91探花

Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics

Physical Oceanography

• Date of birth: May 24, 1966
• Place of birth: Merseburg
• Nationality: German
• Family status: Married

• internal waves and mixing
• mesoscale eddies, planetary waves 
• oxygen distribution and ventilation
• equatorial dynamics
• interannual to decadal circulation variability
• its role in climate variablity
    

• 1987 - 1989 Martin-Luther-Universit盲t, Halle, studying Physics 
• 1990 - 1993 Universt盲t Hamburg, studying Oceanography
• 1993            Diploma in Physical Oceanography, Universt盲t Hamburg 
• 1996            Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography, Universit盲t Hamburg
• 1996 - 1998  Postdoc, Institut f眉r Meereskunde, Hamburg
• 1998 - 1999  Postdoc, GKSS-Forschungszentrum, Geesthacht
• since 1999    Assistant Professor, IFM-91探花, Kiel
• 2004             Habilitation/Venia Legendi in Physical Oceanography, Christian-Albrechts-Universit盲t zu Kiel
• since 2007    Professor for Experimental Oceanography, Christian-Albrechts-Universit盲t zu Kiel and 91探花, Kiel

International:

• 2005-2010: AMMA International, Task team 6: Oceanic campaigns (co-chair with B. Bourl猫s and R. L. Molinari)
   
• 2006-2012: 
• 2008-present: PIRATA Scientific Steering Group (member)
   
• 2008-2010:     (member)
   
• 2009-2013: Science Secretary for Deep Oceans and Ocean Climate in the 
• 2010-2015:  (co-chair with L. Terray, since 2013 with P. Chang)
   
• 2010-2013: Vice-President of the 
• 2013-2017: President of the
• 2018-2019, Member of the Candidate (Sea surface KInematics Multiscale monitoring)

National:

• 2000-2020: Study advisor for Physical Oceanography (Bachelor Physics of the Earth System and Master Climate Physics) at the Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel
   
• 2008-2019: Project leader in the Collaborative Research Centre 754 鈥濩limate-Biogeochemistry Interactions in the Tropical Ocean鈥�
   
• 2004-2012: Faculty Standing Committee on Academic Matters of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel
   
• 2009-2014: Medium research vessel steering group (member)
   
• 2014-2017, Member of the DFG Permanent Senate Commission on Oceanography
   
• 2017-present, Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Annette Barthelt-Stiftung e.V.
    
• 2020 - present: Chair of the Examining Board of BSc Physics of the Earth System:
  Meteorology 鈥� Oceanography 鈥� Geophysics

• SFB 460 - Project A8: The role of eddy fields on the circulation in the North Atlantic and its variability (2003-2006)
   
• EU Project: African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis, WP2.2 Oceanic Processes (2005-2010)
   
• BMBF Verbundvorhaben "Nordatlantik", Arbeitspaket 1.2: Role of the equatorial Atlantic as key region for climate variability in the Atlantic sector (2006-2012)
   
• DFG-Normalverfahren: Ocean Mixing observed with Seismic Oceanography and Hydrographic Measurements
• 鈥� Projekt A4:
• BMBF Verbundvorhaben "SOPRAN鈥� Arbeitspaket 3.4:
• BMBF Verbundvorhaben 鈥淩ACE鈥�, Teilprojekt 1.1: Role of the tropical Atlantic for climate variability in the Atlantic sector (2013-2015)
   
• BMBF Trilateral (French/German/African) Projekt 鈥淓cosystem Approach to the management of fisheries and the marine environment in West African waters (AWA)鈥�, Teilprojekt G1: Observation and modeling of ocean physics and biogeochemistry supporting the ecosystem (2013-2016)
   
• BMBF Verbundprojekt: WTZ S眉dliches Afrika 鈥� SPACES: (Southwest African Upwelling System and Benguela Ni帽os), Teilprojekt 1: Connectivity of the Southeast Atlantic Coastal Upwelling System to the Equatorial Current System (2013-2018)
   
• EU Project 鈥溾��, Core Theme Leader CT2: Key oceanic processes in the eastern Tropical Atlantic (2013-2017)
   
• DFG project as part of FOR1740 鈥淎nalysis of magnitude, drivers, and mechanisms of salinity variability in the tropical Atlantic鈥�, (2016-2019)
   
• BMBF project WTZ Su虉dliches Afrika 鈥� SPACES II: (Benguela Ni帽os: Physical processes and long-term variability) Co-ordinator, Subproject 1 鈥濾ariability of upwelling, mixing, nutrient supply and boundary circulation off Angola鈥� (2018-2021)
   
• BMBF project RACE Synthese, (2019-2020)
   
• EU H2020-BG-2018-2020/H2020-BG-2018-2 , Work Package WP1 鈥淟arge-scale circulation, eddy dynamics, upwelling and mixing鈥� (2019-2023)
    
• DFG project 鈥淭rans-Atlantic Equatorial cruise I鈥�, Meteor cruise M158, September/October 2019
    

• Planet cruise 91-12, Oct. 1991, North Sea, Norwegian Sea, Tasks: CTD, student helper
   
• Valdivia cruise 128, Aug.-Sep. 1992, WOCE, Northeast Atlantic, Tasks: CTD, student helper
   
• Meteor cruise M32/4, Jun.-Jul. 1995, WOCE, Arabian Sea, Tasks: CTD, Oxygen
   
• Alliance cruise, AIS鈥�95 (SACLANT Centre), Oct. 1995, Strait of Messina, Tasks: CTD chain
   
• Alliance cruise, RR鈥�97 (SACLANT Centre), Aug. 1997, Strait of Messina, Tasks: CTD chain
   
• Planet cruise, Oct. 1997, Strait of Gibraltar, Tasks: CTD chain
   
• Sonne cruise SO127, Dec.-Jan. 1998, WOCE, Bay of Bengal, Responsibilities: CTD-chain
   
• Meteor cruise M45/3, Jul.-Aug. 1999, SFB 460, Labrador and Irminger Seas, Tasks: shipboard ADCP, lowered ADCP, Pegasus
   
• Meteor cruise M47/1, Mar.-Apr. 2000, CLIVAR, western tropical Atlantic, Responsibilities: shipboard ADCP, lowered ADCP
   
• Sonne cruise SO151, Nov. 2000, CLIVAR, western tropical Atlantic, Responsibilities: shipboard ADCP, lowered ADCP
   
• Meteor cruise M50/1, May 2001, SFB 460, western subpolar North Atlantic, Responsibilities: shipboard ADCP, lowered ADCP
   
• Sonne cruise SO170, May 2003, CLIVAR, western tropical Atlantic, Responsibilities: shipboard ADCP, lowered ADCP, RAFOS floats, sound source moorings
   
• Meteor cruise M59/3, Sep.-Oct. 2003, SFB 460, western subpolar North Atlantic, Responsibilities: shipboard ADCP, lowered ADCP, RAFOS floats, sound source moorings
   
• , Aug. 2004, CLIVAR, western tropical Atlantic, Responsibilities: chief scientist
   
• Thalassa cruise, Jul.-Aug. 2005, SFB 460, subpolar North Atlantic, Responsibilities: shipboard ADCP, lowered ADCP, sound source moorings
   
• , Jun.-Jul. 2006, BMBF Nordatlantik, western and central tropical Atlantic, Responsibilities: chief scientist
   
• , Feb.-Mar. 2008, SFB754, BMBF Nordatlantik, central tropical Atlantic, Responsibilities: chief scientist
   
• , Oct.-Nov. 2009, SFB754, BMBF Nordatlantik, central tropical Atlantic, Responsibilities: chief scientist
   
• , May-Jun. 2011, BMBF Nordatlantik, SFB754, central tropical Atlantic, Responsibilities: chief scientist, co-ordinator MSM18
   
• , Oct.-Nov. 2012, SFB754, central tropical Atlantic, Responsibilities: chief scientist
   
• , Jul. 2013, BMBF RACE, BMBF SACUS, tropical South Atlantic, Responsibilities: chief scientist
   
• , Apr.-May 2014, SFB754, BMBF RACE, central and south-western tropical Atlantic, Responsibilities: chief scientist
   
• , Sep.-Oct. 2015, SFB754, BMBF RACE, central and south-western tropical Atlantic, Responsibilities: chief scientist
   
• , Oct.-Nov. 2016, EU PREFACE, BMBF SACUS, tropical South Atlantic, Responsibilities: chief scientist
   
• , Feb.-Mar. 2018, SFB754, BMBF RACE, central and south-western tropical Atlantic, Responsibilities: chief scientist
   
• , Sep.-Oct. 2019, BMBF BANINO, EU TRIATLAS, equatorial and south-eastern tropical Atlantic, Responsibilities: chief scientist
   
• , Jun.-Aug. 2021, EU TRIATLAS, NextGEMS, EuroSea, tropical Atlantic, Responsibilities: chief scientist
   
• , Apr.-May 2022, BMBF BANINO, EU TRIATLAS, equatorial and south-eastern tropical Atlantic, Responsibilities: chief scientist