Experience marine research up close

24.04.2014
Oldenburg/Wilhelmshaven. Next Tuesday, 29 April, the Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment at the University of Oldenburg will be offering two groups of interested members of the public the opportunity to find out more about the ICBM's Wilhelmshaven site, the ICBM-Terramare, and in particular the work of the Marine Sensor Systems working group based here as part of a "Science Trip" from 09:00 and 13:00.

The event, which was fully booked shortly after its appearance in the "40 Years" programme for the University of Oldenburg's anniversary, will take place as part of the Studium generale. Professor Dr Oliver Zielinski, head of the Marine Sensor Systems working group and his team, as well as Elke Ahrensfeld (Geoecology working group) and Dr Sibet Riexinger (Public Relations) will provide visitors with information about the ICBM and the Wilhelmshaven site in particular.

Dr Sven Rhode will use the tropical water worlds in the aquarium room to explain the work of the ICBM's Environmental Biochemistry working group. Weather permitting, the event will be rounded off with a trip on the research vessel OTZUM and an explanation of its technical facilities. The main focus there will be on innovative measurement methods and the scientists' "sensory organs", the sensors. They constantly and reliably measure short to long-term changes in the sea under the harsh conditions that prevail here. Without these devices, modern marine research would be inconceivable.