“Zukunfstag” at MARUM

Apr 28, 2022

In the pool, the students tested the gliders they built themselves. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; V. Diekamp

What exactly do researchers in marine sciences do? This question will be explored by young researchers at the “Zukunftstag”, a day dedicated to professional orientation for pupils. A guided tour of MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences will focus on general research questions that are being worked on here. In addition, the students learn how data and material are obtained and how expedition leaders plan expeditions. And, of course, they also get to know the diving robots and sea floor drill rigs without which deep-sea research is almost impossible.

In two research workshops, the group will then get down to practical work: When building underwater gliders, they will investigate the physical principles of buoyancy. This is particularly important for the construction and deployment of large-scale underwater equipment. Then, in cooperation with the geoscience department of the University of Bremen, the group will go to the ocean floor: The students will examine a sediment core that was recovered off the coast of Galicia (Spain). They will examine fossils under the microscope that contain valuable information about the climate of the past.

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MARUM UNISchullabor

Fachbereich Geowissenschaften

Students study the principles of buoyancy while building gliders. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; V. Diekamp

This is what the finished underwater vehicle looks like. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; V. Diekamp

The participants of the "Zukunftstag 2022" at MARUM. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; V. Diekamp