Susanne Feistel

Dr. Susanne Feistel is a Researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research (IOW) in Warnemünde, Germany, affiliated with the IT & Data Management department under the Directorate. She holds a Dr. rer. nat. from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (2012) and a Dipl. Biol. from the University of Rostock (2004).

Her research focuses on marine data management systems, with specialization in research data curation, metadata frameworks (notably IOWMETA), and oceanographic database development (IOWDB/ODIN2). Key domains include:

• Research data lifecycle management for marine science
• Baltic Sea hydrographic and hydrochemical data analysis
• Data provenance and reproducibility frameworks
• Development of FAIR data standards for ocean research

Her publications demonstrate consistent focus on marine data systems, with recent work emphasizing standardized data management practices for large-scale research collaborations, geospatial analysis of Baltic Sea conditions, and reproducible data workflows. Publications show strong thematic clustering around metadata systems, hydrographic assessment methodologies, and research data governance.

As Data Steward, she contributes to institutional and national research data management strategies, including DAM (German Marine Research Alliance) initiatives. No awards or student supervision information was found in the source materials.