Dr. Björn Fiedler

Group leader Cabo Verde Cooperation, Topic 6
Scientific Coordinator of the Ocean Science Centre Mindelo (OSCM), Topic 6
Research Department 2: Marine Biogeochemistry
Research Unit: Chemical Oceanography
Office
Building 5; Room: 3.504
Tel: +49 431 600 1380
Email: bfiedler(at)geomar.de
Address
ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Wischhofstr. 1-3 | 24148 Kiel
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Focus areas
- Scientific coordination of the Ocean Science Centre Mindelo (OSCM)
- Scientific coordination of the Cape Verde Ocean Observatory (CVOO)
- Promotion of young academics from West Africa (e.g. WASCAL)
- Management of the WASCAL Floating University Programme
Education and career
- 2001 - 2007 | Study of Chemistry, Kiel University
- 2007 | Diploma in Chemistry, Kiel University
- 2007 - 2013 | Doctoral thesis in Chemical Oceanography, IFM-ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ/ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ Kiel
- 2013 | Doctorate in Chemistry, Kiel University
- 2013 - 2023 | Postdoc, ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ Kiel
- Since 2023 | Head of the Cabo Verde Cooperation Group, ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ Kiel
Committees
- 2016 - 2020 | Member of the Scientific Steering Group of the GOOS Biogeochemistry Panel as part of the International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project (IOCCP)
- 2021 - 2024 | Member of the Scientific Steering Group of the NSF Earthcube ‘Research Coordination Network for Marine Ecological Time Series (METS)’
- Since 2025 | Member of the Scientific Steering Group of PIRATA
Research cruises
- RV Polarstern PS135/2 | WASCAL Floating University (Proponent, Chief Scientist), 04/2023
- RV Maria S. Merian MSM106 | WASCAL Floating University (Proponent, Chief Scientist), 02/2022
- RV Meteor M160 | MOSES Eddy Study II (Ko-Fahrtleitung)
- RV Maria S. Merian MSM61 | CVOO time-series sampling, Senghor Seamount survey (Proponent, Chief Scientist), 02/2017
- RV Nereus, 4 day cruises | Deployment/recovery Wave Glider/underwater winch, (Proponent, Chief Scientist), 09/2014
- RV Islandia ISL_00314 | Eddy survey (Proponent, Chief Scientist), 2014
- RV Islandia ISL_00413 | Tests underwater winch (Proponent, Chief Scientist), 2013
- RV Islandia ISL_00313 | Recovery underwater winch (Proponent, Chief Scientist), 2013
- RV Meteor M97 | Underway pCO2, deployment underwater winch (Secondary user), 2013
- RV Littorina, 6 day cruises | Equipment tests (Proponent, Chief Scientist), 06/2014, 07/2014, 12/2014, 11/2015, 05/2016, 06/2016