Organisation Chart

The following Organisation Chart shows the organizational structure of the Alfred Wegener Institute. Please click for more information on the individual fields.

Board of Directors

Prof. Dr. A. Boetius | Dr. K. Wurr

Prof. Dr. T. Jung | Dr. U. Nixdorf | Prof. Dr. K. Wiltshire

Directorate's Office
Dr. A. Allner | K. Kramer

Staff Units

Locations

        Potsdam         |           Sylt           |     Helgoland     |      Oldenburg

Prof. Dr. B. Diekmann     |     Dr. K. Mölter     |    Dr. C. Hofmann​​​​​​​     |    Prof. Dr. H. Hillebrand

 

Board of Governors

MinDir Stefan Müller
(Chairman)

 

Scientific Advisory Board

Prof. Dr. G. Haug

Internal Boards
Scientific Council
Ombudsperson | Women's and
Equal Opportunities Officer
Staff Council

International Offices

National Offices

User Boards for Large Equipment

Scientific Divisions, Technologies and Services

Geosciences
Prof. Dr. G. Mollenhauer

Geophysics
Dr. V. Schlindwein

Glaciology
Prof. Dr. I. Weikusat

Permafrost Research
Prof. Dr. G. Grosse

Marine Geology and Palaeontology
Prof. Dr. R. Tiedemann

Marine Geochemistry
Prof. Dr. S. Kasten

Polar Terrestrial Environmental Systems

Prof. Dr. U. Herzschuh

Junior Research Groups

CLOC

F. Adolphi

FluxWIN

Dr. C. Treat

SPACE

Prof. Dr. T. Laepple

Biosciences

Prof. Dr. M. Boersma

Polar Biological Oceanography

Dr. M. Iversen

Marine Biogeosciences

Prof. Dr. B. Rost

Functional Ecology
Dr. I. Bartsch

Benthopelagic Processes
Prof. Dr. C. Richter

Integrative Ecophysiology
Prof. Dr. H.-O. Pörtner

Ecological Chemistry
Dr. S. Trimborn

Shelf Sea System Ecology
Prof. Dr. M. Boersma

Coastal Ecology
Prof. Dr. K. Wiltshire

Deep-Sea Ecology and Technology
Dr. T. Soltwedel

Sustainable Marine Bioeconomy
Dr. C. Hamm

Junior Research Groups

MarESys

Dr. J. Hauck

SiDe-EFFECT

Dr. M. Fernández-Méndez

ARJEL

Dr. C. Havermans

Climate Sciences

Prof. Dr. C. Haas 

Atmospheric Physics
Prof. Dr. M. Rex

Physical Oceanography of Polar Seas
Prof. Dr. T. Kanzow

Climate Dynamics
Prof. Dr. T. Jung

Sea Ice Physics
Prof. Dr. C. Haas

Palaeoclimate Dynamics
Prof. Dr. G. Lohmann

Junior Research Groups

VERTEXSO

Prof. Dr. A. Haumann

SNOWflAke

Dr. S. Arndt

A3M-transform

Dr. F. Pithan

Infrastructure /
Administration
 

Logistics and Research Platforms
Dr. U. Nixdorf

Computing and Data Centre
Prof. Dr. S. Frickenhaus
 

Construction and Facility Management
Ingo DaPieve

Library
Dr. A. Walker

Technical Centre
Dr. M. Löbl

Human Resources
C. Ruholl

Corporate Finances
G. Wiedenhöft

Purchasing Department
J. Eilers

Legal Department
F. Dopatka

Research Support

Dr. L. Henning

Administration IT
A. Sedlaczek

Controlling
S. Götsch

Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity

HIFMB

Prof. Dr. H. Hillebrand

Knowledge and technology transfer

Arctic Office

Dr. V. Rachold

Technology Transfer Centre
Prof. Dr. E. Sauter

Antarctic Office
Dr. S. Hain

Climate Office

Dr. R. Treffeisen

North Sea Office

Dr. L. Gutow, Dr. B. Pogoda, Dr. C. Buschbaum

Biodiversity Office
Dr. U. Jacob, Dr. D. Hodapp

Status: 01.10.2023