PhD Maria Morell-Grants and Collaborative Research Projects

  • 2024-2027: PIONEER (Effects of underwater noise and chemical PollutIOn on heariNg abilitiEs of cEtaceans in the ARctic). ~300,000 euros. Financing: UBA (ref. FKZ 3724187020). Principal Investigator
  • 2025-2026: Inner ear analysis of pilot whales mass stranded in Scotland in 2023-2024. 10,000 Euro. Financing: University of Glasgow. Principal investigator
  • 2024: Inner ear of marine turtles and marine mammals using phase-contrast imaging (ref. I-20231372). Financing: DESY (German Electron-Synchrotron). Principal Investigator
  • 2023: Inner ear of marine mammals using phase-contrast imaging (ref. I-20230230). Financing: DESY (German Electron-Synchrotron). Principal Investigator.
  • 2023-2025: DIAPHONIA (DIagnostic framework to Assess and Predict tHe impact Of underwater NoIse on mArine species). ~400,000 euros. Financing: JPI Oceans. Principal Investigator.
  • 2022-2023: Investigation of contaminant exposure and hearing damage of harbor porpoises found in 2022 from the Schleswig-Holstein North Sea and Baltic Sea. 58,000 euros. Financing: MEKUN. Principal Investigator
  • 2022: Prediction of the cochlear frequency maps of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). 20,000 euros. Financing: ASCOBANS (Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas). Principal Investigator
  • 2022-2024: The return of the Eurasian otter to Schleswig-Holstein- studies on the ecology as well as on the potential for conflict with fisheries management and species protection. ~750,000 euros. Financing: MELUND (Ministry for Energy Transition, Agriculture, Environment, Nature and Digitalization of the State of Schleswig-Holstein, Alemania). Collaborator
  • 2021-2023: Continuation of the pilot study to investigate the health status of otters (Lutra lutra) in Schleswig-Holstein. Website 199,400 euros. Financing: MELUND (Reference: V 5011-2900/201). Participant with supervising role.
  • 2021: Conducting dietary analyses of otters from Lower Saxony. 30,000 euros. Financing: BfG (Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany). Participant with supervising role
  • 2021-2022: Investigation of pollutant exposure and hearing loss of harbor porpoises from the Schleswig-Holstein North and Baltic Seas. 58,000 €. Financing: MELUND (ZB-50-21-1051000-4121.5). Principal Investigator
  • 2021-2023: SATURN (Solutions AT Underwater Radiated Noise). Financing: European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme (grant agreement No 101006443). 955,230 euros (total of 8.9 million). Beneficial co-recipient, task leader and part of the core writing team
  • 2020: Investigations of harbor porpoises from the Baltic Sea for possible effects of blasting. Financing: BfN (Federal Agency for Nature Conservation). Participant
  • 2020-2021: Pilot study to investigate the health status of otters (Lutra lutra) in Schleswig-Holstein. 77,600 euros. Financing: MELUND (Reference AZ: V 5011-063.09-1853/2019). Participant with supervising role.
  • 2017-2019: Cetacean Inner Ear project, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Post-doctoral Fellowship. 185,076 euros. Financing: European Commission (751284-H2020-MSCA-IF-2016). Principal Investigator
  • 2013-2018: Integrative Biomechanics of Marine Organisms: Locomotor Systems Dynamics. CAD 1.4 million. Financing: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC RGPIN 312039-13). Beneficial co-recipient
  • 2011-2015: Arctic Climate Change, Economy and Society (ACCESS) OCEAN.2010-1. Financing: European Commission. Beneficial co-recipient
  • 2009-2012: SILENV, Ships oriented Innovative soLutions to Eliminate Noise and Vibrations. Financing: European Commission 234182/FP7-SST-2008-RTD-1. Beneficial co-recipient
  • 2009-2012: NEPTUNE Canada, Data from the Deep – Judgements from the Crowds - CANARIE Project NEP-67. Financing: NEPTUNE Canada, University of Victoria, BC. Collaborator
  • 2008-2009: LIDO, Listening to the Deep-Ocean Sounds and Environment. Financing: European Commission, Contract ESONET, EC FP6. Collaborator
  • 2008: Acoustic Map of the Iberic Peninsula Atlantic coasts. Financing: Obra Social, La Caixa Foundation. Collaborator
  • 2007-2010: ESONET, Network of Excellence. Financing: European Commission, Contract 036851, EC FP6. Collaborator
  • 2007-2009: Passive acoustic gas release for the cetacean bycatch in fisheries. Financing: Education and Science Ministry, PROFIT, Spanish Government (CTI-310100-2007-8). Collaborator
  • 2007-2009: eCREM, Effects and Control of Anthropogenic Noise in Marine Ecosystems. Financing: Environmental Ministry, PROFIT, Spanish Government (083/SGTB/2007/1.4). Beneficial co-recipient
  • 2007: Acoustic Map of the Catalan coast. Financing: Obra Social, La Caixa Foundation. Collaborator
  • 2005-2007: Noise pollution effects on cetaceans. Financing: BBVA Foundation. Beneficial co-recipient