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Postdoctoral researcher Dr. Michael Cox from Hamburg University (Institute of Oceanography) recently returned from a trip to Glasgow and Edinburgh, where some project members of the TRR 181 took part in the Ocean Sciences 2026. In this report, Michael shares his insights into the scientific discussions, cultural encounters, and memorable experiences from the journey. more ›

As part of our Art & Science project, which has produced many different artworks over the past years, we are now creating a large-scale mural in a public space that visually represents our entire research project. The mural is being created near our campus in Eimsbüttel, Hamburg, in collaboration with artists Holger Weißflog and Jakob Bardou from the Innerfields artist collective. It is the result of close cooperation with five scientists from the University of Hamburg and the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research. The artwork highlights various fields such as mathematics, meteorology, and oceanography and invites viewers to see research from a new perspective. more ›

Dr. Hugo Lévy is a postdoctoral researcher at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, working since April 2025 in subproject S1 “Diagnosis and Metrics in Climate Models”. more ›

In January 2026, Henning Franke did a research stay at Laboratoire d'Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales in Toulouse. more ›

We are pleased to present Dr. Han Wang, a researcher affiliated with the University of Hamburg. She develops innovative tools to better understand the dynamics of the ocean, with a special focus on analytical and data-driven methods that can extract valuable information from observational data often limited in resolutions and coverage. more ›

In our series Researcher Spotlight, we introduce the dedicated scientists who are part of our Collaborative Research Center TRR 181 “Energy Transfers in Athmosphere and Ocean”: Meet Jabeen Safeer, a dedicated PhD student at the University of Hamburg. more ›

In our series Researcher Spotlight, we introduce the dedicated scientists who are part of our Collaborative Research Center TRR 181 “Energy Transfers in Athmosphere and Ocean”. more ›

In November 2025, Henning Franke did a research stay at the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI) of the University of Tōkyō and in Morioka, Japan. more ›

We are delighted to announce that Tridib Banerjee, a postdoctoral researcher in our project from Goethe University Frankfurt, has been awarded the prestigious Bremen Dissertation Award. more ›

PhD students Marika Federer and Boris Shapkin attended the two-week FDSE Summer School on Fluid Dynamics of Sustainability and the Environment at the University of Cambridge, held from September 1 to September 12, 2025. more ›