Curriculum Vitae - Sofía Amieva Mau

Marine biologist specialised in marine ecology and taxonomy

Born and raised in Spain, 1998
E-mail: mauamievasofia_@hotmail.com
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Current Position

PhD Candidate (2023-2027)
Benthos Ecology Group
Faculty of Bioscience and Aquaculture
Nord University    
E-mail: sofia.a.mau@nord.no

Feb. 2023 – present

PhD in Biosciences and Aquaculture                                       
Nord University, Norway

Faculty of Bioscience and Aquaculture (FBA) 
Supervisory committee:
Prof Henning Reiss, Prof Paul E. Renaud, Dr Marc J. Silberberger

Project title: “Temporal dynamics of mero- and ichthyoplankton: can pelagic larvae of benthic invertebrates buffer climate-driven match-mismatch dynamics?”

PLANNED PUBLICATIONS
Interannual variability in the spring meroplankton community of a sub-Arctic fjord. Amieva Mau S, Silberberger MJ, Tverberg V, Renaud PE, Eiane K, Krogstad M, Reiss H. Unique long-time series dataset on Saltfjord meroplankton community dynamics. SUBMITTED

CONFERENCES
1. Can pelagic larvae of benthic invertebrates buffer climate-driven match-mismatch dynamics?. Amieva Mau S, Silberberger MJ, Renaud PE, Eiane K, Krogstad M, Reiss H. ARCTOS Annual Meeting, Tromsø, Norway, 2023. Poster

2. Spring internnual variability of the meroplankton community in a sub-Arctic fjord. Amieva Mau S, Silberberger MJ, Tverberg V, Renaud PE, Eiane K, Krogstad M, Reiss H. 7th national conference of the Norwegian Ecological Society (OIKOS), Bodø, Norway. 2025. Presentation

3. Are cirripede nauplii a suitable Calanus spp. alternative for young cod larvae (Gadus morhua)?. Amieva Mau S, Renaud PE, Silberberger MJ M, Reiss H. 58th European Marine Biology Symposium (EMBS), Bodæ, Norway. 2025. Poster

Education

Master of Science in Biology 2020 – 2022
University of Hamburg, Germany

Institute for Animal Cell and Systems Biology
Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB)

Supervisory committee:
Prof Ralf Thiel, Dr Victoria Sarrazin, Dr Jesse Theilen

Thesis title: “Feeding ecology and growth of juvenile zander Sander lucioperca (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Elbe and Odra estuaries”

PUBLICATIONS / CONFERENCES
Inter- and Intra-Estuarine Comparison of the Feeding Ecology of Keystone Fish Species in the Elbe and Odra Estuaries (2025). Theilen J, Storz S, Amieva Mau S, Dohr J, Hauten E, Koll R, Moelmann C, Fabrizius A, Thiel R. Fishes 10(4). https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10040161

Audience‘s Choice Research Poster Award – Amieva Mau et al., 2022. „Feeding ecology and growth of juvenile zander Sander lucioperca (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Elbe and Odra estuaries“. German Ichthyological Society Conference. Vienna, 2022. Poster

Bachelor of Science in Biology 2017 – 2021
University of Hamburg

Institute for Animal Cell and Systems Biology
Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB)

Supervisory committee:
Dr Danilo Harms, Prof Mark S. Harvey

Thesis title: “Morphological description of four  new species of the genera Ideoblothrus and Ideobisium (Pseudoscorpiones: Syarinidae) from Ecuador”

PUBLICATION
New syarinid pseudoscorpions from Ecuador (Pseudoscorpiones, Syarinidae: Ideobisium and Ideoblothrus) (2022). Amieva Mau S, Harvey MS, Harms D. European Journal of Taxonomy 821(1), 102-149. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.821.1801

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Lecturer in …

  1. “Marine Research Methods at Sea (BIO2004)” from 2023 - present
    Lectures on plankton taxonomy and practical teaching of B. Sc and M. Sc students with a focus on zooplankton sampling methods, identification, and data analysis.
    Practical component on the Research Vessel PRS. INGRID ALEXANDRA.

  2. “Scientific Methods (BI224F-1 24V)“ from 2023 - present
    Assist in the practical component of the course, where students have to develop a research question and study design with zooplankton as their study organis

  3. “Sustainability, climate, and ethics (BIO1008)” from 2025 - present
    Creating, conceptualising, planning, and lecturing the course at Bachelor's level. The course aims to give students a broad overview on the concepts of sustainability and ethics, and how our changing climate affects these topics

    OTHER
    1. Faculty Seminars organiser (2023-2024)
     Scheduling, organising, and hosting faculty seminars with internal and external speakers
    2. Supervision of Master students Vilde Benjaminsen Olsen, Valerio Paloni
    3. PhD Representative and Research Board member (2025-2026)

RESEARCH CRUISES

1.   3-Day cruise in Vestfjord (April 2023): Zooplankton sampling. RV Prinsesse Ingrid Alexandra (PIA)

2.   6-Day cruise in Vestfjord (April 2024): Zooplankton and fish larvae sampling. RV PIA

3.   5-Day cruise from Bergen-Bodø (June 2025): Zooplankton sampling within the frame of the SEA-EU Oceanographic Campaign in the Norwegian Sea. RV OCEANOGRAF

4.  10-Day cruise in Spitsbergen and the Arctic Ocean. Benthos, plankton, and pelagic sampling in the frame of the PhD Course “AB-820 Arctic Marine Zooplankton” (UNIS, Svalbard). RV Helmer Hanssen

SKILLS and TECHNIQUES

Software: RStudio, OceanDataView (ODV), Inkscape
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

Maintaining and growing rotifer cultures
Rearing of cod larvae with different types of live feed

Taxonomic identification using morphological characteristics and AI-based software (Ecotaxa)
Metabarcoding of zooplankton samples and fish larvae gut content
DNA and RNA extraction

SCUBA Diver - PADI Advanced Open Water Diver with Dry Suit Specialty
Drivers license, long-distance runner

Languages: Spanish (native C1), English (TOEFL C1), German (C1), Norwegian (A1)