WHIRLS Scientific Talk Series

WHIRLS Scientific Talk Series

Within the context of the WHIRLS Scientific Talk Series, we will host a webinar approximately once a month—on the second Wednesday of each month—featuring a scientific presentation within the WHIRLS thematic framework, followed by a discussion. The presentations will be given by both project members and external subject-matter experts.

If you are interested in presenting as part of this series, please feel free to contact areitz@geomar.de.

The following presentations are planned for the coming months:

  • Wednesday, 08 April2026, 15:00-16:00 CET
    Presenter: Rene Schubert, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research
    Title: Centrifugal Effects in the Ocean
  • Wednesday, 13 May2026, 15:00-16:00 CET
    Presenter: Luc Lenain, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
    Title: tbc
  • Wednesday, 9 September2026, 15:00-16:00 CET
    Presenter: Marcel du Plessis, University of Gothenburg
    Title: tbc

Past presentations:

  • Wednesday, 11 March2026, 15:00-16:00 CET
    Presenter: Sabrina Speich, Ecole Normale Supérieure
    Title: From Observations to Theory: Decoding the Physics of Ocean Mesoscale Eddies
  • Wednesday, 10 December2025, 15:00-16:00 CET
    Presenter: Mara Freilich, Brown University
    Title: Observing submesoscale impacts on microbial community structure
  • Wednesday, 12 November2025, 15:00-16:00 CET
    Presenter: Arne Biastoch, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
    Title: The importance of Agulhas leakage on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and a 101 in ocean modelling
  • Wednesday, 8 October2025, 15:00-16:00 CET
    Presenter: Sarah Fawcett, University of Cape Town
    Title: Nutrient transport, supply, and consumption in the Agulhas Current system: implications for productivity, carbon export, and climateNutrient transport, supply, and consumption in the Agulhas Current system: implications for productivity, carbon export, and climate


GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
ENS Paris
University of Cape Town
University of Gothenburg