State Secretary Prof. Dr. Joachim Schachtner gained exciting insights into marine research during his visit at the ICBM.

How can climate and currents be reconstructed on the basis of the seafloor, and how can the finest traces of various elements be detected in seawater in a so-called clean room lab? State Secretary Prof. Dr. Joachim Schachtner gained theoretical and practical insights into this at the university's Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM).

ICBM Director Prof. Dr. Ralf Rabus welcomed the State Secretary with a brief overview of the institute's focus on marine and environmental research. Geochemist Prof. Dr. Katharina Pahnke provided a special insight into her research and took State Secretary Schachtner into her completely dust- and metal-free clean room lab, special protective clothing included. The ICBM Board of Directors, consisting of Director Prof. Dr. Ralf Rabus and the Vice Directors Prof. Dr. Katharina Pahnke and Prof. Dr. Heinz Wilkes, informed State Secretary Schachtner about current ICBM topics in research and teaching.