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The operators of the large and medium-sized German research vessels have jointly established a procedure which offers the opportunity to exchange the applications for ship time for individual ships. This procedure provides a comparable standard as to the reviews for all ships and thus helps optimizing operation.
Proposals for POLARSTERN and HEINCKE may only be submitted to Portal deutsche Forschungsschiffe (www.portal-forschungsschiffe.de). Here, you will also find all necessary information on how to write the proposal.
AWI-internal main-user and secondary-user applications for both vessels have to be related very closely to the POV IV programme (exception: Third party funded projects). Therefore, it is necessary to consult the scientific coordinator (polcoord@awi.de) and the AWI Board of Directors well before submitting an application.
Twice a year, you may submit proposals for all medium and large-scale research vessels: End of February and end of August each year.
For HEINCKE – season 2022:
Submission deadlines: August 31, 2020 and February 28, 2021 - in each case until 10:00 am at the latest
For POLARSTERN (main use):
Submission deadline: February 28., 2021 - until 10:00 am at the latest
TRANSIT: from 2022 (South to North) and later (only applications without significant additional need for shiptime)
ARKTICA and ANTARKTICA: The mid-term planning for expeditions into the polar regions until March 2025 is completed. Currently, no further main-user applications can be accepted for these areas.
For POLARSTERN (secondary-use):
Currently the submission deadlines are the same as for medium-sized ships - end of August and end of February each year with a lead-time of approx. 1.5 years. Applications are currently possible for transit (south - north) at mid 2022.
Please also keep informed about: www.portal-forschungsschiffe.de
If you have any questions, please contact: polcoord@awi.de
The submission of proposals for all medium-sized and large research vessels can be done twice a year: End of August and end of February each year.
For HEINCKE – season 2022: Submission deadlines: August 31, 2020 and February 28, 2021 - in each case until 10:00 am at the latest
For Polarstern (main user) submission deadline - August 31, 2020 closing 10:00 h
TRANSIT: 2022 (South - North) and later
ARKTICA and ANTARKTICA: the mid-term planning for expeditions into the polar regions until April 2024 is almost completed. Currently, no further main-user applications can be accepted for these areas.
For POLARSTERN (secondary-use):
Currently the submission deadlines are the same as for medium-sized ships - end of August and end of February each year with a lead-time of approx. 1.5 years. Applications are currently possible for transit (north - south) at the end of 2021.
Scientific coordinator
FS Polarstern & Heincke:
Dr. Ingo Schewe
Assistant:
Sanne Bochert
Expeditions with the smaller vessels of the Alfred Wegener Institute require shorter periods of planning. We do, though, recommend to submit proposals in due time. Proposals for Uthörn, Mya II, Aade and Diker are sent directly to the contact persons.
Uthörn:
Instructions (PDF to be filled in available for download) please submit two weeks prior to the expedition at the latest.
Mya II, Aade and Diker are operated according to the local requirements. Please contact the persons in charge.
Research in polar regions requires special equipment and logistics because the access to the research areas is very difficult due to extreme environmental conditions. The use of research aircraft is an important link between ground based and satellite investigations. Moreover, the aircraft are integrated into the international logistics co-operation DROMLAN (Dronning Maud Land Aircraft Network).
If you wish to use the polar aircraft for your research projects you have to send project applications to the scientific co-ordinator Daniel Steinhage in due time. In case that you bring your own scientific instruments you must add respective information and certificates to the application.
The planing phase for the polar aircraft comprises 2 years. Due to the required time for preparing the aircraft and primary use the planning phase begins in October and ends in September the following year. Project proposals are due on 30.11. for the period beginning October the year after next.
Ongoing: Deadline 30.11.2020 for projects for the period October 2022 until September 2023.
Generally, all users have to cover their travel costs for themselves and for the participants they dispatch on the expedition. External, non-university partner will be charged in addition further costs, such as flight hours and for example:
The costs are calculated for each project individually. In case of shared projects the costs will be shared according to the respective share.
The decision about the amount of costs to be covered by the respective party is made by AWI based on the specifications given in the proposal. For joint porjects the contribution of each partner has to be given in the project application, and if necessary explained.
If you have any question please contact us: Coordination Polar Aircraft
Deadline for proposals for the period October 2022 until September 2023 is 30.11.2020.
Dr. Daniel Steinhage
Coordinator
Martin Gehrmann
Licensing work, Campaign support
Eduard Gebhard
Measuring techniques, Campaign support
Christoph Petersen
Measuring techniques, Campaign support
Cristina Sans Coll
Measuring techniques, Campaign support, Licensing work
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Measuring techniques, Campaign support
Maximilian Stöhr
Computer infrastructure, Campaign support, Data acquisition
Clemens Gollin
Computer infrastructure, Campaign support
Silke Henkel
Freight handling, Administration, Airport identification card
Dr. Uwe Nixdorf
Head of Logistics
An external advisory board will evaluate the received project proposals. The technical and logistical feasibility will be checked as well. Afterwards a campaign schedule will be compiled and the AWI directorate will be asked for approval.
At the Neumayer III Station the AWI is performing a long-term research program comprising observations in the fields of meteorology, atmospheric chemistry and geophysics. During the polar summer from December until February Neumayer III, in combination with the plateau station „Kohnen“, is used as logistical base for flight operations all over Antarctica as well as field campaigns on the continental ice sheet.
The logistic requirements of such expeditions differ with regard to large-scale or short-term projects:
Information for expedition participants here.
If you have any questions, please contact neumayer-coordination@awi.de .
The deadline for project proposals for small projects taking place in the summer season 2021/22 as well as large projects taking place in the summer season 2022/23 is: 31.07.2020
Please send project proposals to neumayer-coordination@awi.de .
Dr. Tanja Fromm
scientific coordinator Neumayer III, Kohnen
Prof. Dr. Olaf Eisen
scientific coordinator ANT-Land
Dr. Christine Wesche
logistic coordination Neumayer III, Kohnen, ANT-Land
Silke Henkel
freight handling
Nina Machner
freight handling Polarstern
Dr. Uwe Nixdorf
head of logistics department
A description of the planning procedure can be downloaded here.
The Dallmann laboratory provides a basis for biological and geoscience field work. From October to April, 14 scientists can use laboratories, workshops and storage rooms.
The deadline for project proposals for the summer season 2017/18 ends on 15.05.2017
Prof. Dr. Thomas Brey
scientific coordinator
Dirk Mengedoht
log. Koordinator
Silke Henkel
Freight handling
Dr. Uwe Nixdorf
Head of logistics