Current research at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz aims at an integral understanding of chemical processes in the Earth system, particularly in the atmosphere and biosphere. Investigations address a wide range of interactions between air, water, soil, life and climate in the course of Earth history up to today´s human-driven epoch, the anthropocene.
Since 2018, the ocean research sailing yacht S/Y Eugen Seibold has been operating and exploring the ocean under the scientific direction of the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Chemistry in Mainz, Germany co-financed by the Werner Siemens Foundation, Switzerland. Gerald Haug, director of the climate geochemistry department at the MPIC, is the initiator of this research vessel envisioned to be used flexibly all year round and with zero emissions to ensure contamination-free sampling.
