Sven Bergmann

Dr. Sven Bergmann is a cultural anthropologist and Lecturer at the University of Bremen, concurrently serving as Research Associate at the German Maritime Museum (DSM) where he coordinates the 'Ship and Environment' research/exhibition area and acts as Ombudsperson for Good Scientific Practice. His career includes prior roles at Charité Berlin, Max Planck Institute, and Humboldt University.

Research focuses on:

• Maritime & Environmental Anthropology: Human-sea relationships, pollution governance
• Speculative Ecologies: Microplastics, UXO, and 'slow disasters'
• Waste Economies & Infrastructure: Sociomaterial flows of pollutants
• Decolonial Globalization Studies: Labor, transnationalism, gender

He directs major projects:

• EU Interreg: North Sea Wrecks (project lead) and REMARCO
• DFG Network: Waste in Motion
• Exhibitions: Toxic Legacies of War, MINING

Awards/fellowships:

• Max Planck Institute Fellowship (2011)
• Research Training Group 'Gender as Knowledge' Fellowship (2006–2011)
• Volkswagen Foundation Grant (2016–2017)

Affiliations include Bremen NatureCultures Lab, EASA networks, and environmental justice initiatives.