“I am happy that we have succeeded in recruiting the renowned scientist Hajo Eicken as the new director of AWI. This is a great accomplishment – also for our university. The cooperative professorship will greatly benefit the University of Bremen as well. I cordially congratulate Mr. Eicken. We are very much looking forward to working together,” says Prof. Dr. Jutta Günther, President of the University of Bremen.
“AWI is an internationally renowned institute for polar and marine research. Its outstanding expertise in numerous scientific disciplines, along with its international network and unique logistics and infrastructure, position it as one of the most attractive research centers in the world. It is a great pleasure and honor for me to be working here as scientific director in the future,” says Prof. Dr. Hajo Eicken.
A native of Bremerhaven, he earned his doctorate from the University of Bremen in 1990. Until 1997, he worked at the Alfred Wegener Institute in the field of oceanic and atmospheric physics. In 1998, he moved to the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, where he held a number of different scientific positions. For the past ten years, Hajo Eicken has headed the International Arctic Research Center (IARC) there. Marine ice research is one of his core scientific areas.
“With Prof. Dr. Hajo Eicken as director, the Alfred Wegener Institute is gaining a top researcher from our region who is returning after an impressive international career. This clearly shows how attractive we are in Bremen and Bremerhaven as scientific hubs. I am very much looking forward to working with Mr. Eicken in order to explore future potential that will also have a local impact. Our coastal and marine areas are as sensitive as they are vital and worthy of protection. The Alfred Wegener Institute is able to make important contributions here,” says Dr. Henrike Müller, Senator for Environment, Climate, and Science of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen.
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