DC1 ALESSANDRO CUZZERI APRIL 25 - September 25 

Month 25 (April 25) : Submitted draft of deliverable “An estimation of the microbial biomass and activity originating from the atmosphere and deposited on glacier surfaces”. Prepared submissions for EGU and IMC conferences. Contributed substantially with expertise on bioinformatics to projects referring to biodiversity in snow and ice of alpine ecosystems.

May 2025:  EGU attendance with pico presentation. Co-author for talk: Birgit Sattler, Klemens Weisleitner, Patrick Schwenter, and Alessandro Cuzzeri: „Rethinking Glacier Insulation in the Alpine Space: Microplastic Concerns and Sustainable Materials” First part of the DC secondment (Roskilde, Denmark): DNA/RNA extraction of samples from Antarctica 2024 expedition.

June 2025: Completion of lab work in Denmark. Termination and first processing of samples from a second joint project with DC4/Jacobsen CS. Contribution with expertise on bioinformatics for alpine study for microplastics in snow and ice for the Chamber of Commerce.

July 2025 : Sequencing of samples from Antarctica and joint project. Initial data parsing for pesticide mineralization curves analysis. Drafting of own paper (Intra-seasonal trends of cryoconite bacterial communities on an Alpine Glacier).

Month 29 (August 25): Drafting of own paper (Intra-seasonal trends of cryoconite bacterial communities on an Alpine Glacier).

Month 30 (September 2025) International Mountain conference attendance. Oral presentation of pesticides mineralization experiment during a focus session on pollutants in the alpine space. Co-author for talk: Birgit Sattler, Patrick Schwenter, Alessandro Cuzzeri, Monika Summerer, Klemens Weisleitner, Tabea Grube: Slowing Glacial Melt with Sustainable Cellulose Textiles Preparation of the upcoming second part of the DC planned secondment at IGE Grenoble for statistical analyses of Antarctica data.