:  Aquarium of Øresund, Helsingør, Denmark.

Co-supervisor MSc projects:

Reyes Zamudio, M. M. (2005). TPOD detection and acoustic behaviour of bottlenose dolphins in Cardigan Bay SAC: a comparison between visual and TPOD surveys. University of Wales, Bangor, UK.

Eskesen, I. (2006).Comparison of long-finned pilot whale ( Globicephala melas ) and Norwegian killer whale ( Orcinus orca ) echolocation clicks. University of Southern Denmark, Odense.

Bates, H. (2007).  Diurnal movements, habitat use and site fidelity of Icelandic Killer whales ( Orcinus orca ). University of Exeter, UK.

Boye, T. (2007). Habitat use by humpback whales in Nuuk Fjord, Greenland. University of Aarhus, Denmark.

Fieldwork:

Malene Juul Simon is inspected by af Killer Whale. Photo by Fernando Ugarte

Bioacoustic studies of: Bottlenose dolphins  (Israel 1998, Wales 2005) Sperm whales (Norway 2000) Killer whales (Norway 2000 + 2001, Iceland 2002) White beaked dolphins  (Iceland 2001) Spider monkeys  (Mexico 2002) Common dolphins  (Wales 2004) Porpoise (Wales 2005) Baleen whales  (Greenland 2005-2007)

Dissections of and/or extractions of biological samples from:

Harbour porpoises, sperm whales, northern bottlenose whales, narwhal and beluga.

Sighting surveys:

Wales (Cardigan Bay, Celtic Deep, Hebrides) 2004-2005 (Target sp. Bottlenose, Common, Risso’s dolphins and harbour porpoise)

East and West Greenland Ship survey September 2005 (Target sp. Fin, Minke and Humpback whale)

West Greenland Plane survey March-April 2006 (Target sp. Narwhal, Beluga and Bowhead whale)

National coordinator for T-NASS, Greenland.

Telemetry:

Tracking VHF and Satellite tagged killer whales in Lofoten, Norway 2000.

Tracking VHF and Satellite tagged killer whale off Vestmannaeyar, Iceland 2002

Satellite tagging humpback and fin whales in Disko Bay, West Greenland 2005

Reviewer for the following scientific journals:

• Bioacoustics
• Aquatic Mammals

 

Received Stipends and Awards:

• The Oticon Foundations PhD stipend. 2006
• The Oticon Foundation’s stipend for students of science to achieve a M.Sc. degree. 2002
• Student award for the best oral presentation. ECS 19th. Annual conference, La Rochelle, 2005

Other certificates and interests:

Certified C-mas diving instructor and diving leader. Educated divers in the club for sports divers, Aquarius, Copenhagen, 1998-2001.

Powerboat certificate, level II. Royal Yachting Association, Britain.

VHF certificate, Greenlandic Tele and radio authorities. (2007)