Gerald M. Schneeweiss
University staff (permanent), group leader
E-mail: gerald.schneeweiss (at) univie.ac.at
Phone: +43 1 4277 54062
Research interests: Evolution — including (in no particular order) phylogeny, biogeography and phylogeography, diversification and speciation, polyploidy and genomics — as well as systematics and taxonomy of varied angiosperm groups.
Michael Kiehn
University staff (permanent), head of the Core Facility Botanical Garden
E-mail: michael.kiehn (at) univie.ac.at
Phone: +43 1 4277 54198
Research interests: Karyology, morphology, systematics, and evolution of sympetalous dicotyledons (e.g. Rubiaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Gesneriaceae) – Radiation, adaptation and speciation in plants on islands – History and developmental strategies of Botanical Gardens – Protection and "ex situ" conservation of rare and endangered plants – Didactics of botany
Markus Hofbauer
Project staff
E-mail: markus.hofbauer (at) univie.ac.at
Phone: +43 1 4277 54073
Research interests: Phytogeography and floristics of Central Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean (with special interest in macrophytes) and development of corresponding databases – taxonomy, chemodiversity, chemosystematics
Michaela Sonnleitner
Project staff
E-mail: michaela.sonnleitner (at) univie.ac.at
Phone: +43 1 4277 54063
Research interests: Evolution including polyploid speciation, crossing barriers, phylogeny – Ecology of alpine habitats – Biodiversity research including DNA barcoding
Jalil Noroozi
Project staff (PI)
E-mail: jalil.noroozi (at) univie.ac.at
Phone: +43 1 4277 54061
Research interests: Ecology of alpine habitats – Biogeography and evolution of alpine plants – Alpine plant communities in Iran and the Caucasus region – Alpine plant diversity and climate change – Land use impacts and conservation biology in alpine environments
Johannes Braunisch
PhD student, university staff (prae doc)
E-mail: johannes.braunisch (at) univie.ac.at
Phone: +43 1 4277 54064
Research interests: Biogeography (especially distribution boundaries, endemism and range sizes) – Dispersal and the lack thereof, establishment and survival of species in new habitats – Interactions of plants with their biotic and abiotic environment (as well as species interactions in general) – Genetic and spatial population structure – Alpine ecology.
Thesis project: What determines distribution limits of range-restricted species in high-mountain habitats?
Dennis Larsson
PhD student, project staff
E-mail: dennis.larsson (at) univie.ac.at
Phone: +43 1 4277 54064
Research interests: Plant systematics, especially the phylogeny of groups that have experience rapid speciation through adaptive radiation, polyploidy and/or hybridization. Currently working on resolving the phylogeny of Phyteuma by using genomic data, as a means to understand the evolution of alpine flora.
Thesis project: Evolution in(to) alpine habitats: the case study of Phyteuma (Campanulaceae)
Clemens Pachschwöll
PhD student
E-mail: clemens.pachschwoell (at) univie.ac.at
Phone: +43 1 4277 54062
Research interests: Plant phylogeny, taxonomy and evolution (Doronicum, Phyteuma, Saussurea) - DNA barcoding of alien species (Eragrostis, Panicum, Chenopodium, Amaranthus) - Flora of the Alps, the Carpathians, the Bohemian Massif, the Pannonian Basin and the Balkan Peninsular - plant nomenclature
Thesis project: Detecting ‘invaders in disguise’ – DNA barcoding of taxonomically challenging, cryptic invasive plant species in Austria
Martin Rose
PhD student
Thesis project: Impact of trade restrictions on species survival
Anna Moretti
MSc student
Thesis topic: Phylogeny and evolution of Euphorbia caesia in Austria
Tetiana Pachschwöll
MSc student
Thesis topic: Evolution and taxonomy of Carpathian Saussurea (Asteraceae)
Susanne Hrinkov
MSc student
Thesis topic: Elisabeth Tschermak-Woess: Wissenschaftliche Leistung und biografische Daten
Veronika Rohn
MSc student
Thesis topic: A review of international trade of selected South American medicinal plants