Julian Gericke, BSc

Master student
3. floor, room 316
t: +43 1 4277 540 61
m: Julian.Gericke@univie.ac.at

 Title of the Master's Thesis

Vibration properties of bees on Melastomataceae during buzz pollination

Research interests


  • Vibration properties during buzz pollination
  • Pollen release
  • Vibration amplitude measurement

Amegilla andrewsi flying towards a piezo test stand with Melastoma malabathricum © J. Gericke

Screenshot of slowmotion recording of Xylocopa aestuans during buzz pollination © J. Gericke

 Curriculum Vitae

Education and scientific career

  • 2024– MSc, Conservation Biology, University of Vienna
  • 2024 Research assistant, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
  • 2019–2024 BSc, Biology, University of Bayreuth