Short Bio

Hafdis Hanna Aegisdottir is a plant ecologist by training. She joined GRÓ LRT in 2008 and was the Director until 2020. Hafdis Hanna has taught at the university level, and has organised and participated in botanical and ecological field courses and expeditions in many different ecosystems, from Svalbard in the Arctic to the Galapagos Islands at the Equator. Her research interests are in the fields of plant and restoration ecology, biogeography, and science education. Hafdis Hanna has published on plant ecology, biogeography and travels in peer-reviewed journals and/or public literature.