nova Experts (re-)introduced: Dr. rer. nat. Anke Schwarzenberger

Dr. Anke Schwarzenberger is a B2B communication manager in nova’s communication and dissemination team since 2023. Anke has broad expertise in conference and workshop organisation, scientific writing and scripting of scientific short films. Because of her experience in proposal writing and presentation, Anke also supports nova’s acquisition team and the Renewable Carbon Initiative, for which she conducts the interview series. She currently manages communication and dissemination in numerous Horizon Europe projects, e.g. 3-CO, BioReCer, PEFerence, PYSOLO and WaterProof. She is also part of the organisation team and the advisory board of the Renewable Materials Conference.

Background and expertise

Anke is a biologist by training and finished her PhD at the University of Cologne in 2010 on the topic of genetic adaptations of Daphnia to cyanotoxins. In the following 12 years she gathered comprehensive experience conducting research at various universities throughout Germany and abroad, where she worked as a scientist in the fields of aquatic ecology, population genetics and ecotoxicology. In between, she supported the work of the Equal Opportunity Office at the University of Konstanz as a gender consultant for joint scientific research projects, where she initiated and organised two editions of the “Women in Aquatic Sciences Networking Event”. In her free time, Anke still is dedicated to publish peer-reviewed articles on effects of light pollution and other anthropogenic stressors on aquatic organisms.