Normen Lochthofen

Normen Lochthofen is a Researcher in the Deep-Sea Ecology and Technology group at the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) in Bremerhaven, Germany. His work focuses on advancing understanding of deep-sea ecosystems and developing innovative technologies for marine exploration. He is affiliated with the AWI’s research initiatives in deep-sea biology, technological innovation, and long-term ocean observation systems.

Research interests include deep-sea biodiversity, ecological interactions in extreme environments, and the application of autonomous systems for sampling and data collection. His group collaborates on projects involving autonomous underwater vehicles (e.g., SARI) and crawlers (e.g., NOMAD) to study seafloor dynamics and microbial communities.

Normen is actively involved in data management and open science, contributing to repositories like PANGAEA for archiving georeferenced datasets from polar and marine research. His work supports interdisciplinary efforts to address climate change impacts on deep-sea ecosystems.