Directorate

Board of Directors

Professor Dr. Katja Matthes
Director 
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Wischhofstraße 1-3, Building No.5, Room 5.101
24148 Kiel, Germany 
Phone: +49 431 600 2800
director(at)geomar.de

Frank Spiekermann
Administrative Director
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

Wischhofstraße 1-3, Building No. 5, Room 5.120
24148 Kiel, Germany
Phone: +49 431 600 2600
verwaltungsdirektor(at)geomar.de

Director's Office

Ute Ehlers
Phone: +49 431 600-2601
uehlers(at)geomar.de

Natalia Vidal
Phone: +49 431 600-2801
office-director(at)geomar.de

 

Officers

Scientific Officer Committees, Reporting, Appointments and Cooperation CAU
Dr. Jan Helmke
Phone: +49 431 600-2818
jhelmke(at)geomar.de

Scientific Officer Strategy Implementation
Jana Bökenschmidt
Phone: +49 431 600 2812
jboekenschmidt(at)geomar.de

Scientific Officer and Coordinator for the Helmholtz Climate Initiative
Timon Graf
Phone: +49 431 600-2888
tgraf(at)geomar.de

Personal Assistant Administrative Director
N.N.
Phone: +49 431 600-2602

 

Heads of Research Divisions

Research Division 1: Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics:
Prof. Dr. Martin Frank,
Phone: +49 431 600-2218, mfrank(at)geomar.de
Deputy: Prof. Dr. Peter Brandt, Phone: +49 431 600-4105, pbrandt(at)geomar.de
Office Management/Administrative Assistant:
Silke Gesinn, Phone: +49 431 600-2215, sgesinn(at)geomar.de

Research Division 2: Marine Biogeochemistry:
Prof. Dr. Anja Engel, Phone: +49 431 600 1510, aengel(at)geomar.de
Deputy: Prof. Dr. Arne Körtzinger, Phone: +49 431 600 2287, kwallmann(at)geomar.de
Office Management/Administrative Assistant:
Silvana Gagliardi, Phone: +49 431 600-1508, sgagliardi(at)geomar.de

Research Division 3: Marine Ecology:
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Reusch, Phone: +49 431 600 4550, treusch(at)geomar.de
Deputy: Prof. Dr. Ute Hentschel Humeida, Phone: +49 431 600 4480, uhentschel(at)geomar.de
Office Management/Administrative Assistant:
Cornelia Rüther, Phone: +49 431 600-4551, cruether(at)geomar.de

Research Division 4: Dynamics of the Ocean Floor:
Prof. Dr. Heidrun Kopp, Phone: +49 431 600 2334, hkopp(at)geomar.de
Deputy: Prof. Dr. Colin Devey, Phone: +49 431 600 2257, cdevey(at)geomar.de
Office Management/Administrative Assistant:
Anne Völsch, Phone: +49 431 600-2271, avoelsch(at)geomar.de

 

Directorate

National and International Affairs
Acting head: Dr. Başak Kısakürek Ibsen
Tel.: +49 431 600-2836
bkisakurek(at)geomar.de

Research Funding and Transfer
Kathrin Krüger-Borgwardt
Tel.: +49 431 600-2322
kkrueger-borgwardt(at)geomar.de

Early Career Support and Staff Development
Acting head: Stefanie Nebendahl
Tel.: +49 431 600-2857
snebendahl(at)geomar.de

Communication and Media
Maike Nicolai
Tel.: +49 431 600-2807
mnicolai(at)geomar.de

Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Sören Lorenz
Tel.: +49 431 600-2270
slorenz(at)geomar.de

Health, Safety and Environment Protection (HSE)
Acting head: Benjamin Roloff
Tel.: +49 431 600-2528
broloff(at)geomar.de

Export Control and Customs
Daniela Schmitt
Tel.: +49 431 600-1682
dschmitt(at)geomar.de

Internal Audit
Stefan Simon
Tel.: +49 431 600-2549
ssimon(at)geomar.de

Sustainability Management
Klara Marquardt
Tel.: +49 431 600-2555
kmarquardt(at)geomar.de

 

  • GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
    Wischhofstr. 1-3
    D-24148 Kiel
    Germany
    Tel.: +49-431 600-0
    Fax: +49-431 600-2805
    E-mail: info(at)geomar.de
    www.geomar.de