Around 250 people are involved in ATTO, including many students conducting their Master- or PhD-thesis. They are located in many different institutes and universities, with a majority in Germany and Brazil.
Core Project Partners
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena
Susan Trumbore, the german coordinator, is director at the MPI-BGC. Several groups at the institute work on greenhouse gases, volatile organic compounds, tree mortality and the cycles of matter, such as the carbon cycle.
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz
Originally conceived in Mainz, the institute is home of many research groups working on ATTO. Their research focuses on aerosols, volatile organic compounds, the chemical composition of and reactions in the atmosphere and cloud formation, among others.
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus
Beto Quesado, the Brazilian coordinator is director at the INPA. Research groups work on many ecologic and biological questions concerning the Amazon rainforest, including plant traits...
Participating research institutions
(in alphabetical order)
Germany
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Julius Kühn Institute for Forest Protection
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research e.V.
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz
Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization
Technische Universität Berlin
Technical University of Darmstadt
University of Bremen
University of Heidelberg
Brazil
Universidade do Estado do Amazons, Manaus, Brazil
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Brazil
Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço/Dep. de Ciência e Tecnologia Aeroespacial, Brazil
Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia, Brazil
Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, Brazil
Instituto Federal do Pará
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais
Programa de Grande Escala da Biosfera-Atmosfera na Amazônia, Brazil
Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Brazil
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil
Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Brazil
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil
Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil
Universidade Estadual Paulista
Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri
“Luiz de Queiroz” Higher School of Agriculture, University of São Paulo
Other
University of Graz, Austria
Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Belgium
University of Bristol, U.K.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA
University of California, Irvine, USA
University of Georgia, USA
University of Michigan, USA
Yale School of Environment, USA
Harvard University School of Public Health, USA
Universidad del Rosario, Colombia
ICOS Atmospheric Thematic Center, France
The people
Project lead
SCIENTIFIC STEERING COMMITTEE
- Carlos Alberto Quesada National Amazon Research Institute, Brazil
- Susan Trumbore (Project Coordinator Germany, Project Lead MPI-BGC) – Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Germany
- Alessandro Carioca de Araújo (Scientific Coordination Brazil)– Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa, Agropecuária, Brazil
- Nelson Dias
- Jost Lavric MPI-BGC)
- Luis Machado
- R. Nascimento
- B. Nelson
- C. Pöhlker
- J. Schoengart
- M. Sörgel
- R. Souza
- B. Weber
- F. Wittmann
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Brazilian Lead: Carlos Alberto Quesada
- Project Manager Brazil (Organization, Logistics, Infrastructure): Bruno Takeshi
- MPI-BGC Lead: Susan Trumbore
- Scientific Coordination MPI-BGC: Viviana Horna
- MPI-C Lead: Ulrich Pöschl
- Scientific Coordination MPI-C: Bettina Weber, Christopher Pöhlker
- Project Manager Germany: Reiner Ditz
- Max Planck Representative in Manaus: Stefan Wolff
Our Funding Agencies
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ATTO Site Staff
Adi
Temporal Service Prestation
At ATTO since 2011.
Responsible for general camp maintenance.
Amaury
Station mechanic
At ATTO since 2011.
Responsible for maintenance of boats, cars, generator, electric network.
Antonio
Site Manager
At ATTO since 2011.
Responsible for logistics, transport, maintenance of equipment, tower, labs, containers, data collection.
André
Master Chef
AT ATTO since 2012.
Responsible for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Talk to him about any special food requirements.
Davi
Auxiliar Field Technician
At ATTO since 2022.
Responsible for general service and maintenance, house trail.
Francisco
Research Technician
At ATTO Since 2021.
Responsible for maintenance of Campina Research Site. Known as “Chico”.
Nagib
ATTO Site Manager
At ATTO since 2011.
Responsible for logistics, transport, maintenance of equipment, tower, labs, containers, data collection.
Sipko
Station Engineer
At ATTO since 2022.
Responsible for instrumentation and logistics.
Valmir
Field Technician
At ATTO since 2021.
Responsible for maintenance of camp and tower equipment, and transport (car and boat).
Wallace
Research Assistant
At ATTO since 2011.
Responsible for tower instrumentation and sampling.