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- 2021-01-29
GLOMAR Monthly Research Seminar
Being chief scientist on a research cruise
| 29 January 2021 | 13.00 - 14.30 | online via Zoom |
Research cruises are an important part of marine sciences. Many PhD students have participated or will participate in such expeditions. While as a participant, you have your own research questions and a set of tasks to fulfil, someone (or a small team) needs to keep an overview over the whole project: the chief scientist (and possibly one or several co-chief scientists).
What does it take to successfully plan and execute a research cruise, from acquiring funded ship time to mobilizing laboratory equipment and supplies, from reporting at sea to living aboard a working research vessel?
Dr. Walter Menapace, postdoc at the marine geotechnics group in MARUM, will be our guest in this seminar. Walter led the expedition M167 in the Gulf of Cadiz in October 2020. He finished his PhD in 2017 and 3 years as a postdoc later, he became chief scientist on board the Meteor.
Walter will report about all the duties and tasks that are expected form a chief scientist and there will be time for your questions afterwards.