Florian Koch currently serves as the Systemverantwortlicher Labore for the Neubauprojekt Polarstern II at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, starting in February 2024. In this role, Florian Koch participates in the technical scientific council, contributing expertise in overseeing scientific laboratories and infrastructure for Germany's new flagship research icebreaker. Previously, from September 2017 to March 2024, Florian Koch led the DFG Project 'ViTMeD' at Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences, focusing on the dynamics of primary production in high nutrient low chlorophyll ocean regions. Earlier experience includes a postdoctoral fellowship at the Alfred Wegener Institute (2014-2017), examining nutrient cycling in marine ecosystems, and a postdoctoral researcher position at Stony Brook University (2012-2014). Florian Koch earned a PhD in marine science from Stony Brook University, where research was conducted from 2006 to 2012.
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Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
As the Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, the Alfred Wegener Institute is primarily active in the cold and temperate regions of the world. Working together with numerous national and international partners, we are actively involved in unravelling the complex processes at work in the “Earth System”. Our planet is undergoing fundamental climate change; the polar regions and the oceans, which play central roles in the global climate system, are in flux. How will planet Earth evolve? Do the phenomena we’re observing represent short-term fluctuations or long-term trends? Polar and marine research has always been a fascinating scientific challenge; today it is also research into the future.