Meinhard Simon, b. 1953, studied biology and hydrology in Constance and Freiburg. Professor of Marine Microbiology and Biological Oceanography at the University of Oldenburg since 1997. He has taken part in research voyages in the Southern Ocean and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, spending a total of more than a year at sea. He is a member of the Collegium of the Natural Sciences Section.
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