• About Us

    About us As a Helmholtz centre for polar and marine research the Alfred Wegener institute works above all in the cold and temperate regions of the world. Together with numerous national and international

  • Graduate School POLMAR

    POLMAR PhD Program Welcome to POLMAR! The graduate school POLMAR offers all PhD students at the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) a structured qualification program to complement their individual research work [...] inquiries: phd-office@awi.de POLMAR Coordination: Dr. Claudia Hanfland Dr. Claudia Sprengel Address Alfred-Wegener-Institut AWI Campus Am Handelshafen 12 27570 Bremerhaven Our offices are located in the following

  • Team

    Kerstin Korte, T.A. Joris Rickert, T.A. Martina Vortkamp, T.A. PBO Section Retreat 2022 (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Section retreat Ankelohe 219 (Photo: Tanja Glawatty) PBO Section retreat Worpswede

  • Expert database

    contact. Not found what you are looking for? There are numerous other experts working at the Alfred Wegener Institute. We are happy to assist with individual inquiries. For media inquiries please contact

  • Teaching and Education

    at the right place! Together with the bbz Chemie Berlin and the OSZ Lise-Meitner Berlin , the Alfred Wegener Institute in Potsdam offers a three-and-a-half-year apprenticeship as a chemical laboratory assistant

  • Phytoplankton Ecophysiology

    major drivers controlling phytoplankton productivity and species composition. Björn Rost (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Working group Prof. Dr. Björn Rost Dr. Sebastian Rokitta Dr. Clara Hoppe Dr. Sinhue

  • Members

    Members Björn Rost (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Björn Rost - Being small and yet so mighty, phytoplankton are the true rulers over ecosystems, elemental cycles and climate. I, therefore, felt very [...] mechanisms that cells apply to maintain homeostasis in changing environments. Clara Hoppe (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Clara Hoppe - In the past two decades, a lot of research on phytoplankton responses [...] processes in the ocean and how these might be affected by climate change. Laura Wischnewski (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Laura Heitmann - During my apprenticeship and work as a chemical laboratory assistant

  • Team

    meeting in Ankelohe 2016 (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Group meeting in Ankelohe 2014 (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Group meeting in Ankelohe 2011 (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

  • Team

    cultivation for carbon dioxide removal Project: ASMASYS Natasha Bryan, M.Sc. Natasha Bryan (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Thesis Title: Polar Flow: Investigating polar phytoplankton's functional biodiversity [...] marine macroalgae considered for marine carbon dioxide removal Marie Wuzel Marie Wuzel (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Bachelor Thesis Title: Remote Assessment of Sargassum Properties WG Alumni Former Post-docs

  • Team

    Wohlrab, Sylke Senior Scientist Woll, Matthias Engineer Section Meeting Bad Bederkesa 2024 (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)