Involved Projects

DIGITAL EARTH (HGF)
Advances in the Earth system understanding through better integration of data and knowledge from the different Earth science disciplines and Earth compartments employing Data Science methods, adapting new algorithms and developing digital workflows tailored to specific scientific needs. Project coordinator

BASTA (EU)
Boost Applied munition detection through Smart data inTegration and AI workflows. Project coordinator

COMPASS-DRIMP (MArTERA ERA-NET, BMWi)
Producing DTMs and Mn-Nodule Reserve Data Layers for defining the Ideal-Mining-Path. Project partner.

REEBUS (BMBF)
Role of Eddies in the Carbon Pump of Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems – Demonstration Case Canary Current System. Project member

JPIO Mining Impact - Ecological Aspects of deep sea mining (BMBF)
Environmental Impacts and Risks of Deep-Sea Mining. Leader of cross cutting theme 1 - CCT1 Sediment Plume Effects

MOSES (HGF)
Modular Observation Solutions for Earth Systems. Coordinator for GEOMAR

UDEMM (BMBF)
“Umweltmonitoring für die DElaboration von Munition im Meer“ Project coordinator

ROBUST (H2020)
“Robotic subsea exploration technologies” Project partner

ENVRI+ (H2020)
Environmental Research Infrastructures: Providing Shared Solutions for Science and society

JPI-Oceans - Ecological Aspects of Deep-Sea Mining (BMBF)
Work package leader ‘Acoustic and optical mapping’

MIDAS (EU FP7)
Managing Impact of Deep Sea Resource Exploitation, Work package leader ‘Geological Impacts’
WCI Valorisation (NWO)
Development of processing and visualization routines/techniques for water column multibeam data (water column imaging). Coordinator

SPUX (ESF)
Spatial methane and CO2 flux quantification from a pockmark area in the Black Sea: SPUX [Eurofleets cruise proposal]. Coordinator

EMSO PP (EU)
European Sea Observatory Network. Steering committee member.

ESONET NoE (EU)
Network of Excellence “European Sea Observatory Network”. Ssteering committee member.

MODOO (EU)
Demo-Mission within ESONET NoE for developing a long-term monitoring system with online datatransmission via acoustic modem.

COST Action PERGAMON (EU)
Permafrost and gas hydrate related methane release in the Arctic and impact on climate change: European cooperation for long-term monitoring: PERGAMON. Chair.

New Vents (EU FP6)
Marie Curie Outgoing International Fellowship to study gas hydrate associated seeps offshore the North Island of New Zealand.

COMET (BMBF)
"Kontrollfaktoren der Methanflüsse und ihrer Klimarelevanz in marinen gashydrathaltigen Ökosystemen"

CRIMEA (EU FP5)
Contribution of high-intensity gas seeps in the Black Sea to methane emission to the atmosphere.

LOTUS (BMBF)
Long-term observatory for the study of control mechanisms for the formation and destabilisation of gas hydrates