Two researchers from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel have each been awarded one of the prestigious Consolidator Grants from the European Research Council.
Two researchers from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel have each been awarded one of the prestigious Consolidator Grants from the European Research Council. The project “HighBorG” led by paleoclimatologist Dr. Eleni Anagnostou will investigate the interactions between carbon, climate, and the Antarctic Ice Sheet. In the “SEA-THROUGH” project, marine biologist Dr. Jan Taucher and his team will use new camera technologies to decipher the behaviour of marine life in the deep sea.
The European Research Council (ERC) announced today that two researchers from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel will each receive a Consolidator Grant of approximately two million euros over five years.
“I am very pleased that this year, two researchers from GEOMAR have received the coveted funding from the European Research Council. I wish Dr. Eleni Anagnostou and Dr. Jan Taucher every success in their exciting investigations on the Antarctic ice sheet and deep-sea research and look forward to the first results,” says Professor Dr. Katja Matthes, Director of GEOMAR. “The awarding of the Consolidator Grants underlines the importance and potential of both research projects and recognises the commitment and expertise of the research teams and GEOMAR.”
Read more at: Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
How has the Antarctic ice sheet responded to different climate conditions in the past? This is one of the questions that Dr Eleni Anagnostou's 'HighBorG' project aims to answer. (Photo Credit: Marcus Gutjahr, GEOMAR)
