Samuel Ignatius Pereira
Position
Postdoctoral fellow
Affiliation
Research groups
- Geochemistry and Geobiology
- Centre for Early Sapiens Behaviour (SapienCE)
- Centre for Deep Sea Research
Short info
My research also involves working with organic geochemical biomarkers to better understand early homo sapiens evolution
Research
My research aims at understanding fluid-microbe interactions. I'm interested in the formation of organic molecules as a result of pyrolysis of microbial biomass (Archaeal and Bacterial) under various hydrothermal conditions using the Dickson-type flexible-cell high temperature-pressure reactors.
My work also includes understanding the formation and interactions of various organic compounds and nutrients in natural hydrothermal systems and their role on microbial metabolism.
I am also interested in understanding the effects of fluid-rock interactions, magma degassing, sub-surface cooling and mixing of seawater on hydrothermal fluids using fluid geochemistry and thermodynamic modelling. I'm based at the and the .
Expeditions:
2012 GS22 鈻 R/V GO Sars/ROV 脝gir 鈻篈rctic Mid-Oceanic ridge
2021 鈻 R/V Kronprins Haakon/ROV Aurora(REV Ocean) 鈻篏akkel Ridge: Aurora vent field
2019 GS19 鈻 R/V GO Sars/ROV 脝gir 鈻篈rctic Mid-Oceanic ridge: 73掳N Vent Site
2019 鈻 R/V Polarstern/ROV Quest 4000m 鈻 East Scotia ridge and South Sandwich island arc
2018 鈻 R/V Meteor/MeBo-70 鈻 Gulf of Cadiz
Curriculum Vitae
- 08/2020-2023: PhD Research Fellow, University of Bergen.
- 10/2017-01/2020: MSc Marine Geosciences, University of Bremen, Germany. Thesis: Geochemical investigations of hydrothermal fluids from the South Sandiwch island arc, Southern Ocean.
- 07/2014-07/2017: BSc Geology, St Xavier's College, University of Mumbai, India.
Outreach
- 2021
Expedition HACON21
Article in Aftenposten () about NFR project HyPOD.
- 2020
Expedition PS119 () blog post in Google Arts and Culture
Publications
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
[4] Pereira, S.I., B. Emilsson, E.P. Reeves (2025) Trace analysis of volatile fatty acids in marine waters using modern high鈥恜ressure ion chromatography. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods. DOI:
[3] Ramirez-Llodra, E., C. Argentino, M. Baker, A. Boetius, C. Costa, H. Dahle, E.M. Denny, P.-A. Dessandier, M.H. Eilertsen, B. Ferre, C.R. German, K. Hand, A. Hil谩rio, L. Hislop, J.W. Jamieson, D. Kalnitchenko, A. Mall, G. Panieri, A. Purser, S.P. Ramalho, E.P. Reeves, L. Rolley, S.I. Pereira, P.A. Ribeiro, M.F. Sert, I.H. Steen, M. Stetzler, R. Stokke, L. Victorero, F. Vulcano, S. V氓genes, K.A. Waghorn, S. Buenz (2023) Hot vents beneath an icy ocean: The Aurora Vent Field, Gakkel Ridge, revealed. Oceanography, 36. DOI:
[2] K眉rzinger, V., Bach, W., Diehl, A., Pereira, S.I., Strauss, H. and Bohrmann, G., (2022). Sulfur formation associated with coexisting sulfide minerals in the Kemp Caldera hydrothermal system, Scotia Sea. Chemical Geology, p.120927. DOI:
[1] Pereira, S.I., Diehl, A., McDermott, J.M., Pape, T., Klose, L., Strauss, H., Bohrmann, G. and Bach, W (2022). Geochemistry of hydrothermal fluids from the E2-segment of the East Scotia Ridge: Magmatic input, reaction zone processes, fluid mixing regimes and bioenergetic landscapes. Frontiers in Marine Science. DOI:
Projects
#Past *Present
HACON (FRINATEK)#
(PI/NIVA-REV OCEAN)
HyPOD (FRINATEK)#
(PI/黑料吃瓜资源), (黑料吃瓜资源), (Uni. Bremen), (ICBM/MPI)
Sandwich Venting II (BMBF/ DFG)#
(Uni Bremen), (Uni Bremen), (Uni Bremen)