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Microalgal primary producers and their limiting resources
Ly, J.
Publication date 2013
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Ly, J. (2013). Microalgal primary producers and their limiting resources.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The completion of my Ph. D thesis has been a long journey…There were downs as well as ups but I am always learning and hope I will never stop learning.
Many brilliant colleagues and friends had inspired me on my way...
First and foremost, I would like to give my profound gratitude to my supervisor Jacco Kromkamp for guiding me throughout these four years of my PhD. His deep scientific insights and patience helped me at various stages. I am very grateful to him that he gave me the chance to live the life of a young research as a PhD student in the Netherlands.
My sincere gratitude is reserved to Lucas Stal for his constructive suggestions and willingness to correct several times the various drafts of the final version of the PhD manuscript. I enjoyed very much to work with the marine microbiology working group, both past and present, I thank all the MM members (Henk, Eric, Greg, Ina, Tetsuro, Veronique, Tanja, Julia, Christine, Clara, Michele, Anita and many more) for their collegiality and friendship.
I also enjoyed exploring the wonderful Dutch Wadden Sea. Most of the results in this thesis wouldn‘t have been obtained without a close collaboration with the monitoring research program IN PLACE. This project was coordinated by Katja Philippart, I would like to express my gratitude to her not only for her scientific support but also for her kindness. Her useful comments and engagement through the learning process of this thesis help me to broader my perspectives. I would also like to acknowledge the others participants of this project (Thalia, Mark, Magriet, Suhyb, Eelke…) and the nice Navicula crew for helping me understanding my research area. I wish all the best to the two Ph.D partners of the project P-LIM: Lieke, I know you will submit a brillant Ph.D thesis and I also want to thank you for willing to translate my summary and Viola, I really appreciate the time we spent together on Texel.
Furthermore, I would like to thank Joaõ Serôdio and Joaõ Izequiel who had provided all the research facilities at the University of Aveiro during my stay in Portugal. The expertise found on the ecology and physiology of microphytobenthos has always amazed me.
I would like to pay tribute to the many amazing brains and souls who had spent time with me for anything and everything, listened to me when I need an ear. Thanks Diana and Haoxin for accepting to be my paranymphs, Diana, you are a wonder of Nature, you always found and will find nice words to help me seeing the bright sight of everything (little Luna is a very lucky one) and Haoxin, you have been a perfect office mate, many of the best lessons, I learned them by listening to you, I enjoyed very much our discussions, I already miss you a lot! Also, the JAY team, Alessia and Yayu, I miss you incredibly and I know somehow we will find a way to be together again, the caring, unique and supportive Tadao and Zhigang, Rohit I am fortunate to have you as a wise friend. To the smiling faces, warm and friendly hearts, I am forever indebted to all of you: Francesc (my first dearest friend in the Netherlands), Eduardo, Roger, Luciana,
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Sairah, Eva, Dorina, Silvia, Francesco, Lucy, Heiko, Lara, Christina, Quan Xing, Zhenchang, Cheng Hui, Hélène, Marie, Laura, Loran, Kris and many more people…
Outside the NIOZ and Yerseke village, amazing hobbies put a smile on my face but also kept me ‗alive‘ in the last phase of the Ph.D, I especially thank Sensei Baruto and Sensei Ruud for welcoming me in your respective dojos, Move‘s crew for your good vibes and always ready to share your contagious passion, dance!
Words cannot convey the feelings I have for you, Sven…Thank you from the deep bottom of my heart for your unconditional support and love.
Finally, I would like to sincerely thank my world spread family members for their never ending inspiration and instilling in me not only confidence but many admirable qualities to finish this Ph.D. I wish to thank my two brothers for keeping down to Earth (the crazy creative ‗Ke‘ and sweet generous ‗Ti‘), my father and especially, my great role model, beautiful, inspiring and wise Mama.
