Jeffrey Johansen, Ph.D
Lecturer
Areas of Expertise
- Dr. Johansen is an internationally recognized researcher in cyanobacterial taxonomy and systematics
- With collaborators in Czech Republic
- Mexico
- India
- Russia
- And Brazil. He is an associate editor for two academic journals. Dr. Johansen has been recogn
Research Interests
Cyanobacterial taxonomy and molecular systematics, diatom taxonomy and ecology, water quality, biological soil crust floristics and ecologyEducation & Awards
Invasive Algae Survey to Benefit Rare and Endangered Species on Naval Outlying Field, San Nicolas Island. Naval Base Ventura County. Santa Barbara Botanical Garden $49,170. (2021)
Phylogenetic placement of unculturable cyanobacterial genera using single-cell sequencing techniques. Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic, (to University of South Bohemia). 1,617,000 CZK ($70,820 USD) (2019)
Phylogenetic establishment of cyanobacterial genera through multilocus analysis of the generitypes. Czech Grant Agency (to University of South Bohemia). 9,301,000 CZK ($435,000 USD) (2014)
Biodiversity survey of freshwater algae of the Hawaiian Islands. National Science Foundation. $130,000 (2008)
Biodiversity of terrestrial cyanobacteria in the Atacama Desert, Chile. National Science Foundation. $400,000 (2008)
Assessing the condition of the Great Rivers using benthic and planktonic algal indicators. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. $96,226 (2005)
Algal Biodiversity in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. National Science Foundation. $88,494 (2003)
Polyphasic characterization and phylogenetic classification of the problematic form-genus Leptolyngbya (Cyanobacteria). National Science Foundation. $150,000 (2002)
Great Lakes Diatom Indicators in the Estuarine Environment Research Program. US Environmental Protection Agency. $213,334 (2000)
