John Fleng Steffensen - Curriculum Vitae

Date of birth:
February 28, 1955

Education
1980: Master of Science, University of Aarhus, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Dept. of Zoophysiology.
1984: PhD/lic. scient., University of Aarhus, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Dept. of Zoophysiology.

Employment:
1980 - 1981: Visiting scientist at The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
1981 - 1984: Research associate (PhD.-student) at University of Aarhus, Dept. of Zoophysiology.
1984 - 1985: NATO Postdoc at University of British Columbia, Dept. Of Zoology, Vancouver, Canada.
1986 - 1988: Research associate at University of Aarhus, Dept. of Zoophysiology.,
1988 - 1989: Marine Biologist/Ecotoxicologist at the National Environmental Research Lab. Marine Unit, Ministry of Environment.
1989 - 1993: Assistant professor at the Marine Biological Laboratory, University of Copenhagen.
1993 - 2009: Associate professor (lektor) at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Univ. of Copenhagen.
2009 - 2014: Professor mso at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Univ. of Copenhagen.
2014 - : Professor at the Marine Biological Section, Univ. of Copenhagen.

Short term appointments:
1994: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, La Jolla, USA. Fulbright visiting professor (3 months).
1997: Sesoko Tropical Biosphere Research Centre, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Visiting Scientist (1 month).
1999: Univ. N.E.Sao Paolo, Rio Claro, Brazil. Visiting scientist, 6 weeks.
2001: National University of Singapore, Singapore. Visiting scientist (1 month).
2002: University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories, WA, USA. Visiting faculty (5 weeks).
2004: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, La Jolla. Visiting faculty USA (3 months).
2005: School of Medical Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Visiting faulty (3 months).
2005: University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories, WA, USA. Visiting faculty (5 weeks).
2007: University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories, WA, USA. Visiting faculty (5 weeks).
2008: Sesoko Tropical Biosphere Research Centre, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Visiting Scientist (1 month).
2009: University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories, WA, USA. Visiting faculty (5 weeks).
2011: University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories, WA, USA. Visiting faculty (5 weeks).
2013: University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories, WA, USA. Visiting faculty (5 weeks).

2015: University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories, WA, USA. Visiting faculty (5 weeks).

2016: Hawaii International University and Hawaii Oceanic Center, HA, Visiting faculty (4 weeks).

2017: University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories, WA, USA. Visiting faculty (5 weeks).

2018: Hawaii International University and Hawaii Oceanic Center, HA, Visiting faculty (4 weeks).

2019: University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories, WA, USA. Visiting faculty (5 weeks).

2023:  University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories, WA, USA. Visiting faculty (5 weeks).

Web Of Science H-Factor = 48
Google Scholar H-Index = 58

Research Gate Factor = 42,5

Member of committees:
Member of the Swedish Research Council FORMAS' Expert Panel on Agricultural Sciences, Animals and Food - Animals and Veterinary Medicine. 2006 -2009.
Member of the Swedish Research Council FORMAS' Expert Panel on Agricultural Sciences, Animals and Food - Sustainable use of Natural Resources. 2009 - 2013.
 

Referee for among others the following:
Journal of Experimental Biology
Canadian Journal of Zoology
Journal of Fish Biology
Aquacultural Engineering
Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, Canada.
The Royal Society - Proceedings, England.
Natural Science Research Council, United Kingdom.
Journal of Sea Research, Netherlands.
Functional Ecology.
National Science Foundation, USA.
National Marine Fisheries, USA.
Marine Biology.
Polar Biology.
Physiological and Biochemical Biology.
Sea Grant, USA.
The Norwegian Research Council.
National Geographic.

Updated August 2023.