Our participants are the center of our universe and their happiness is the key to our success. Here are some of the things they say about us.
PROF. DR. CHRISTIAN WILD
University of Bremen, Germany
“I like the idea of ICYMARE because it provides an excellent exchange and networking opportunity for young marine researchers at very reasonable costs.”
CAROLIN MÜLLER, MSc
Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), Bremen, Germany
To me, ICYMARE means essential recruitment of early career scientists into the ever-growing international stock of marine researchers. I am happy to be part of the swarm and encourage you all to swim with us! Let’s jointly shape the future of the oceans!
JAMES G. HAGAN, MSc
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
“Any platform that allows young, like-minded research to gather, meet and exchange ideas is one that is worth supporting. I can’t wait for ICYMARE!”
PROF. DR. GERHARD KATTNER
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
“ICYMARE presents a unique and excellent opportunity for young scientists to meet and to present, learn, and organize marine research.”
Dr. VELOISA MASCARENHAS
University of Oldenburg, Germany
“An excellent platform for young oceanographers across Europe and beyond to network with a purpose, because TOGETHER we achieve more!”
MORGAN L. McCARTHY, MSc
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
“I like that ICYMARE is organized BY early career researchers FOR early career researchers. It will be a great opportunity to meet other young scientists around Europe!”
NADINE GERLACH, MSc
MARUM, University of Bremen & Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany
“The oceans are connecting the world, ICYMARE connects young like-minded scientists!”
CHARLES CADIER, MSc
MER Consortium, Bilbao, Spain
“What I love about ICYMARE is that it states that every young scientist, at his own scale, has something to tell about the marine environment. It fosters connection between us, leading to an increased openness to the diversity of research in marine sciences.”
YVONNE SCHADEWELL, MSc
University of Oldenburg, Germany
“To me, ICYMARE means connecting young researchers across the world, through their passion about the ocean and building the base of future science.”
Dr. FERDINAND ESSER
ICBM, University of Oldenburg, Germany
“ICYMARE is an excellent format to present current research topics to early career scientists and a platform to build up a scientific network. The bottom up conference organized by Master’s students and doctoral candidates strengthens their key competencies besides their scientific work.”
NF-POGO CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE SCHOLARS 2019/2020
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Germany
“Although its first edition, ICYMARE achieved an important aim, it was able to gather young researchers from all over the world”
EVA M. D. PAULUS, BSc
University of Groningen, Netherlands
“ICYMARE is a great opportunity for young researchers to participate in a conference and gain experience in chairing a session, giving a talk or poster presentation!”
JAN BOELMANN, Dipl.Ing.(FH)
University of Applied Sciences Bremerhaven, Germany
“Since I work with young students it is my main concern to help them grow up to young professionals and support them where I can. So this is ICYMARE, a good opportunity for young students and future scientists to show their work and get familiar with the scientific conference world.”
LENA RÖLFER, MSc
Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), Bremen, and University of Bremen, Germany
“ICYMARE brings together young marine researchers from around the globe. To me it means connecting with new and old friends, exchanging ideas and sharing the same passion – marine sciences.”
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“Early career scientist conferences such as ICYMARE are a great way to network and build your confidence as a presenter of posters and oral presentations. I am from a very isolated region so this is an amazing opportunity for me to meet like-minded scientists and make friends who share my enthusiasm for the marine environment!”
JULIA JUNG, BSc
University of Gent, Belgium
“I love the bottom-up approach of enabling young researchers to build this conference and network together! Having such a platform allows our generation to not only collaborate better, but to really be able to define how we would like to shape this field in the future, which topics our priorities are and think about our roles and responsibilities as young marine researchers for the environment and in society. I am really proud and happy to be a part of this network and can’t wait to see the things we’ll do together.”
AUDREY GRANGER, MSc
Edinburgh Napier University, Great Britain
“ICYMARE to me is a platform that provides an incredible and unique opportunity for a network of fresh, hungry and passionate young scientists to present their research and meet like minded professionals. It is so much more than a conference; ICYMARE is an inspiring, exciting and supportive movement that I can’t wait to attend this year!”
NATALIE PRINZ, MSc
Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), Bremen & University of Bremen, Germany
“ICYMARE unites the new generation of marine scientists. The conference builds strong connections that overcome competitive behaviour in science, for the sake of working for the ocean and our planet as one.”
LÍVIA OLIVEIRA, MSc
University of Bremen, Germany
“ICYMARE is a space for learning, sharing experiences, igniting ideas and actions.”
PEDRO MANUEL CARRASCO DE LA CRUZ, MSc
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belgium
“What I like from ICYMARE is the fact each session has a personality; This is a young, fresh, and hungry-of-world conference. It is time to create a long-lasting tradition, and a tradition does get stronger when people spread it with passion”
More nice Words
The communication of good study results is probably as important as the results itself. ICYMARE harbors the potential for us young career scientists to start learning the essential skills as early as possible, while bringing together the scientific elite of tomorrow.Jan Brüwer
Young Marine Scientists, now it is your call to communicate and transfer updated knowledge to help and protect our marine life….Elham Kamyab
“Stand on front, do not be afraid of the challenges ahead, this is the message I rescued from the conference. ICYMARE is now onwards a platform to share ideas and learn from each other”NF-POGO Centre of Excellence scholars 2019/2020
To me ICYMARE means keeping paceDr. Maya Bode
ICYMARE means to me creating an ideal platform for young scientists to exchange experiences and to network.Dr. Simon Jungblut
ICYMARE means to me getting inspired by awesome people to proceed with the marine focus in my life!Dr. Viola Liebich
To me, ICYMARE represents a wonderful opportunity for young people to take their first steps on the scientific stage, to network and grow together, while taking care of a subject that is important to all of us: the ocean.Lena Heel
“It was very nice to meet researchers like me, to know their studies and share the problems we all face across the world”NF-POGO Centre of Excellence scholars 2019/2020
