The ocean is an essential resource in achieving climate neutrality. This PhD project aims at developing fundamental knowledge behind the design and 3D printing of artificial reefs (AR): human-made underwater structures built to boost marine biodiversity and, in turn, tackle the climate crisis. This project takes an interdisciplinary design-based approach to assess AR's cumulative energy demand, biodiversity enhancement, and global warming potential throughout their life cycle, providing decision-makers with the tools needed to critically evaluate such interventions' success.
Applicant team
- PhD main supervisor: Roberto Naboni - Associate Professor, CREATE Group Leader, SDU Civil and Architectural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. ron@iti.sdu.dk
- PhD co-supervisor: Karl Michael Attard - Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Danish Institute for Advanced Study, Nordcee, Faculty of Natural Sciences. karl.attard@biology.sdu.dk
- Cintia Organo Quintana - Associate Professor, Department of Biology, SDU Climate Cluster, Faculty of Natural Sciences. cintia@biology.sdu.dk