Adresse: Plenary hall "Nordseemuseum" at AWI-Campus, Building A
Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven
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Climate change is one of the greatest social challenges of our time. The global problem has local and regional effects that citizens and municipalities must deal with now and in the future. Everyone can make a concrete contribution to climate protection. But how, where and with whom? This is where the klimafit project at adult education centers comes in. The results of the educational project, the success factors and the accompanying social science research will be presented in this impulse talk.
Speakers: Renate Treffeisen, Klaus Grosfeld (10min pres, 5 min disc)
The demand for effective transfer results from science is very high and increasing. There are obvious topics in marine research, such as the production of food, the protection and restoration of the oceans and coasts, and the development of sustainable forms of utilisation.
But is that all? Of course not! Our approach of utilising the efficiency and elegance of marine organisms for technical products and buildings, mostly on land, seems unusual - but is very effective on many levels. The talk will show some illustrative examples.
Speaker: Christian Hamm and Simone Andresen (10min pres, 5min disc)
The aim of the collaborative BMBF project APOC was to assess the "Anthropogenic Impacts on Particulate Organic Carbon Cycling in the North Sea". The project followed an innovative interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach, by a.o. involving the BUND as full partner of the research consortium. In this way, the dialog between science and politics and the public was established from the beginning of the project and the flow and transfer of information (from and to expert groups or legislative initiatives at national and European level) as well as the knowledge generated within the framework of APOC took place in a remarkably effective manner.
Speakers: Sabine Kasten, Moritz Holtappels (10min pres, 5min disc)
Plenary discussion with speakers of the impulse talks 1-3
The collaboration with national and state agencies mostly in the field of marine nature conservation is a key element of the transfer activities of the AWI North Sea Office. Our activities within these projects support the fulfilment of sovereign duties of Germany. As a long-standing and reliable partner of federal and state agencies, we benefit from a ensured third-party funding to sustain our research on biodiversity of the North Sea.
Speaker: Lars Gutow und Jan Beermann (10min pres, 5min disc)
Studies show that once an opinion has been formed, it will not change without good reason, even if it is based on misunderstandings or incorrect information. People who know more about climate change tend to be more likely to accept measures against it. Hence, climate change must be understood if we as a society want to embark on a transformation to a climate friendly future. Thus, FutureNow! developed a number of low-threshold concepts for knowledge transfer on climate change tailored towards schoolchildren and citizens. But only the support by various members of AWls4Future who invested their free time to act as authentic advocates of climate science enabled our project to carry out a large number of interventions and events. The work in our project has brought to light an enormous demand for such interventions and at the same time fuels the question of our responsibility as scientists for science communication and the value placed on such communication in the scientific system.
Speaker: Björn Suckow (10min pres, 5min disc)
Formulating adequate responses to pressing challenges at the science policy interface requires effective and legitimate knowledge brokering. The overarching goal of BioAgora is the development of a fair and functional Science Service for Biodiversity (SSBD) which will facilitate the orchestration of processes and initiatives at the Science-Policy Interface at the European level.
Speaker: Ute Jacob (10min pres, 5min disc)
Discussion with speakers of impulse talks 4-6
During this coffee break, participants will have the chance to continue Poster Discussions and walk around Information Desks with interesting themes. One example will be the Library and the Open Science Working Group who will invite to join at their information stand to get to know Andreas Walker and Bernadette Fritzsch at AWI.
The Atlantic Meridional Ocean Current (AMOC) transports vast amounts of warm water to the North Atlantic, where it cools, sinks, and changes direction, flowing through the mid-Atlantic and into the Southern Atlantic Ocean. This heat release prevents ice from forming in Northern Europe. However, global warming is decreasing the current's density and salinity, which in turn reduces its cooling, sinking, and southward flow. Paleo-evidence shows clear signs of AMOC weakening during past ice age terminations, indicated by changes in ocean hydrography and water mass tracers. Current assessments of AMOC stability are largely based on model results, indirect indicators like temperature patterns, and limited direct measurements. In this discussion, we aim to review the current state of knowledge, highlight the limitations of various methods, and synthesize data and models. One goal is to compile insights from AWI, drawing from diverse perspectives including empirical evidence, high- and low-resolution modeling, and conceptual frameworks.
Biology-aerosol-cloud-climate linkages -
Aerosol particles in the atmosphere can affect regional and global climate as they interact with radiation and promote the formation of water droplets and ice crystals in clouds. Besides anthropogenic pollution, evaporation of sea spray and biological activity contribute to aerosol formation. The loss of summer sea ice will have tremendous effects on these potential sources of aerosol (precursors), but building a quantitative understanding of the full chain of biology-aerosol-cloud-climate linkages remains a challenge. While all components of this system are being studied at AWI, linkages yet need to be developed. We want to discuss the current status and how these could be included in our future research strategy.
We would use the overview of the status quo mostly to develop a strategy for future work, please let us know if this fits the intended focus on the scientific evaluation.
In our project FutureNow! we are developing formats for knowledge transfer to society. Anybody from AWI can participate in our actions and many have already. We take away the hassle of organizing events and locations, provide material and presentations to make it as easy as possible for anyone interested to engage in science communication. During this session I will introduce you to our didactics & methods, train you in using them yourself, present you participation opportunities and offer room for you to share your own best practices from (methods, successful slides and tools, etc.).
The Research Support department offers a wide range of services surrounding third party funding. In our break-out session we would like to introduce the set-up of our department and the services we offer. We will give a short overview on funding possibilities and explain the ‘How to’ and ‘Why’ of the famous AWI Laufzettel. Everyone is welcome to join and to bring along any questions they may have on third party funding and our services.
In 2016 the Helmholtz Incubator Information & Data Science was established in order to strengthen Information and Data Science as a whole for Helmholtz. From this initiative five priority fields and later in 2019 five platforms with overarching topics and services were established: federated IT services (HIFIS), artificial intelligence (AI), standardization of metadata and data structures (HMC), imaging (HI) and education (HIDA). These platforms are located at different Helmholtz centers and are available for the whole Helmholtz association. This session will present these platforms and the recent activities of the incubator beyond the platforms, focusing on the resulting opportunities for AWI researchers and staff.
FRAM and LTER HAUSGARTEN are sucessful flagship-projects of Topic 6 and 2, with a long-term perspective. The intention of this breakout session is to summarize the current status and findings for the evaluation, and to review the strategy (scientific and logistical) for the continuation of the long-term observatory beyond POF-IV.
The current strategy paper for POF V focuses in combination with the Research goals of the Federal Ministry for Education and Science, and the mission of the Helmholtz Society all are very much directed towards application of scientific results for the benefit of society. Where we all agree that this is of course very necessary, there is a certain risk that this will create tension between the freedom of science, and discovery and outside pressures. Here we will discuss how this affects research at AWI in this and coming POF periods, how we can adapt to societal needs and at the same time continue to work towards scientific discovery.
Many of you support our Early Career Researchers. PhD candidates are being supervised, postdocs get guidance and input for their further career development. While AWIs programs for our ECRs are well known POLMAR and PROCEED are often being asked: "And what do you do for us - the PIs?" In this breakout session we would like to collect more information about your needs and learn how we can better support you in supporting the ECRs. Also, we would like to give an overview of what we are currently offering you.
The biodiversity and climate crises are driving the emergence of novel pathogens, which are spreading across broader geographical areas and posing serious threats to ecosystems and human societies.
To identify, understand, and predict these emerging health risks, we propose investing in state-of-the-art research infrastructure that utilizes environmental OMICS to trace pathogen distributions and dynamics, as well as their interactions with humans and the environment. In this breakout group, we would like to present this idea and learn how you and your research at AWI could become a part of this endeavour.
Short pitches (2-3 minutes) to research fields like AI, expeditions, simulations (short to long-term projects)
Pitches by:
Nikolay Koldunov (Using LLMs for scientific work / AI for weather and climate modelling)
Judith Hauck (OceanPeak)
Alexander Haumann (Antarctica InSync)
Clara Hoppe (YESSS)
Julia Regnery (Tara)
Katja Metfies (OBAMA-NEXT)
Pascal Bohleber (Beyond EPICA)
Ruijian Gou (Climate-Biology Workgroup)
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Outlook Scientific Evaluation
