Organisation
Steering Committee
Comprised of members from all faculties participating in the Kiel Marine Science (KMS) research focus area, the Steering Committee is responsible for organisational leadership. The Director is the spokesperson for the Committee. Along with representatives of the faculties, the body is supported by the expertise of scientists from participating institutions and platforms, who perform an advisory function.
| Name | Institution |
|---|---|
| Prof. Ralph R. Schneider (Director) | Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences |
| Prof. Ruth Schmitz‐Streit | Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences |
| Prof. Katrin Rehdanz | Faculty of Business, Economic and Social Science |
| Prof. Alexa Klettner | Faculty of Medicine |
| Prof. Olaf Landsiedel | Faculty of Engineering |
| Prof. Marie‐Catherine Riekhof | Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Science |
| Prof. Konrad Ott | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Prof. Florian Becker | Faculty of Law |
| Prof. Roberto Mayerle | Permanent Guest, FTZ (Büsum) |
| Prof. Thorsten Reusch | Permanent Guest, GEOMAR |
Scientific Advisory Board
Research and knowledge transfer activities are regularly evaluated and supported by a Scientific Advisory Board. The Board advises the Steering Committee and the university leadership on the future strategic direction of Kiel Marine Science (KMS). The body is comprised of internationally renowned researchers and experts in fields relevant to knowledge transfer or training and careers.
| Name | Institution |
|---|---|
| Dr. Thorsten Blenckner (seit 2022) | Stockholm Resilience Centre, Sweden |
| Prof. Claire MM Gachon (seit 2022) | Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle CNRS, France |
| Prof. Wolfgang Hess | University of Freiburg, Germany |
| Dr. Per Knutsson (seit 2022) | University of Gothenburg, School of Global Studies, Sweden |
| Dr. Gerd Kraus | Thünen‐Institut für Seefischerei, Bremerhaven, Germany |
| Prof. Vera van Lancker (seit 2019) | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belgium |
| Prof. Bernd Lennartz (seit 2019) | University of Rostock, Germany |
| Prof. Michelle Portman (seit 2019) | Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel |
| Prof. Martin Quaas (seit 2022) | German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Leipzig |
| Prof. Yoshifumi Tanaka | University of Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Dr. Olivier Thébaud | IFREMER, Plouzané Cedex, France |
| bis 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Dr. Sally Brown | Bournemouth University, UK |
| Prof. Gabriele Gerlach | Carl von Ossietzky Universität, Oldenburg, Germany |
| Prof. Harald Heinrichs | Leuphania Universität Lüneburg, Germany |
| Prof. Reinhold Schneider | TU Berlin, Germany |
