{"id":7264,"date":"2022-04-27T11:28:08","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T09:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hifmb.de\/people\/geraint-rhys-whittaker\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T13:01:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T12:01:39","slug":"geraint-rhys-whittaker","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/hifmb.de\/de\/personen\/geraint-rhys-whittaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Geraint Rhys Whittaker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vita<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2026 &#8211; today<\/strong><br>Wissenschaftler am HIFMB\/ AWI, Oldenburg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2022 \u2013 2026<\/strong><br>PostDoc am HIFMB\/AWI, Oldenburg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2021 &#8211; 2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><br>Teaching Associate, Universit\u00e4t Swansea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2019 &#8211; 2020<\/strong><br>Honorary Research Associate, Universit\u00e4t Liverpool<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2017 &#8211; 2019<\/strong><br>Lecturer in Human Geography, Universit\u00e4t Liverpool<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2017 &#8211; 2017<\/strong><br>Lecturer in Human Geography, Universit\u00e4t Swansea <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2016<\/strong><br>Research Assistant, Universit\u00e4t Cardiff <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2011<strong> &#8211; <\/strong>2016<\/strong> <br>PhD, Universit\u00e4t Cardiff<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2009<strong> &#8211; <\/strong>2010<\/strong> <br>MSc Nationalism Studies, Universit\u00e4t Edinburgh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2006 &#8211; 2009<\/strong><br>BA (Hons) Geographie, Universit\u00e4t Liverpool<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forschungsschwerpunkte<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ich interessiere mich daf\u00fcr, wie die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Kunst und Wissenschaft genutzt werden kann, um einige der dringendsten Bedrohungen f\u00fcr unsere Ozeane zu untersuchen, zu hinterfragen und die \u00f6ffentliche Wahrnehmung zu ver\u00e4ndern. Insbesondere interessiere ich mich daf\u00fcr, wie wir Klang- und Audiodaten mit k\u00fcnstlerischen Methoden kombinieren k\u00f6nnen, um die Auswirkungen anthropogener Ver\u00e4nderungen auf unsere Meere zu untersuchen. Als k\u00fcnstlerische Forscher werde ich meine Erfahrungen als praktizierender Musiker, Filmemacher und Klangk\u00fcnstler mit meinem Hintergrund als politischer und kultureller Geograph kombinieren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projekte<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Polar Sounds:<\/strong> Polar Sounds ist eine k\u00fcnstlerisch-wissenschaftliche Zusammenarbeit, bei der Klangk\u00fcnstler aus der ganzen Welt 50 Soundclips aus den arktischen und antarktischen Meeren verwenden konnten, um ihre eigenen Kompositionen zu schaffen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hifmb.de\/de\/polar-sounds-2\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Mirrors:<\/strong> Mirrors ist eine Klanginstallation, die die akustische Reise des Zwergwals auf seiner Reise von der Antarktis nach Namibia verfolgt. In Zusammenarbeit mit dem am HIFMB ans\u00e4ssigen K\u00fcnstler und Forscher Geraint Rhys und der Meeresakustik-Wissenschaftlerin Dr. Ilse van Opzeeland wird aufgezeichnet, wie sich die Laute des Zwergwals auf seiner Wanderung durch die Ozeane ver\u00e4ndern, wenn er seinen Standort wechselt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Der 5-min\u00fctige Film Mirrors kombiniert echte akustische Daten, die von der Ocean Acoustic Group am Alfred-Wegener-Institut f\u00fcr Polar- und Meeresforschung gesammelt wurden, mit einer Erz\u00e4hlung, die die Bedeutung von Ger\u00e4uschen in der Meereswelt hervorhebt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hifmb.de\/de\/mirrors\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Ocean Science Jam:<\/strong> Der Ocean Science Jam ist ein neues Projekt, das Musiker, K\u00fcnstler, T\u00e4nzer, Performer und Meeresbiodiversit\u00e4tsforscher zusammenbringt, um in Echtzeit kreativ auf visuelle und akustische Signale zu reagieren, die auf einem Thema basieren, das mit der Arbeit der Meeresforscher am Helmholtz-Institut f\u00fcr Funktionelle Marine Biodiversit\u00e4t an der Universit\u00e4t Oldenburg (HIFMB) und am Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum f\u00fcr Polar- und Meeresforschung (AWI) zusammenh\u00e4ngt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hifmb.de\/de\/transfer\/kunst-wissenschaft\/oceansciencejam\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hervorgehobene Publikationen<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Whittaker, G. R. (2024). Oceans sing, are you listening? Sounding out potentials for artistic audio engagements with science through the Polar Sounds project. Marine Policy, 169, 106347.\">Whittaker, G. R. (2024). Oceans sing, are you listening? Sounding out potentials for artistic audio engagements with science through the Polar Sounds project. Marine Policy, 169, 106347.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fmars.2023.1234776\/full?utm_source=S-TWT&amp;utm_medium=SNET&amp;utm_campaign=ECO_FMARS_XXXXXXXX_auto-dlvrit\">Whittaker, G. R. (2023). Creatively connecting science, society and the sea: a mini-review of academic literature focusing on art-science collaborations and the ocean. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, 1234776.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.societyandspace.org\/articles\/creating-a-sea-we-all-care-about-art-science-collaborations-the-ocean-and-public-engagement\">Whittaker G. R. 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