Scientist
Research Department 2: Marine Biogeochemistry
Research Unit: Chemical Oceanography
Working Group: Marine Carbon Cycle
Office
Building 5; Room: 3.506
Tel: +49 431 600 4225
Email: tsteinhoff(at)geomar.de
Address
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Wischhofstr. 1-3 | 24148 Kiel
Personal Summary
My interests lie in the marine inorganic carbon cycle and the corresponding measurement techniques. Even as a student, I was interested in the complexity of marine research and the importance of interdisciplinary cooperation to understand the processes in the ocean. I have participated in more than 20 research expeditions, but also have more than 20 years of experience with measurements on non-scientific platforms (e.g. container ships, cruise ships, sailing ships). In this context, I am involved in the European research infrastructure ICOS (see above), but also in SOCAT (Surface Ocean Carbon Dioxide Atlas, www.socat.info) and in the establishment of the global SOCONET network, which has set itself the goal of coordinating and expanding global measurements of CO2 in surface water.
Current Projects
SOOP | EuroGO-Ship | GEORGE | TRICUSO | ICOS
Professional Interests
- Marine oxygen, nutrient and carbon cycle
- Exchange processes between ocean and atmosphere
- Measurement technology of the marine carbon cycle
- Autonomous measurement platforms (surface ocean)
- Partnership with citizen scientists to improve ocean data
- Evaluation of ocean-based CO2 removal methods (mCDR)
Education
- 2010 Doctor of Natural Sciences, Christian-Albrechts-Universität/GEOMAR (“Carbon and Nutrient Fluxes in the North Atlantic Ocean”)
- 2005 - 2010 PhD in Chemical Oceanography, GEOMAR
- 2005 Diploma in Chemistry, Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel and IFM-GEOMAR (“Variability of dissolved organic carbon in the surface waters of the North Atlantic”)
Projects/Initiatives
- ICOS – Integrated Carbon Observation System
- SOCONET - Part of the Interim Steering Group
- TRICUSO – Southern Ocean Carbon Observation, Project scientist
- SOOP – Shaping an Ocean of Possibilities, Head of WP “Support and Operations”
- GEORGE – Head of WP 4, Project scientist
- C-SCOPE – Project coordination, Project scientist
- EuroGO-SHIP, Task leader "Production and quality assessment of reference material for marine CO2 research"
- DArgo2025 - Project scientist
- BONUS-Integral - Project scientist
- ENVRI+ - Project scientist
- Oceanet - Project scientist
- CARBOCHANGE - Project scientist
- CARBOOCEAN – Project scientist
