Research at sea competition

The climate-friendly, flexible research and media ship ALDEBARAN has been successfully serving our oceans since 1992, especially in shallow water and coastal areas. More than 450 expeditions worldwide bridge the gap between the ocean, science and society.

The ALDEBARAN has been endorsed by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO as an official activity of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

Watching the underwater world with our high-resolution underwater cameras and underwater drones is the highlight of the research expedition on the ALDEBARAN. Even experienced scientists often can't be tempted away from the screens when the seabed, flora and fauna are on show. Research dives to carry out targeted sampling can also be launched from a floating diving base on board the ALDEBARAN.

The laboratory on board the ALDEBARAN is highly professional and equipped with state-of-the-art equipment. With high-resolution microscopes and binoculars you can go on a voyage of discovery into the microcosm of marine ecosystems. A multi-parameter probe can be used to measure oxygen concentration, temperature and salt content, the nutrient composition of the water samples can also be determined using a photometer. Samples can also be taken with a soil grab and plankton net.

Chairman of the Association of German Scientists (Vereinigung Deutscher Wissenschaftler e.V.) and former director of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg. From the early to mid-1990s, he was also a member of the German Bundestag's Enquête Commissions on “Precautionary Measures to Protect the Earth's Atmosphere” and “Protection of the Earth's Atmosphere” and served as director of the World Climate Research Program for many years.

Deputy Director of the Biozentrum Klein Flottbek (Head of Cell Physiology) and Botanical Garden, University of Hamburg. His research focuses on the ecology of aquatic plants, plant stress physiology, and marine botany.

PhD candidate at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Potsdam. Her research focuses on the changing dynamics of permafrost coasts, particularly in the western Canadian Arctic. As a climate-conscious citizen, Deniz has been involved in various NGOs over the past 14 years. She is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), a board member of the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG), and a council member of Polar Educators International (PEI).

Currently working at Freie Universität Berlin. He has also worked as a member of the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) and at the Museum of Natural History (Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Research) at Humboldt University in Berlin.

Curator for invertebrates at the Zoological Museum of the University of Hamburg. He is involved in various projects dealing with, among other things, meiofauna animals in the Caribbean and South Korea.

Marine biologist at the Lower Saxony State Agency for Water Management, Coastal Protection, and Nature Conservation (NLWKN) in Oldenburg. In her field of expertise, “plankton and nutrients,” she is committed to marine conservation in the Wadden Sea and beyond, and strives for greater cooperation between different stakeholders in marine conservation and the involvement of young people.

Research associate in the Ocean Governance research group at the RIFS in Potsdam since 2021. Her work focuses on the ocean-climate nexus and includes the governance of blue carbon ecosystems as marine nature-based solutions for climate protection.