News about Prizes & Awards

Deutscher Meerespreis 2024
19.06.2024

Boris Herrmann receives the German Ocean Award 2024

A recognition of the professional sailor’s commitment to ocean conservation

Professor Dr. Terry Plank and Professor Dr. Kaj Hoernle
27.03.2024

What Volcanic Crystals Reveal About the Speed of Eruptions

Geoscientist Prof. Dr Terry Plank awarded the 30th Excellence Professorship

Übergabe der Nachwuchspreise der Prof. Dr. Werner Petersen-Stiftung.
15.12.2023

Fostering excellent early-career research

Prof. Dr Werner Petersen Foundation awards prizes for very good doctoral theses and outstanding commitment to knowledge transfer as well as exchange scholarships

Prizes and Awards at GEOMAR

At the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, a series of prizes are awarded each year, which are donated by various foundations.

These include:

  • German Ocean Award (donated by the Prof. Dr. Werner Petersen Foundation)
  • Excellence Professorships (donated by the Prof. Dr. Werner Petersen Foundation) (in German only)
  • Annette-Barthelt Award (donated by the Annette Barthelt Foundation) (in German only)
  • Otto-Krümmel-Award (donated by Society to Support GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel e.V. with support of the shipping company Briese)
  • GEOMAR Young Talent Award (donated by the Prof. Dr. Werner Petersen Foundation)
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