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Happy birthday, Neumayer Station III! Today our research station is celebrating its 15th birthday; the AWI’s Antarctic research station, located on an ice shelf near Atka Bay, first entered service in 2009.
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Dear readers,
To kick off our first issue of the new year, we’re celebrating a wonderful milestone: 15 years ago today, our Antarctic station Neumayer III officially commenced operations. Our special event website to mark the occasion offers a wealth of information, including a thing or two about the station that we bet you never knew.
Plus, our icebreaker Polarstern has already completed an exciting voyage this year: for the first time in more than 40 years of service, the Polarstern, in between two Antarctic expeditions, sailed to Hobart, Tasmania. The German Embassy in Australia, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the AWI celebrated this with a reception on board.
And last but not least, a film tip for cold winter nights: the ARTE documentary film “Sunken Warships in the North Sea – Danger on the Ocean Floor” (Versenkte Kriegsschiffe in der Nordsee – Gefahr vom Meeresgrund) impressively highlights the work done in the research project “North Sea Wrecks” – which AWI researcher Matthias Brenner also contributed to.
Enjoy reading!
Marlena Witte
Communications and Media Relations
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Press Release of the Month
Research Vessel Polarstern’s First Visit to Australia
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Even though the Polarstern has been underway for more than 40 years, supporting research in the Arctic and Antarctic, there are still areas she has yet to explore: between two expeditions to East Antarctica, the AWI icebreaker dropped anchor in Hobart, Tasmania in late January. To celebrate the ship’s first visit, the German Embassy in Australia, together with the Federal Ministry of Research and the AWI, invited representatives from politics, research and society to a festive reception on board.
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Dokumentation: Versenkte Kriegsschiffe in der Nordsee
There are an estimated 10,000 sunken ships lying at the bottom of the North Sea, some of them still brimming with munitions. The documentary “Sunken Warships in the North Sea – Danger on the Ocean Floor” (Versenkte Kriegsschiffe in der Nordsee – Gefahr vom Meeresgrund), produced by Radio Bremen for ARTE, highlights this problem. AWI marine biologist Matthias Brenner was part of the production.
To the film
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New Polar Research Project: YESSS
The YESSS project is researching the warming of the Arctic: in future, around 30 people will be investigating the change in ecological processes during the seasons in the YESSS (Year-round EcoSystem Study on Svalbard) project.
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The Best Images from the Helmholtz Association
Until 23 February, Helmholtz-Imaging is looking for the best scientific images from the Helmholtz Association. All Helmholtz employees are eligible to participate.
To the contest
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An Open Society and Strong Democracy
The Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany expressly rejects any and all movements and statements that are antidemocratic, contemptuous of human dignity, or racist in nature. An open society and strong democracy are the basis for our future.
To the Declatation
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Neumayer Descendants visit the AWI
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AWI archivist Christian Salewski (on the right in the picture) had a one-of-a-kind meeting: Camilla-Louise Past and Julius-Alexander Past (both on the left), the great-great-grandniece and great-great-grandnephew of Georg von Neumayer, German polar researcher and namesake of the Antarctic station Neumayer III, visited the AWI. They brought with them a number of historical treasures – including a portrait of Georg von Neumayer and a draft of a poem “Ode to Mathematics”, penned in 1847. These invaluable assets will now become part of the inventory of the Archive for German Polar Research.
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3 Questions for:
Neumayer station leader Anja Weber
For more than two months now, Anja Weber, born in Dortmund, has been station leader and station physician at Neumayer Station III in the Antarctic – and she has countless more months in the bitter cold ahead of her.
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1. More than a year in the Antarctic, surrounded by nothing but ice and snow: you’ve been the station leader at the Neumayer Station III for several weeks now. What does it feel like to live in such an isolated place?
I don’t feel isolated at all – there are currently 42 people living and working in our relatively large station, which offers everything we need, so the place is bustling with activity. But I imagine my mood will change when the actual overwintering begins and there are only twelve of us left. When I want to be alone, I go for a walk outside and listen to the snow crunching beneath my feet, or I drive to Atka Bay. There, you really feel all alone, surrounded by an endless expanse.
2. Compared to its two predecessors, the Neumayer Station III is huge. What’s your favourite spot on the station?
I haven’ been here all that long, and I imagine I won’t find my favourite spot until the winter months begin. It’s nice in what we call the gallery, which surrounds the central area on Deck 1. You can sit and look out the window, observe the curious penguins nearing the station, or just enjoy a good book.
3. If we look ahead to the future: What do you hope the next 15 years will bring for the station?
My hope for Neumayer III is that there will always be people who don’t just see the station as a temporary workplace, but who appreciate everything that’s special about it and do their best to handle the aging grande dame with care.
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