Susana Agustí Requena

Biography

Professor Agusti is a biological oceanographer. Her research focuses on the ecology of photosynthetic plankton and the metabolic balance of the oceans. She has conducted research in the Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Southern Ocean. Now she is also studying the Red Sea.

Her present goals focus on evaluating the impact of global change in the oceans. She aims to test the vulnerability of planktonic communities to warming, as well as to other stressors associated with global change such as increased UVB radiation, persistent pollutants and ocean acidification. She also studies other related aspects, such as stressors' joint effects and the adaptation of Red Sea organisms to global change.

Research Interests

● Global Change effects on the oceans with emphasis on the Red Sea

● Thermal capacity of Red Sea organisms

● Phytoplankton sensitivity to oil and persistent pollutants

● Phytoplankton cell mortality and consequences for the oceans carbon cycle

● Impacts of enhanced UVB radiation on marine biota

● Interactive effects of stressors associated to global change

● Adaptation of Red Sea organisms to global change

Selected Publications

Ubiquitous healthy diatoms in the deep sea cofirms deep carbon injection by the biological pump
S. Agusti, J.I. González-Gordillo, D. Vaqué, M. Estrada, M.I. Cerezo, G. Salazar, J.M. Gas...
Nature Communications, 6:7608, (2015)
Metatranscriptomes reveal functional variation in diatom communities from the Antarctic Peninsula
G.A. Pearson, A. Lago-Leston, F. Cánovas, C.J. Cox, F. Verret, S. Lasternas, C.M. Duarte, S. Agustí
The ISME Journal, 9(10):2275-89, (2015)
Strong sensitivity of Red Sea Zooplankton to UV-B Radiation
A.M. Al-Aidaroos, M.M.O. El-Sherbiny, S. Satheesh, G. Mantha, S. Agusti, B. Carreja, C.M. ...
Estuaries and Coasts, 38, 846-853, (2015)
PAHs reduce DNA synthesis and delay cell division in the widespread primary producer Prochlorococcus
M.I. Cerezo, S. Agusti
Environmental Pollution, 196, 147-155, (2015)
Experimental assessment of temperature thresholds for arctic phytoplankton communities.
A. Coello-Camba, S. Agusti, D. Vaqué, J. Holding, J. M. Arrieta, P. Wassmann, C.M. Duarte
Estuaries and Coasts, 38, 873-885, 1DOI 10.1007/s12237-014-9849-7, (2015)

Education

Ph.D., Autonomous University of Madrid, 1989
B.Sc. Autonomous University of Madrid, 1982

Professional Profile

2015-Present: Professor of Marine Science, BESE, Red Sea Research Center, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
2014-2015: Adjunct Professor, University of Trømso, Norway
2011-2015: Professorial Fellow, The UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
2009-present: Research Professor, Spanish National Research Council, Mediterranean Institute of Advanced Studies, Mallorca, Spain
2001-2009: Research Scientist, Spanish National Research Council, Mediterranean Institute of Advanced Studies, Mallorca, Spain
1992-2001: Titular Scientist, Spanish National Research Council, Center for Advanced Studies of Blanes, Catalonia, Spain
1990-1992: Postdoctoral scientist, Center for Advanced Studies of Blanes, Spanish National Research Council, Catalonia, Spain
1989: Postdoctoral scientist, University of Florida, Gainnesville, USA

Scientific and Professional Membership

American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)

Awards

NATO- Scientific Affairs Division. Early Career award. Cell and Particle Analysis in Oceanography, Italy, 1990
Postdoctoral Fellowship, I+D Catalan Government, Spain, 1990-1992
Woman of today, Research Project Award, Group IFA, Spain, 1996

KAUST Affiliations

Red Sea Research Center (RSRC)

Research Interests Keywords

Marine ecology Phytoplankton Marine pollution Global changes Environmental stresses Carbon sinking UV-A, UV-B radiation