SGER Proposal: Rare Opportunity to Participate in a German Cruise to the Wadden Sea using Novel Instrumentation

首席研究员将与他在不莱梅大学和奥尔登堡大学的德国同事一起研究溶解有机物（腐殖物质）的氧化与瓦登海水柱中锰的循环之间的关系。 首席研究员计划部署一套最先进的原位传感器（“ZAPS”），能够高精度地测量有机物和锰。 他的德国同行也是海洋锰地球化学方面的专家，他们将部署自己的最新仪器。 除了为这些国际排名的实验室之间的分析交叉检查提供机会外，该项目还有望详细了解海洋表面微生物过程，碳循环和锰（可能还有铁）化学之间的关系。

The principal investigator will join his German colleagues at the University of Bremen and the University of Oldenburg in a study of the relationship between the oxidation of dissolved organic matter (humic substances) and cycling of managanese in the water column of the Wadden Sea. The principal investigator plans to deploy a package of state-of-the-art in-situ sensors ("ZAPS") capable of measuring organic matter and managanese with high precision. His German counterparts, who are also expert in marine manganese geochemistry, will deploy their own latest instrumentation. Besides providing the opportunity for analytical cross-checking between these internationally-ranked laboratories, the project promises to yield detailed insight into the relationship between microbial processes, carbon cycling, and the chemistry of manganese (and possibly iron) in the surface ocean.