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'''Uwe Kils''' (b. July 10, 1951) is a ] ] specializing in ]. He is currently an ] of marine science at ]. Before his academic career in marine science Kils worked as a bricklayer, then studied to become a ]. His father was a master-photographer, and Kils apprenticed at his father's ]. He studied informatics and computer sciences at college in the United States, then returned to Germany to finish ] to gain his eligibility to study biology. '''Uwe Kils''' (b. July 10, 1951) is a ] ] specializing in ]. He is currently an ] of marine science at ]. Before his academic career in marine science Kils worked as a bricklayer, then studied to become a ]. His father was a master-photographer, and Kils apprenticed at his father's ]. He studied informatics and computer sciences at college in the United States, then returned to Germany to finish ] to gain his eligibility to study biology.


Kils finished Biology with Herre and Tischler and was accepted into the Leibniz Institute for Oceanography, now the ]. He was offered a position to join an expedition to Antarctica. Working under ], in May 1979, Kils obtained is doctorate in marine biology focusing on the behaviour and physiology of krill in Antarctica graduating ''summa cum laude'' and ''opus eximium''. His dissertation was translated and published in English as a book. Kils finished Biology with Herre and Tischler and was accepted into the Leibniz Institute for Oceanography, now the ]. He was offered a position to join an expedition to Antarctica. Working under marine biologist and oceanographer ], in May 1979, Kils obtained is doctorate in marine biology focusing on the behaviour and physiology of krill in Antarctica graduating ''summa cum laude'' and ''opus eximium''. His dissertation was translated and published in English as a book.


Kils was instrumental in working together with Loki Schmidt in raising the funding for the German polar program aboard the ]. Kils was instrumental in working together with Loki Schmidt in raising the funding for the German polar program aboard the ].


1987 he received ]s and ] in Marine Biology and Fisheries Biology from the ] under ] and Walter Nellen. 1987 he received ]s and ] in Marine Biology and Fisheries Biology from the ] under Gotthilf Hempel and Walter Nellen.


His work led to the development of various instruments for ''in situ'' observation of the underwater fauna for field research, including the ]{{ref|Kils_ecoSCOPE}} and the first ever software for full speed video processing His work led to the development of instruments for ''in situ'' observation of underwater fauna, including the ]{{ref|Kils_ecoSCOPE}} and the first software for full speed video processing.<ref>http://www.ecoscope.com/ecos_t_1.htm dynIMAGE</ref>
Later work at Kiel included the study of predator-prey interactions of juvenile ] and ], for which a floating laboratory was built called ]{{ref|Kils_ATOLL}} Later work at Kiel included the study of predator-prey interactions of juvenile ] and ], for which a floating laboratory was built called ]{{ref|Kils_ATOLL}}
The ATOLL was composed of three curved fiberglass elements, each 25&nbsp;m long and having a draught of only 38&nbsp;cm. For towing, the elements could be assembled in a long S-shape; in operation, the elements would form a horseshoe shape surrounding 150&nbsp;m² water surface and was developed and deployed in the ]. The ATOLL was composed of three curved fiberglass elements, each 25&nbsp;m long and having a draught of only 38&nbsp;cm. For towing, the elements could be assembled in a long S-shape; in operation, the elements would form a horseshoe shape surrounding 150&nbsp;m² water surface and was developed and deployed in the ].

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Uwe Kils in 1998
View from underwater window, the first fishcam in the world ATOLL Lab
Living leptocephalus, looking like glass, never imaged before
Schooling herrings

Uwe Kils (b. July 10, 1951) is a German marine biologist specializing in Antarctic biology. He is currently an associate professor of marine science at Rutgers University. Before his academic career in marine science Kils worked as a bricklayer, then studied to become a luthier. His father was a master-photographer, and Kils apprenticed at his father's atelier. He studied informatics and computer sciences at college in the United States, then returned to Germany to finish Gymansium to gain his eligibility to study biology.

Kils finished Biology with Herre and Tischler and was accepted into the Leibniz Institute for Oceanography, now the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research. He was offered a position to join an expedition to Antarctica. Working under marine biologist and oceanographer Gotthilf Hempel, in May 1979, Kils obtained is doctorate in marine biology focusing on the behaviour and physiology of krill in Antarctica graduating summa cum laude and opus eximium. His dissertation was translated and published in English as a book.

Kils was instrumental in working together with Loki Schmidt in raising the funding for the German polar program aboard the RV Polarstern.

1987 he received Habilitations and venia legendi in Marine Biology and Fisheries Biology from the University of Kiel under Gotthilf Hempel and Walter Nellen.

His work led to the development of instruments for in situ observation of underwater fauna, including the ecoSCOPE and the first software for full speed video processing. Later work at Kiel included the study of predator-prey interactions of juvenile herring and plankton, for which a floating laboratory was built called ATOLL The ATOLL was composed of three curved fiberglass elements, each 25 m long and having a draught of only 38 cm. For towing, the elements could be assembled in a long S-shape; in operation, the elements would form a horseshoe shape surrounding 150 m² water surface and was developed and deployed in the Bay of Kiel.

Work there led to the discovery of severe case of oxygen depletion Template:Inote and to Kils' involvement in an initiative to repopulate the Flensburg Fjord with herring as part of the project "Saubere Ostsee" ("Clean Baltic").

His work was honored by the HEINZ MAIER LEIBNITZ PRIZE, the HEISENBERG PRIZE and the 500 000 BIOSCIENCE PRIZE of the VOLKSWAGEN FOUNDATION. He is founder and president of the private KINDER UNIVERSITYand ELITE UNIVERSITY.

Subsequently, Kils was invited by the INSTITUTE OF MARINE AND COASTAL SCIENCES at Rutgers University via an EB1 Visa (for such 4 greencard visa you need a major internationally recognized prize in the same class as the Nobel Prize, where he became a tenured associate professor in 1994 helping to set up a "Virtual Institute for Marine Sciences" at Tuckerton with online underwater cameras via fibre optic cables. He wrote the article about antarctic krill. A few days later it became cover page article, a few days later cover page in Danmark.

He programmed the virtual microscope. He worked with glasseels at the project Longterm Ecological Observatory and created the web server eelBASE.

He still works with high resolution images and develops online projects like the lecture Biology of Antarctica at Wikiversity .

  • Small lecture room on board with international students in a course on aquaculture technology Small lecture room on board with international students in a course on aquaculture technology
  • In situ image taken with an ecoSCOPE. A green spit ball is visible in the lower right of the image and a green fecal string in the lower left. Nobody ever reached this resolution. In situ image taken with an ecoSCOPE. A green spit ball is visible in the lower right of the image and a green fecal string in the lower left. Nobody ever reached this resolution.
  • Slow-motion macrophotography video (50%) of juvenile Atlantic herring (38 mm) feeding on copepods—the fish approach from below and catch each copepod individually. In the middle of the image a copepod escapes successfully to the left. The image-frame is shifted to make it easyer for our eye to follow the ultrafast process. Slow-motion macrophotography video (50%) of juvenile Atlantic herring (38 mm) feeding on copepods—the fish approach from below and catch each copepod individually. In the middle of the image a copepod escapes successfully to the left. The image-frame is shifted to make it easyer for our eye to follow the ultrafast process.
  • Glasseel totally transparent - the video is so sharp that you can see when the glasseel flips over a sand grain Glasseel totally transparent - the video is so sharp that you can see when the glasseel flips over a sand grain

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External links

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  1. http://www.ecoscope.com/ecos_t_1.htm dynIMAGE
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