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The EngageComm Fund

The EngageComm Fund supports knowledge transfer and science communication projects at ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ.

Funded projects 2025

"Surfacing the Unseen: A Mural for Sustainable Oceans"
submitted by: Prof. Dr. Stephan Juricke (Research Division 1 Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics, Research Unit Ocean Dynamics), Dr. Lara Schmittmann ((Research Division 1 Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics, Research Unit ), Dr. Felix Mittermayer-Schmittmann (Research Division 3: Marine Ecology, Research Unit Marine Evolutionary Ecology)

"Pre-Scoping Societal Engagement Requirements for field trials of Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement in the Baltic Sea" (Pre-sCO2pe)
submitted by: Dr. Tim Boxhammer (Research Division 2 Marine Biogeochemistry, Research Unit Biogeochemical Modelling), Kristin Hamann (Research Devision 2: Marine Biogeochemistry, Research Unit Marine Geosystems), Dr. Michael Sswat (Research Division 2 Marine Biogeochemistry, Research Units Biological Oceanography and Biogeochemical Modelling), Dr. Judith Ziegler (Research Division 1 Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics, Research Unit Marine Meteorology)

"Deep-sea imagery annotation and organization for research communication"
submitted by: Dr. Henk-Jan Hoving (Research Division 3 Marine Ecology, Research Unit Marine Evolutionary Ecology), James Taylor (Ocean Research Technology Centre, ORTC), Hannes Huusmann (ORTC), Dr. Inken Suck (ORTC), Sarah Uphoff (Communication and Media), Dr. Timm Schoening (ORTC), Sophie Schindler (ORTC), Mareike Keller (Research Division 2 Marine Biogeochemistry, Research Unit Marine Geosystems)

Funded projects 2024

„Engaging Public Audiences with Seagrass Ecosystems: Hands-On Model and interactive Simulation“
submitted by: Philipp R. Schubert, Dr. Esther Thomsen, Christian Lieberum, Jana Willim and Prof. Dr. Thorsten Reusch, Research Division 3 "Marine Ecology", Research Unit "Marine Evolutionary Ecology"

„Co-Creation and Communication of AI Applications in Environmental Sciences“
submitted by: Dr. Helmke Hepach, Research Division 2 "Marine Biogeochemisty", Research Unit "Biological Ozeanography", Dr. Joachim Dengg, Communication and Media, School Programmes

„Exploring the Depths: Illustrated Zines as a Window into Research“
submitted by: Dr. Andrea Geipel, Research Division 4 "Dynamics of the Ocean Floor", Research Unit "Marine Geodynamics", PR-Officer DAM-Mission mareXtreme

„Video about the Ocean Decade Programmes and Projects led by ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ researchers“
submitted by: Dr. Ulrike Heine, Contact Point German Committee of the UN Ocean Decade (Deutsches Komitee der UN-Ozeandekade, ODK)

Funded Projects 2023

Fact Sheet "Storing CO2 in flood basalts under the sea", developed for the PERBAS (Permanent sequestration of gigatons of CO2 in continental margin basalt deposits) project
submitted by: Dr. Jörg Bialas, Research Division 4 "Dynamics of the Ocean Floor", Research Unit "Marine Geodynamics"

"WAVES - customized outreach models in 3-D to facilitate improved marine geoscience communication"
submitted by: Dr. Severine Furst, Research Division 4 "Dynamics of the Ocean Floor", Research Unit "Marine Geodynamics"

„SciVis Service“ - science visualization graphic development and storymaps
submitted by: Timm Schöning, Data Science Unit

"A Travler's Guide to the Seafloor" - 360-degree-documentary film for the ARENA2 Visualization Laboratory
submitted by: Dr. Tom Kwasnitschka, Research Division 4 "Dynamics of the Ocean Floor", Research Unit "Magmatic and Hydrothermal Systems"