Prizes and Awards at GEOMAR

At the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, a series of prizes are awarded each year, which are donated by various foundations.

These include:

  • German Ocean Award (donated by the Prof. Dr. Werner Petersen Foundation)
  • Excellence Professorships (donated by the Prof. Dr. Werner Petersen Foundation) (in German only)
  • Annette-Barthelt Award (donated by the Annette Barthelt Foundation) (in German only)
  • Otto-Krümmel-Award (donated by Society to Support GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel e.V. with support of the shipping company Briese)
  • GEOMAR Early Career Award (donated by the Prof. Dr. Werner Petersen Foundation)

► Prizes and Awards in OceanRep

News about Prizes & Awards

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05.11.2025

The Ocean: Guardian of Global Warming

Dr Karina von Schuckmann honoured with the Petersen Excellence Professorship

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25.09.2025

Outstanding Bachelor’s Thesis on the Ocean’s Role in the Climate System

Mayra Schlack awarded the Otto Krümmel-Förderpreis 2025 / GEOMAR Innovation Award presented for the first time

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21.03.2025

Young researchers honoured for outstanding theses

Annette Barthelt Award 2025 presented at GEOMAR

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18.12.2024

Outstanding Achievements of Young Researchers Honoured

Prof. Dr. Werner-Petersen Foundation Awards Prizes for Excellent Doctoral Theses and Outstanding Engagement in Knowledge Transfer, as well as Exchange Scholarships

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13.11.2024

Of Tiny Organisms and their Giant Impact on the Ocean

Susanne Neuer Receives Prof. Dr Petersen Foundation Excellence Professorship

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01.10.2024

Outstanding Bachelor Thesis on Ocean Modelling

Bachelor Graduate Lasse Kummer Receives the Otto-Krümmel Prize 2024

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