Multidisciplinary Sediment Core Project
Lecturers: Torsten Bickert, Tilo von Dobeneck, Oliver Esper, Thomas Frederichs, Sabine Kasten, Elda Miramontes García, Raphaël Morard, Stefan Mulitza, Heiko Pälike, Rebecca Rendle-Bühring, Tilmann Schwenk, Christoph Vogt, Yang Zhang
The 16-20 participants of each project course jointly investigate a scientifically attractive marine sediment core applying a wide method range (e.g. core description, core logging, echosounding, proxy methods, micropaleontology, geochemistry, sedimentology, mineralogy, environmental magnetism, chronostratigraphy). Organized in teams of 4 students, they work half-days in research labs of supporting expert scientists. Each student takes responsibility for a certain method, analyses the jointly collected data, and presents the results orally in a final exam colloquium. Subgroups of 5-6 students interpret their complementary results in a scientific poster. Presentation skills are trained during the class.
1) understand and exemplarily apply the modern multidisciplinary methodology of marine sediment core research within in a practical, coordinated team project
2) perform method-specific laboratory analytics, process experimental data, and create computer graphics to visualize, compare and communicate own scientific outcomes
3) elucidate own experimental results by accessing relevant context information from scientific articles, cruise reports and personal discussions with expert advisors
4) demonstrate and systematically improve personal skills in scientific teamworking, project management, communication and presentation (poster and oral)
Oral colloquium presentation (67%) and team poster (33%)
Kolloquium
1) Regionally relevant geoscientific journal articles and textbook chapters made available in Stud.IP download
2) Introductory Powerpoint scripts and special processing software provided by method advisors
1st teaching week: Introduction to project course concept, study area and investigation methods
2nd teaching week: Elements of good scientific presentation , speech and gesture training
3rd teaching week: Visual core description, core logging,
bathymetry and sediment echosounding
4th teaching week: Paleoceanography and micropaleontology
5th teaching week: Mineralogy and anorganic geochemistry
6th teaching week: Grain-size analysis and carbon analysis (TC, TOC)
7th teaching week: Environmental Magnetism
8th teaching week: Chronostratigraphy
9th teaching week: Objectives and layout of scientific posters
10th teaching week: Individually scheduled presentation training
11th teaching week: Presentation and discussion of obtained results, formation of poster groups
12th teaching week: Self-managed colloquium preparation, individual tutorials by advisors
13th teaching week: Self-managed colloquium preparation, individual tutorials by advisors
14th teaching week: Oral and posterpresentation at joint exam colloquium
Tabellenkalkulation mit Excel, Vektor- und Rastergrafik mit Corel, Binokular-Mikroskope
Basic Data
05-BMG-MP3-1
Study Program
Bachelor Marine Geosciences
Module Name
Multidisciplinary Marine Sediment Core Project
Course Type
Project Exercise (PE)
Second Year of Study
6 CP
4 SWS
Summer Term
Course Language
English
Contact Person

Marine Geophysik
Prof. Dr. Tilo von Dobeneck
GEO 4070R
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65310
dobeneck

Marine Geophysik
Prof. Dr. Tilo von Dobeneck
GEO 4070R
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65310
dobeneck
Lecturer

Dr. Oliver Esper
AWI D-1080
Phone: +49 471 4831 - 1077
Oliver.Esper

Dr. Oliver Esper
AWI D-1080
Phone: +49 471 4831 - 1077
Oliver.Esper

Dr. Stefan Mulitza
MARUM Pavillon 0130
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65536
smulitza

Dr. Stefan Mulitza
MARUM Pavillon 0130
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65536
smulitza

Prof. Dr. Heiko Pälike
GEO 2150
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65980
hpaelike

Prof. Dr. Heiko Pälike
GEO 2150
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65980
hpaelike

Prof. Dr. Elda Miramontes García
GEO 2560
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65200
emiramon

Prof. Dr. Elda Miramontes García
GEO 2560
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65200
emiramon
Phone:

Dr. Thomas Frederichs
GEO 4040
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65326
frederichs

Dr. Thomas Frederichs
GEO 4040
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65326
frederichs

Dr. Tilmann Schwenk
GEO 4570
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65375
tschwenk

Dr. Tilmann Schwenk
GEO 4570
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65375
tschwenk
Dr. Christoph Vogt
GEO 2360
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65170
cvogt
Dr. Christoph Vogt
GEO 2360
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65170
cvogt

Prof. Dr. Sabine Kasten
AWI Campus E E-1055
Phone: +49 471 4831 - 1936
Sabine.Kasten

Prof. Dr. Sabine Kasten
AWI Campus E E-1055
Phone: +49 471 4831 - 1936
Sabine.Kasten

Dr. Raphaël Morard
UFT - MARUM 1560
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65979
rmorard

Dr. Raphaël Morard
UFT - MARUM 1560
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65979
rmorard

Dr. Torsten Bickert
MARUM1 3070
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65535
tbickert

Dr. Torsten Bickert
MARUM1 3070
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65535
tbickert

Dr. Rebecca Rendle-Bühring
GEO 1250
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65040
rrendle

Dr. Rebecca Rendle-Bühring
GEO 1250
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65040
rrendle

Prof. Dr. Tilo von Dobeneck
GEO 4070
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65310
dobeneck

Prof. Dr. Tilo von Dobeneck
GEO 4070
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65310
dobeneck

Dr. Yang Zhang
GEO 4090
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65312
zhangy

Dr. Yang Zhang
GEO 4090
Phone: +49 421 218 - 65312
zhangy