Paleoceanographer and marine geochemist

We are pleased to indroduce to you our first “rOLe model”:
Prof. Dr. Katharina Pahnke, Professor of Marine Isotope Geochemistry at Oldenburg University.

First published on instagram (@equality_uol) on February 8, 2022.

Picture of Katharina Pahnke, a white person with blonde hair, wearing jeans and a blue t-shirt standing in front of the rail of a ship. In the background is the sea, mountains and some high-rise buildings. On the top left is written in black on a white background "Paleoceanographer and marine geochemist". Underneath it says 'Prof. Dr. Katharina Pahnke' in white writing on red background. Below it says “...research cruise on Kilo Moana, here leaving Honolulu, Hawaii. A 3-day cruise where I was chief scientist." Below that is the logo of the Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg.
On the left: the rest of the picture from slide one, where you can see a little bit of the reling, water, and mountains and clouds in the background. On the right, there is written in black on white background: Paleoceanographer and marine geochemist. Professor for Marine Isotope Geochemistry, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg. “I am interested in biogeochemical cycles and processes in the modern ocean and use geochemical tracers to understand conditions and changes in the past ocean - mainly over glacial-interglacial cycles of the Late Quaternary.”
Black writing on white background.: University education. Germany: 1995-1997 Vordiplom (BSc), Geology/Palaeontology, University of Göttingen; 1997-200 Diplom (MSc), Geology, University of Kiel; UK: 2000-2004 PhD, Paleoceanography, Cardiff University. Academic positions: USA: 2004-2006 MIT, Cambridge, Postdoc, Comer postdoctoral fellow; 2006-2008 Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, New York, Postdoc, Lamont-Doherty postdoctoral fellow, and 2008 assistant and associate research scientist; University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, assistant and associate professor; Germany: 2011-2019 Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, research group leader; since 2019 ICBM, University of Oldenburg, professor for marine isotope geochemistry
On the left: “….inside of our metal- and particle-free clean lab at the University of Oldenburg.” In the middle: Picture of two persons in blue suits covering everything except their faces, one in the background and one in the foreground. The person in the front is working with a sample in her hand. On the right: What made you want to go to science? “curiosity, love of adventure, ambition - people that inspired me were my PhD and postdoc supervisors, that all were extremely passionate about science and supported me along my way.”
Black text on white background: What is the achievement you are most proud of? “I am proud of each piece of scientific work that leaves my desk or that of my students and postdocs in the form of a scientific peer-reviewed publication. I am proud of the great Bachelor, Master and PhD students and postdocs I had the pleasure to work with. And I am proud of our state of the art laboratories at the ICBM.”
Black text on white background: Did you meet any barriers during your career as a scientific researcher? “Getting a permanent position was not easy. Setting up the special lab facilities that I require for my research was also a big struggle. But it was all worth it!”; what is your agenda for the coming months? “Organizing and conducting my first research expedition on the research vessel SONNE in the Tasman Sea as a chief scientist (April-May 2022)”.
"...research cruise on the Polarstern, across the South Pacific, collecting water samples." Smaller picture in bigger picture shows Prof. Dr. Katahrina Pahnke in a room inside the ship filling water in a bottle. She is wearing orange warning trousers and a dark blue sweater. Bigger picture in the background: The sea with some icebergs in it and on the right a part of a dark blue anorak.
On the left: a person who is smiling wearing a dark blue anorak, a scarf and a hat, who has a camera hanging around her neck. Background: Long iceberg, clouds and the sea. Black text in front of the clouds: Your advice to those who want to geht into science? - “Be and remain curious, be adventurous, do not hesitate to take some personal and work related risks, don’t give up, believe in yourself! Stay true to yourself, connect to peers and make friends among your colleagues.” In the bottom right of the picture ‘Thank you Prof. Dr. Katharina Pahnke’ is written in white on red background.

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