{"id":7865,"date":"2026-07-22T09:14:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T07:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/ocean-floor-research-marine-scientist-masako-tominaga-joins-the-university-of-bremen\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T09:14:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T07:14:57","slug":"ocean-floor-research-marine-scientist-masako-tominaga-joins-the-university-of-bremen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/en\/ocean-floor-research-marine-scientist-masako-tominaga-joins-the-university-of-bremen\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean Floor Research: Marine Scientist Masako Tominaga Joins the University of Bremen"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Tominaga is a leading figure in her field, with a research focus on the structure of the ocean floor and the underlying layers, as well as the deep-sea processes that impact the oceans, climate, and marine ecosystems. Her research explores how heat, water, and chemicals are transported through the Earth&#8217;s crust beneath the ocean, and the environmental consequences of this process across various spatial and temporal scales.<\/p>\n<p>Using modern technologies and geophysical and geochemical measurements, Tominaga aims to reveal previously hidden processes in the deep sea and other extreme environments, including hydrothermal vents, ice-covered polar regions, and even oceanic worlds beyond Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Tominaga&#8217;s research enhances our understanding of key processes in the Earth system and supports technological innovations for marine research.<\/p>\n<p>The W\u00fcbben Stiftung Wissenschaft science foundation supports Masako Tominaga through its Advanced Professorship Program.<\/p>\n<p>Further information about the foundation and its funding programs is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wuebben-stiftung-wissenschaft.org\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">www.wuebben-stiftung-wissenschaft.org\/en\/home<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-hwrapper valign_middle wrap stack_on_mobiles align_none\" style=\"--hwrapper-gap:40px\"><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_1\" href=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/en\/\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Back to the homepage<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_navigation layout_simple inv_false\"><a class=\"post_navigation-item order_first to_prev\" href=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/en\/lower-saxonys-energy-system-to-become-more-resilient\/\" title=\"Lower Saxony\u2019s Energy System to Become More Resilient\"><div class=\"post_navigation-item-arrow\"><\/div><div class=\"post_navigation-item-meta\">Previous article<\/div><div class=\"post_navigation-item-title\"><span>Lower Saxony\u2019s Energy System to Become More Resilient<\/span><\/div><\/a><div class=\"post_navigation-item order_second to_next\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leading marine geophysicist Masako Tominaga is joining the University of Bremen as a professor of marine geology, coming from the renowned Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. 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