changes of our planet and to be able to estimate the results for mankind, scientists of the Alfred Wegener institute undertake expeditions in inhospitable however fascinating regions of the Earth. Our fleet

Ecosystems Variation of molecular structure improves the stability of crab enzymes (Graphic: Alfred Wegener Institut) All biological processes are run or controlled by enzymes. They facilitate intracellular

magnetic field. An oyster is placed in the experimental chamber for MR scanning. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The NMR lab: A shared resource At their laboratory for NMR ( N uclear M agnetic R esonance) [...] much oxygen – and are suffering from temperature-related stress. NMR spectrometer (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Chemical changes in organisms and the environment While the large NMR machine is used to [...] carbon cycle. Preparation of samples for metabolomic studies based on NMR spectroscopy (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Unlocking the secrets of molecular structures In the context of other research, the experts’

Protected Area in the Weddell Sea Dr Stefan Hain, Head of the Environmental Policy Unit at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Weddell Sea CCAMLR Antarcitca The effects of climate change have long been felt in the [...] Environment Programme (UNEP) since 2011 Head of the Office of Environmental Policy at the Alfred Wegener Institute 2021 Collaboration on the orientation paper on biodiversity for the coalition negotiations

AWI EXPERT Angelika Humbert is a glaciologist at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, and a Professor of Ice Modelling at the University of Bremen’s Faculty of [...] Excellence CliSAP, where she established the Glaciology Research Group. She has been at the Alfred Wegener Institute, where she currently leads a group focusing on ice sheet modelling and remote sensing,

fe s / A lf re d- W eg en er -I ns ti tu t Dr Stefanie Arndt is a sea ice physicist at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Bremerhaven. Since July 2023, [...] course on Spitsbergen. In 2017, she completed her PhD at the University of Bremen and the Alfred Wegener Institute on seasonal surface properties of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice and their influence on the

EXPERT Dr Thomas Krumpen is a sea ice physicist and expert for satellite analyses at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven. His scientific career began in 2004, when he received his Diploma in Forestry [...] Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland, before he started his PhD in the Climate Department of the Alfred Wegener Institute. Thomas Krumpen received his degree in GeoScience from the Jacobs University in Bremen

Out of university into AWI... Paths to and from AWI (Graphic: Nele Göckemeyer) The Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) is connected to numerous colleges and universities in many ways. Opportunities therefore [...] observational oceanography, since 2008. Starting in 2013, the NF-POGO CofE has been hosted by the Alfred Wegener Institute. Become an international ocean expert - details here...

BAQUA The project “ BAllast water test Quality Assurance ” (BAQUA) is carried out at the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (Bremerhaven) in cooperation with the German [...] implementation of collaborative tests for representative sampling. Tank_BAQUA.gif (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Project Factsheet Project name BAllast water test QUality Assurance (BAQUA) Project duration

produced food from the sea Dr Matthew Slater, Head of the Aquaculture Research Group at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Aquaculture Bioeconomy Interdisciplinary research Almost half of all fishery products [...] pond and cage farming can be minimized. This is where the Aquaculture Research Group at the Alfred Wegener Institute comes in. Its members are investigating which new breeding, husbandry and feeding methods