The decision to honor Gerold Wefer was made by the Senate of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen on January 29, 2019. “Gerold Wefer is an outstanding scientist, whom the city of Bremen and the discipline of marine sciences have a lot to thank for. The communication of science to society has also always been an important issue for him,” said Senator of Science Eva Quante-Brandt on the occasion of the award ceremony.
Read more in the Senator of Science, Health and Consumer Protection press release.