Bioessential trace metals such as Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Ni, V, Zn and Cr are an incredibly important part of marine biology, without which life in the ocean would not exist the way we know it. The aim of the GEOTRACES program is to understand the processes affecting the distribution of trace elements […]
Early on in our cruise, during one of our first night-time sampling stations between Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, we were mesmerised by the most ghostly sight – pale, hollow floating tubes of all sizes suspended in the water and drifting in the strong equatorial currents. After some debate and with a little research we […]
***German version below*** What is it to be a father in academia? by Staff for Diversity Often it is hard to sustain the work-life balance in Academia. We have all heard about the hardships of motherhood, juggling kids and career. But there are always two sides to the story. How do fathers feel about having […]
Are you an early career marine researcher looking for a community that supports and empowers you in your career? Check out FYORD – Foster Young Ocean Researcher Development! Jointly established by Kiel Marine Sciences (KMS) at Christian Albrechts University and GEOMAR – Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel, FYORD is an interdisciplinary program designed to […]
My name is Anne, and when describing my Ph.D. research, I always had steady ground under my feet. I was working on contaminant leaching from agricultural fields to the soil and groundwater to predict adverse effects on our drinking water supply from groundwater. Water was always the invisible media I would need to describe with […]
***English version below*** Gesundheitsmanagement und Diversity – Wie passt das zusammen? von Janpit Peters Das GEOMAR will sich in Zukunft für mehr Diversity in der Arbeitswelt engagieren. Es hat auch die Charta der Vielfalt unterzeichnet, eine Arbeitgebendeninitiative zur Förderung von Vielfalt in Unternehmen und Institutionen. Was Diversität in der Arbeitswelt auszeichnet und wie sie sich […]
The mystery of light has confounded humanity since the dawn of civilization, we have made leaps and bounds in our understandings but are still unsure what it is, is it a wave? A particle? A quanta? Some weird amalgamation of all and none of these? When even Einstein and Feynman say they don’t know and […]
***English version below*** Was ist und was bedeutet der Terminus Behinderung? von Martin Steen und Louis-Maxime Gautreau Hat man eine Behinderung, oder wird man von der Mehrheit der Gesellschaft behindert? Und woran wird man behindert? An der Teilhabe an der Gesellschaft mit den spezifischen Aspekten, die sich durch die Beeinträchtigung ergeben? Generell empfinde ich schon […]
Scientists have big dreams when it comes to their work. And to make those dreams come true, they need salt water, lots of salt water! But where do you get so much salt water on an ocean? The scientists are not satisfied with just any salt water, it has to come from a certain position […]
Our Constructor University team (Adrienne, Natasha and Polina) is focused on collecting size-fractionated data for trace metals and metal-binding ligands. Specifically, we are collecting samples for high field-strength elements (HFSE), oxyanions, metal-binding organic ligands (Cu, Fe, Ni) and Cr and V speciation. Of these parameters, I am personally the most interested in organic ligands, which […]