Melanie Schnohr

About

I am a PhD student in the Research Group Large-Scale Circulation and North European Climate Variability at the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research in Warnemünde.

• Ecosystem Modelling: Simulating coastal processes and seagrass development
• Model Development: Expanding process representation and refining models through validation
• Restoration Potential: Applying machine learning and AI approaches to predict climate-resilient restoration sites
• Field Integration: Linking observations with models for process understanding and validation
• Climate Interactions: Role of seagrass in carbon cycling and climate systems

Professional Experience

• Since 02/2026: PhD Student in the Research Group Large-Scale Circulation and North European Climate Variability, Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW), Rostock, Germany
• 06/2025 - 08/2025: Internship in Marine Data Science, PlanBlue GmbH, Bremen, Germany
• 06/2024 - 11/2024: Student Assistant in Data Science, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany
• 02/2024 - 03/2024: Internship in Data Science, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany
• 05/2023 - 08/2023: Student Assistant in Marine Environmental Biochemistry, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM) Wilhemshaven, Germany
• 12/2022 - 06/2023: Tutor of the Scientific Diving Training, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany
• 07/2019 - 07/2022: Student Assistant in Inorganic Geochemistry and Paleoceanography, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany

Education

• 10/2023 - 03/2025: M.Sc. Marine Sensors, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany
• 10/2022 - 03/2025: M.Sc. Marine Environmental Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany
• 09/2023 - 02/2024: Semester Abroad (Erasmus+) - Courses in Marine Biology/ Informatics Engineering, University of Algarve, Portugal
• 10/2018 - 04/2022: B.Sc. Geosciences, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel (CAU), Germany