Personal details
Kaja Bałazy kaja@iopan.plDepartment of Marine EcologyInstitute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences Powstańcow Warszawy 55 81-712 Sopot, Poland +48 58 7311696 |
Education
- 2020- Research internship, The Norwegian College of Fishery Science, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromso
- 2019- Adjunct, IO PAN, Sopot
- 2014-2019 PhD sudent in Interdisciplinary Polar Studies, Centre for Polar Studies KNOW (Leading National Research Centre), IO PAN. PhD (with honours), Thesis: "The phenology of key Calanus species in the context of food demand of plantivorous little auk (Alle alle)
- 2013-2015 Postgraduate studies in Valorisation and protection of natural areas, University of Gdansk
- 2012-2014 M.Sc. in Biology, Faculty of Animals Ecology, University of Gdansk. M.Sc. thesis: "The variability of haematological parameters in Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) residing in the Tricity beaches area".
- 2009-2012 B.Sc. in Biology, University of Gdansk, Poland
Scientific interest
- Ecology of Arctic zooplankton and seabirds
- Phenology
- Behavioral ecology
Professional experience
- 2016-2016 PERMANOVA+ course, Auckland, New Zeland
- 2016-2016 AREX summer cruise R/V Oceania, Hornsund, Spitsbergen
- 2016-2016 STATISTICA training course, StatSoft, Krakow, Poland
- 2015-2015 Big Black Box Workshop: Marine ecological processes during the polar night UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromso, Norway
- 2015-2015 Interdisciplinary Polar Studies in Svalbard (IPSiS) Meeting – Field Workshop in Longyearbyen Area, University Centre in Svalbard & Centre for Polar Studies, Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen
- 2015-2015 AREX summer cruise R/V Oceania, Hornsund, Spitsbergen
- 2015-2015 MOSJ cruise R/V Lance, Kongsfjorden, Spitsbergen
Grants and awards
- 2021-2025 - "When colour matters –key Arctic zooplakton species as a source of carotenoids for seabirds during breeding period" (ORANGE)National Science Centre Poland (2021/41/B/NZ8/03830) (project leader)
- 2018-2021 - "Separation of two sibling Calanus species in little auks’ diet using molecular techniques" The Iwanowska Programme, Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (PPN/IWA/2018/1/00080/U/0001) (project leader)
- 2016-2020 - Influence of relationship between protists and zooplankton on Svalbard planktivorous birds population (SEAPOPII) (3605/SEAPOP/2016/2). Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education (project investigator)
- 2016-2017 - Isfjorden Marine Observatory Svalbard (IMOS) (3550/Norway/2016/2) (project investigator)
- 2016 - Travel Grant Award for the ASLO 2016 Summer Meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Selected presentations
- Wichorowski M., Błachowiak-Samołyk K., Boehnke R., Ostaszewska K., Trudnowska E.
Development of neural network for estimation of feeding fields quality
oral presentation SciDataCon, 1970, Denver, Colorado, USA - Ostaszewska K., Trudnowska E., Wichorowski M., Błachowiak-Samołyk K.
How do the hydrographic conditions determine zooplankton size
oral presentation ASLO 2016 Summer Meeting, 1970, SantaFe, New Mexico, USA - Ostaszewska K., Trudnowska E., Wichorowski M., Błachowiak-Samołyk K.
Inter-annual variability in abundance and distribution of various zooplankton size fractions in Spitsbergen waters at the Polar Front during five summer seasons
poster presentation ICES/PICES 6th Zooplankton Production Symposium, 1970, Bergen, Norway - Ostaszewska K., Boehnke R., Trudnowska E., Falk-Petersen S., Wichorowski M., Hop H., Błachowiak Samołyk K.
Estimation of the quality of foraging grounds for planktivorous little auk on West Spitsbergen
poster presentation 2nd World Seabird Conference , 1970, Cape Town, South Africa - Ostaszewska K., Trudnowska E., Wichorowski M., Błachowiak-Samołyk K.
Interannual distribution of various zooplankton size fractions vs. front position along West Spitsbergen Shelf during five summer seasons (2010-2014)
oral presentation Interdisciplinary Polar Studies in Svalbard (IPSiS) Meeting, Scientific Conference & Field Workshop, 1970, Longyearbyen & Hornsund, Svalbard
Publications