Soeren Ahmerkamp

Soeren Ahmerkamp is a researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research (IOW), focusing on marine biogeochemistry and oceanography. His work integrates numerical modeling, field observations, and laboratory experiments to study transport mechanisms and microbial activity in coastal and marine environments.

• Co-leader of the MATIC project (funded by Novo Nordisk) on coral resilience
• Principal investigator in the NArrFix project (DFG-funded) quantifying nitrogen fixation in the Baltic Sea
• Develops innovative measurement systems like GE-MIMS for high-resolution gas dynamics

Research Interests include:

• Nitrogen and carbon cycling in permeable sediments
• Fluid dynamics in coral boundary layers and marine aggregates
• Benthic-pelagic coupling processes
• Microscale oxygen dynamics in biofilms and sediments

Methodologies combine Large-Eddy Simulations, transport-reaction equations, flow-through reactors, and microfluidic sensor development. Collaborations span institutions like Aarhus University, Uppsala University, and SYKE (Finnish Environment Institute).