The visitors | Die Besucher

[deutsche Version unten] I am the lucky person within the mesocosm team, with the job to coordinate the interplay between different groups. Logistics and coordination within a mesocosm study require a long preparation time. You have to travel to the experimental site long before the experiment starts and prepare the host institute for the mesocosm […]

Nitrogen fixation in GC 2.0

Before I get you bored with scientific jargons (which I’ll try to avoid as much as possible), I must acknowledge that working at mesocosms is an amazingly pleasant experience. I’ve been on many research vessels but going on a boat on an early morning sampling and seeing mescosms in action is definitely a worth experience […]

“Who is KOSMOS” Pt. 1 | “Wer ist KOSMOS” Pt. 1

[deutsche Version unten] The experiment is already running for four weeks now and we still haven’t introduced all members of the project. Starting with the series “Who is KOSMOS” we take the chance to present each of the groups taking part in the study. As an alphabetic order seems rather boring, we will follow an […]

Familiar Faces | Bekannte Gesichter

[deutsche Version unten] Coming back to Gran Canaria after almost six months, I did not know what to expect and how it would feel. How will we be welcomed? Will the friends we made back in GC 1.0 even recognize us? But just a few days in, all worries were blown away. This time – […]