PHOTOSYNTHESIS YOU CAN HEAR

The concept for the exhibit was inspired by «Live Photosynthesis Performance» Live photosynthesis Performance by Maaijke Middelbeek and the adaptive feedback system (sound) designed by Paul Gründorfer. The algae used are «chlorella vulgaris».

INVOLVED RESEARCHERS

Dr. Fengzheng Gao is an Established Researcher at ETH Zurich specialising in Microalgae in Human Nutrition and Health. He is working within the Sustainable Food Processing Group and the Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolic Epigenetics at the Department of Health Sciences and Technology. One of the main focuses of his research is using microalgae as a sustainable and affordable source for treating micronutrient deficiencies, for instance iron deficiency.

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We would like to express our sincere thanks to:

• Dr. Fengzheng Gao for the cultivation of the chlorella algae;
• Stewart Bishop and Dr. Reto Wijker from the climate geology research group at the Department of Earth and Planetary Science, ETH Zurich for their input and the set-up of the initial algae tests.