“The greatest scientists are artists as well,” said Albert Einstein. In line with this motto scientists of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) competed with scientific plots for the crown of “Clim*art“ at a side event of this year’s institutes retreat from 21-23 November 2018. During the retreat the entire scientific staff of MPI-M met to discuss current research topics, new science ideas and projects, and strategic issues. Along with the scientific program of presentations, breakout groups and plenary discussions, the “Clim*art” project has proven to be an unusual but effective and fun way to draw interest and to learn about the research conducted by colleagues.
Ten contributions by scientists from different departments and working on a variety of scientific questions were shown. The exhibition was realized with prints on canvas. The scientists interpreted their scientific plots in an artistic way, and colleagues voted for the favored ones. Shown here are the first three places.
First place: Water vapor rainbow (by Hauke Schulz, The Atmosphere in the Earth System)
Second place: Ocean in the sky (by Katherine Fodor, The Atmosphere in the Earth System)
Two third places: Rumpelstiltskin (by Kalle Wieners, CIMD) and Making Waves (by Lydia Keppler, The Ocean in the Earth System)
Contact:
Clara Burgard
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
Phone: +49 (0) 40 41173 205
Email: clara.burgard@mpimet.mpg.de
Bettina Diallo
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
Communications
Phone: +49 (0) 40 41173 315
Email: bettina.diallo@mpimet.mpg.de