Marion Kanwischer

Dr. Marion Kanwischer is a Senior Scientist and Researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research (IOW) in Rostock, Germany. She leads the Analytics Group and the Organic Pollutants subgroup, focusing on analyzing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as chlorinated hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons according to ISO standards. Her work contributes to IOW’s annual environmental monitoring for the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency.

• Research Foci: RF3 and RF4 of IOW’s program
• Key Methods: LC-MS/MS, GC-MS, electrodialysis

Education includes a PhD (2007) from the University of Potsdam (thesis: Phytol in chlorophyll degradation and Vitamin E synthesis) and a Diplom in Biotechnology from TU Berlin. She has held roles at Dongseo University (South Korea) and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology.

Her research emphasizes trace organic substances in marine environments, including pesticides (e.g., glyphosate) and natural phosphonic acids. She actively participates in the Leibniz ScienceCampus Phosphorus Research Rostock.