It’s another day at the FS Meteor and although it’s been only 4 days since we left Cape Town – South Africa – which is a beautiful place that I have to come back again – , it feels that we are here for weeks now. I don’t know if it’s the great interaction between […]
2th March, 2016 It is one more day of calm waters. As every day the shift of my team began at 8 a.m. after breakfast. Then, we tried to fix the uCTD and we could do it. The routine in these three days are being very busy, we don’t stop, because every time we have […]
And so our first full day at sea came and all sight of land vanished. Our bodies adjusted to the constant motion of the ocean and the protein rich German diet. Our time for procrastinating was gone. It was time to start working! In addition to our thematic personal projects, students were assigned into shifts […]
One Planet – One Ocean: From Science to Solutions Whew! Another milestone in our MOOC production – the MOOC films are on their way to Kiel. The suspense is hardly bearable; we will see the final videos for the first time! But I’m getting ahead of the story. My last blog post announced the end […]
Today (29 February 2016) marks the beginning of scientific cruise M124 on board the legendary German Research Vessel – FS Meteor. Departing from Cape Town, South Africa in the capable hands of Captain Michael Schneider, the Meteor’s 32 crew and 27 scientists (of 10+ nationalities) set out to research the South Atlantic Ocean. The M124 […]
During the GAME project in 2014, the student teams and professional camerapeople captured GAME research on the effects of microplastics on benthic invertebrates. By this they gave insights into the daily work of the GAME participants in Brazil, Indonesia, Wales, on Madeira Island, Portugal, and at GEOMAR in Kiel. In addition to this, the students […]
On Tuesday March 1st, the participants of the new GAME project will for the first time meet at GEOMAR. For the following 4 weeks, they will discuss about the scientific background of their study and will develop a methodology for the upcoming project. The preparative course, which is always held in March, is an essential […]
In einem Zentrum wie dem GEOMAR zu arbeiten, geht für mich auch mit der Vorstellung einher, über Forschung und Wissenschaft zu einem besseren Verständnis der Welt und einer Reflektion ihrer Probleme beizutragen. Im Speziellen sind es am GEOMAR die Ozeane und deren Bewohner, die aber Teil der großen Fragen unserer Zeit sind, die sich mit […]
Liebe Leser, normalerweise beschäftige ich mich an dieser Stelle ja eher mit aktuellen Erkenntnissen der Meeresforschung. Hier aber nun ein kleiner Exkurs in die Literatur: Brave Kreuzfahrer treffen auf beutehungrige Piraten des 18. Jahrhunderts. Kann das gutgehen? Fred macht Urlaub auf einem Kreuzfahrtschiff durch die Karibik. Mit von der Partie ist seine Familie, für die […]
18 Meter pro Sekunde. 12 Meter pro Sekunde. 7 Meter pro Sekunde. Und los! Dem Team der POSEIDON-Expedition POS494 bleiben nur wenige Momente, um das Tauchboot JAGO vor der Kanaren-Insel El Hierro auszusetzen. Der Wind frischt auf und flaut ab, dreht hin, dreht her, türmt Wellenberge auf und peitscht Gischt aufs Deck, wo wir alle […]