SUNKE TRACE-KLEEBERG

Oceanographer

Hello & Welcome…

Hi, my name is Sunke and I am an oceanographer.

Currently, I am a postgraduate researcher at the University of Southampton. I love all things water related. I particularly enjoy researching topics which have a direct impact on people’s lives.

Research and Experience

News

News
2024 in Review
2024 in Review

Scroll through the StoryMap to see what I have been up to over the last 12 months

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Measuring oxygen in seawater | DY174
Measuring oxygen in seawater | DY174

A short piece about my time at sea on RRS Discovery.

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Looking back at 2023
Looking back at 2023

Review and highlights from the last year

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Social Media Updates

View fullsize After what felt like hibernation in January and February, March has been a month of outreach. I was honoured to be selected as a finalist in the Engineering category of the STEM for Britain poster competition and had a great day at Portcullis House
View fullsize 🌊 Why do tides vary from one location to another? 🌍 I’m delighted to share my latest article as part of "Ask an Expert," published in Nature today. In this piece, I answer a brilliant question posed by Ashton, age 7: Why do tides v
View fullsize 12 photos from the last 12 months. It's been an incredible year with so many highlights and awesome memories. Check out the link in my bio to see more of what I've been up to this year. . . . 🏷️#phd #phdstudent #scicomm #2024 #highlight #2025
View fullsize The end to another awesome week on placement @nocnews. This week's highlight included a tour of the library archives and collection of historic Discovery material. My particular favourite was the hand drawn specimens which are painted with water colo
View fullsize The pace of week 4 on placement @nocnews has been a little slower. This week I attended the communicate conference virtually. A three day event talking about how to share nature and climate change messages with new audiences. My mind is now buzzing w
View fullsize Week 3 at @nocnews has been full of exciting experiences! Here’s a glimpse of what I’ve been up to. The absolute highlight was featuring on @itvnews on a piece about the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. Click the link in my bi
View fullsize It's coming to the end of another placement week @nocnews. I'm amazed how much goes on each week and super excited to be involved in a range of different events that happen. Protecting our Planet Day joined the robot hanger live to interview an engin
View fullsize What a first week it's been on placement at @nocnews! I've photographed the keynote speakers at the opening session of the 10th Marine Autonomy and Technology Showcase; helped record the next Into the Blue podcast (keep an eye out for when this excit
View fullsize From one adventure to the next. I'm super excited to be on placement at the NOC for the next three months, learning all things communication and outreach. . . . 🏷️ #scientist #scicomm #phdstudent #placement
View fullsize Did you know ice could look so different? I certainly didn't. One of my favourite things of being in the Arctic was learning about and seeing different types of sea ice. We were there just as the new sea ice began to form, a mesmerising process that
View fullsize Was it all just a dream? I often find myself looking back through photos to remind myself it actually happened. . . . . 🏷️ #arctic #northpole #expedition #ice #snow #midnightsun #northernlights #research #science #scientist #researcher
View fullsize I can't believe that the adventure of the last two months is coming to an end.  Here are just a few of my favourite moments. Summarising 9 weeks in 10 photos of this amazing place is nearly impossible. It's hard to express the true beauty and wo