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Biogeosciences

Sinikka Lennartz

Sinikka is a biogeochemical modeller with an interest on how microbial interactions mediate carbon storage in the ocean, now and in the future. She leads the Biogeochemical Ocean Modelling group at the Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment at the University of Oldenburg, Germany.

Fieldwork and Family: Parenting in the Biogeosciences

Four people stand side by side in colourful rain boots, their footwear heavily coated in dark brown mud. They are standing on a thick layer of wet, dark brown soil.

It took almost two years to write this blog post – not because the challenges described below are rare, but because the scarcest resource for parents in academia is uninterrupted time. Academic careers are built on time: time to think, to meet collaborators, to develop the next research proposal, and to finally get that paper …[Read More]

What’s new at EGU23?

What’s new at EGU23?

EGU23 is back with longer talks, posters and PICO sessions! While EGU is always great to catch up with colleagues in classical sessions offered every year, here, we want to highlight some new sessions that will premier at EGU23. We have selected a few from each Subdivision to show the broad range of topics covered. …[Read More]

EGU22 in the Spotlight: BG4 – Marine and Aquatic Biogeosciences

EGU22 in the Spotlight: BG4 – Marine and Aquatic Biogeosciences

The EGU22 is approaching soon – no matter whether you are attending in person or online, here are a few highlight sessions from the field of marine and aquatic biogeosciences. From controlled experiments to natural laboratories – scientists use a variety of methods to unravel ecosystem functional responses to environmental changes. The session “Experimental approaches …[Read More]